Use this screen to set up the local standard deduction amounts and rates for each filing status.
Modify the tables whenever they become outdated per local publications. These tables must be current before you process the first payroll of the new Calendar (Payroll) Year. To modify information for an Effective Date that already exists, use Query to retrieve the record, and then change the applicable line information. To add information for an Effective Date that does not exist, select the New Line button on the toolbar and enter the new record.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, the code that identifies the locality. Locality Codes are validated against the system's Local Taxes table. The locality name will display once the Locality code is selected.
Use this drop-down box to select the Filing Status that applies to this table. Valid options are "Both," "Head of Household," "Married," "Misc Status 1," "Misc Status 2," "Misc Status 3," "Misc Status 4," and "Single."
After selecting the New Line button on the toolbar, enter the date on which this standard deduction becomes effective. Pay Periods having a Pay Cycle End Date the same as, or later than, the Effective Date will use the related table rates. The system format for effective date is MM/DD/YYYY.
If your locality allows taxpayers to take a standard deduction based on gross annual income, enter the deduction percent here. This standard deduction is factored into each employee's local withholding. The standard deduction is generally a percentage of annual income with a maximum ceiling and/or a minimum deduction floor. If this locality allows such a standard deduction, enter the appropriate information here.
Enter the minimum standard deduction amount.
Enter the maximum standard deduction amount.
Changes to this screen update the Local Standard Deduction (PR_LOCAL_STD_DED) table.