Enhancements

This section includes enhancements in this release.

Add Multiple Approval Teams in Create/Edit a Job

A new window is now added to simplify viewing, adding, or editing Approval Teams for multiple jobs. On the Create/Edit a Job dialog box (Job Costing System > Job Maintenance > Create/Edit a Job), you can now select File > Edit Approval Teams. This displays the Add Jobs dialog box for the Edit Approval Teams window.

To add and filter multiple jobs, you can use the following fields on the Add Jobs dialog box:

• Customer
• Job Class
• Job Status
• From Job
• To Job

To select multiple jobs for modification, you can use the following buttons on the Edit Approval Teams window:

• Add Jobs: Provides filter options to call the jobs you wish to view, edit, or modify
• Select All: After jobs were called through Add Jobs, Select All selects the checkboxes for the jobs where your Approval Team changes will apply.
• Select None: Clears all checkboxes for selected jobs.
• Selection Approval Team: Selects the Approval Team to be applied to the selected jobs.
• Save: Saves changes to apply your changes.
  Note: Pending time entries are redirected to the appropriate Approval Team.
• Cancel

Payroll Service Users' Ability to Add Missing SUTA State for an Employee

On the Taxes tab of the Employee Name window (Payroll System > Maintenance Programs > Employee Maintenance), Payroll Services users can now specify the missing SUTA state for an employee in the State field on the Year SUTA section.

Note: A missing SUTA state occurs when a user had created an employee, but did not have persmission to access the Taxes tab.

Save Tooltip for Save Icon on Edit Workflow Window

On the Edit Workflow window, a "Save" tooltip now displays when you hover your curser over the Save icon.

Primary Work Order and Item Work Order Information in Purchase Order Import File

When you add or edit a layout on the Purchase Orders Import Layout - Company Name window (Purchasing & Inventory > Work on Purchase Orders > Import Purchase Orders), you can now specify work orders in the import.

The poworkorder field imports to the Primary Work Order field on the Main tab of the Purchase Order Entry/Edit windows, and the itemworkorder field imports to the Work Order field on the Purchase Order Items tab in Item Distribution.

Payroll Service Users Now Require ID, State, and FIPS Information for Employees with Child Support Activities

As a payroll service user running a Payroll Register, an error now displays when there are employees with non-zero child support activities in the payroll with a blank ID / State / FIPS field on the Deductions/Fringes tab of the Employee Name window (Payroll System > Maintenance Programs > Employee Maintenance). Entering the missing data will fix the error and allow the user to proceed with processing payroll.

Approval Team Information in QTool Job Master Report

When you create a QTool Job Master Report, you can now select Approval Team as a column option to specify approval team information in the report.

Negative Total Expenses Amount for Non-Reimbursable Expenses and Reimbursable Expenses

On the Work on Non-Reimbursable Expenses window (Accounts Payable > Expense Management > Work on Non-Reimbursable Expenses), you can now post expenses with a negative total expenses amount.

Customer ID in the Job Center and Work in Progress Center

The customer ID is now displayed before the customer name in the following management centers:

• Job Center
• Work in Progress Center

Troubleshooter Reports for Relevant Management Centers

You can now access the troubleshooter reports in the Reports section of select Management Centers. On the Management Center - Company Name window, you can now select Trouble Shooter and Field Trouble Shooter to create troubleshooter reports for the following management centers:

• Job Center
• Subcontract Center
• Payroll Center
• Receivable Center

Job Note Attachments

The following enhancements were made related to job note attachments:

• You can now drag and drop a file on Job Notes Add Notes on your workflow menu and display the Notes window to save the note attachment.
• On the Add Notes window (Job Costing System > Job Maintenance > Job Notes > Add Notes), you can now use the Note Attachments field to drag and drop attachments for job notes.
• Using the classic menu, you can now drag and drop a file on View Notes (Job Costing System > Job Maintenance > Job Notes > View Notes) to display the Notes window to save the note attachment.

Federal Updates

This section includes federal-related updates.

Note: For details about these updates, refer to the tax authority of your state.

Affordable Care Act (ACA) File Format for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C

You can now generate the following ACA forms in the acceptable file format for the 2023 tax year:

• Form 1094-C
• Form 1095-C

State Updates

This section includes state-related updates.

Note: For details about these updates, refer to the tax authority of your state.

Override Information for Alabama OT Exemption Payroll Register Report

The Alabama OT Exemption Payroll Register Report now displays Tax Overrides made to Alabama OT Exempt Hours and Wages in Payroll System > Enter Labor Distribution by Employee.

Where applicable, totals have also been added to the report for:

• Tax Override Adjustments
• Total AL Eligible Exempt
• Tax Overridden Total

Alabama 2023 Overtime for Employees with Subject Wages

When you generate an Alabama 2023 Overtime Report, now displays only overtime and double time hours calculation for employees with Alabama subject wages.

Also, on the Alabama 2023 Overtime Report dialog box, the dates field are now disabled and display fixed dates for 2023.

Alabama State Withholding Report for Taxable Wages

When you generate an Alabama State Withholding Report, the report now excludes overtime exempt wages from the tax calculation.

South Carolina SOC Code Reporting

To comply with SOC code reporting requirements, the following enhancements were made related to South Carolina:

• On the SUTA Options window for the Taxes tab of the Employee Name window (Payroll System > Maintenance Programs > Employee Maintenance), the Occupation Code field is now enabled.
• When you generate a State Unemployment Report (Payroll System > Reports > Tax Reporting > State Unemployment Report > Print Report), you can now view SOC codes in the report.
• When you generate a magnetic media file (Payroll System > Reports > Tax Reporting > State Unemployment Report > Create Magnetic Media), you can now view SOC codes in the file.

State Withholding Tax Tables and Rates

ComputerEase now uses the 2024 withholding tax tables and rates of the following states:

• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Mississippi
• Oregon

To view a withholding tax table of a state, click Payroll System > Maintenance Programs > Tax Rate Maintenance > State Tax Table Maintenance. On the State Tax Table Maintenance dialog box, enter a state. And then, on the 2024 State Code Tax Settings window, click the appropriate tab.

SUTA Wage Bases

ComputerEase now uses the updated default SUTA wage base of the following states for 2024:

• New Mexico
• North Carolina

To view the wage base of a state, click Payroll System > Maintenance Programs > Tax Rate Maintenance > State Tax Table Maintenance. On the State Tax Table Maintenance dialog box, enter the state code. And then, on the 2024 State Code Tax Settings window, click the SUTA tab.