2022 SUTA Wage Base

This Costpoint release adds tax table records effective January 1, 2022 for states where the unemployment-taxable wage base has been updated for tax year 2022.

Alaska

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $43,600 to $45,200.

Hawaii

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $47,400 to $51,600.

Idaho

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $43,000 to $46,500.

Minnesota

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $35,000 to $38,000.

New Jersey

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $36,200 to $39,800.

New Mexico

The SUTA limit for 2022 increases from $27,000 to $28,700.

North Dakota

The SUTA limit for 2022 decreases from $38,500 to $38,400.

Note: This enhancement requires the following patches:

• PATCH3873

• PATCH3874

Arkansas Electronic W-2 Updates

The Create State W-2 File screen adds the ability to generate a file that complies with the requirements for the submission of the 2021 State of Arkansas W-2 information. The following are the state’s requirements:

 

Required Records

Arkansas follows the data formats as outlined in the EFW2 formats for submitting W-2 information to the Social Security Administration. All federal required fields should be submitted along with the state portion of the record designated as the Code RS Record.

Required records are:

• Code RA Submitter Record

• Code RE Employer Record

• Code RW Employee Wage Record

• Code RS State Record

• Code RT Total Record

• Code RF Final Record

• Code RCS Corrected State Record

Not Required/Optional records are:

• Code RO Employee Wage Record 

• Code RU Total Record 

Not Allowed Record:

• Code RV State Total Record - Do not submit RV record

 

Data Format

• Any file name can be used but should end with the file extension .TXT.

• Data must be recorded in the ASCII-1 character set.

• These are fixed length records. Records must be exactly 512 characters long with a delimiter of a carriage-return/line feed (CR/LF) immediately following character position 512. Typically, this is accomplished by pressing the ENTER key at the end of each record (in other words, after position 512). 

• The ASCII-1 hexadecimal value for the carriage return character is 0D (zero and letter D); the ASCII-1 hexadecimal value for the line feed is 0A (zero and letter A). The ASCII-1 decimal values for the two characters are 13 and 10, respectively. 

• Do not place a record delimiter before the first record of a file.

• Do not place a record delimiter after a field within a record. Records that are not in this format will be rejected. 

 

CODE RS Record - General

• The Code RS record as outlined in the EFW2 formats is required for State of Arkansas W-2 electronic transmission. Not all fields are required, but the submission will not be rejected if these fields have data in them. If no data is reported in the non-required fields, fill the field with blanks/spaces or zeros when the field is numeric.

• Supplemental Data Field 1 (Position number 338–412) of the Code RS record is required. This field should contain the FEIN of the company as reported in the Code RE Record. Report the number in the first nine places (left justify) and blank fill the rest (9+66). Do not include hyphens in the FEIN number.

• Supplemental Data Field 2 (Position number 413–487) of the Code RS record is required. This field should contain the eleven (11)-digit State of Arkansas ID number (for example, 12345678whw). Report the account ID in the first eleven places (left justify) and blank fill the rest (9+66). Do not include hyphens in the ID number.

 

CODE RS Record Layout

This is a fixed-length record. Even if the State of Arkansas does not require a field, placeholders, (blanks or zeros - depending on the field) must be used in order to fill the 512-length record. Carriage returns and line feeds must be used (see previous section). If data is available and it is easier to go ahead and populate the non-required fields, do so according to the federal specifications. The State of Arkansas will not reject the file unless required records are not in the proper format.

 

High-Level Requirements

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration Nov. 8 published revised 2021 specifications for filing Forms W-2 and 1099 electronically for individual income and corporate income tax purposes. The publication includes: 1) taxpayers must submit the 2021 Arkansas W-2 information on or before Jan. 31, 2022; 2) employers with 250 or more W-2s must file Form W-2 electronically; 3) the due date for filing Form 1099 electronically is Jan. 31, 2022; 4) taxpayers must file with Arkansas all record types that are required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service; and 5) the threshold for filing Form 1099, provided no Arkansas income tax is withheld, is $2,500. If Arkansas taxes are withheld, filing is required regardless of the threshold amount or current residence.

Attention: For more information, refer to: Mag_Media2021.pdf (arkansas.gov).

California 2022 Tax Table Updates

California updated their withholding schedules for Method B - Exact Calculation Method effective January 1, 2022. The following are the updates:

• The annual standard deduction used in the Method B – Exact Calculation Method and instructions is to be either $4,803 or $9,606, up from $4,601 or $9,202. This depends on the employee’s filing status and, for married employees, the number of state allowances claimed.

• The value of a state allowance increased to $141.90 annually, up from $136.40. The tax rates in Method B continue to range from 1.1% to 14.63%, and the tax brackets were adjusted compared to 2021.

To support the state updates, this release applies changes to the following screens:

• Manage State Standard Deductions

• Manage State Tax Tables

• Manage State Tax Withholding Adjustments

Attention: For more information, refer to:

• Rates, Withholding Schedules, and Meals and Lodging Values (ca.gov)

• California Withholding Schedules for 2022 (ca.gov)

Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3873.

Iowa 2022 Tax Table Updates

Iowa updated their withholding formula effective January 1, 2022. The following are the updates:

• The tax rates used in the formula continue to range from 0.33% to 8.53%, but the tax brackets were adjusted compared to the 2021 formula.

• Compared to the 2021 formula, the standard deductions used increased to $2,210 annually, from $2,130, when an employee claims zero or one state allowances, and to $5,450, from $5,240, when an employee claims at least two state allowances.

• The value of a state allowance remained $40 annually.

Attention: For more information refer to: Iowa Withholding Formula For Wages Paid Beginning January 1, 2022 (aboutbtax.com).

Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3873.

Kentucky 2022 Tax Table Updates

The Kentucky Department of Revenue updated their tax withholding formula effective January 1, 2022. The standard deduction was updated to $2,770.

To support the state updates, this release applies changes to the following screens:

• Manage State Standard Deductions

• Manage State Taxes

• Manage State Tax Tables

• Manage State Tax Withholding Adjustments

Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3875.

Michigan 2022 Tax Table Updates

The Michigan Department of Treasury increased their personal exemption amount to $5,000.00.

To support the state updates, this release applies changes to the following screens:

• Manage State Standard Deductions

• Manage State Taxes

• Manage State Tax Tables

• Manage State Tax Withholding Adjustments

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/0%2c4676%2c7-238-43519_43531_75250-573278--%2c00.html.

Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3874.

Missouri 2022 Tax Table Updates

Missouri updated their employer tax guide effective January 1, 2022. The following are the updates:

• Compared to the 2021 formula, the 2022 formula decreases the highest tax rate used from 5.4% to 5.3%.

• The supplemental tax rate decreases from 5.4% to 5.3%. The tax brackets used in the formula have also been adjusted.

• The standard deductions increase from $12,550 to $12,950 for single employees and married employees whose spouse works or are filing separately. The deductions increase from $25,100 to $25,900 for married employees whose spouses do not work, and from $18,800 to $19,400 for heads of households.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://aboutbtax.com/0Ig.

Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3875.

New York 2022 Tax Table Updates

The withholding methods for New York State were updated to take into account changes in New York’s fiscal 2022 budget. The following changes are effective for payrolls made on or after January 1, 2021:

• A third withholding method, called the Top Income Tax Rates Method, has been added.

• The annual withholding tax tables for Married and Single have been updated.

• The supplemental withholding rate for New York decreased to 11.70% (from 13.78% in the second half of 2021).

• The taxable wage base in New York for 2022 will be $12,000, up $200 from the taxable wage base amount of $11,800 in 2021.

To support the state updates, this release applies changes to the following screens:

• Manage State Taxes

• Manage State Tax Tables

Attention: For more information refer to: https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/withholding/nys50_t_nys_122.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3873.

North Carolina 2022 Tax Table Updates

The North Carolina Department of Revenue updated their tax withholding tables and instructions. The following are the updates:

• The supplemental tax rate changes to 5.09%.

• The standard deduction for Head of Household filing status increases to $19,125.

• The standard deduction for Single filing status increases to $12,750.

• The standard deduction for Married filing status increases to $12,750.

To support the state updates, this release applies changes to the following screens:

• Manage State Standard Deductions

• Manage State Taxes

• Manage State Tax Tables

• Manage State Tax Withholding Adjustments

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://www.ncdor.gov/media/12821/open.

Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3874.

North Dakota 2022 Tax Table Updates

The North Dakota Department of Revenue updated their tax withholding tables and instructions. The tax brackets in both formulas were adjusted, and the tax rates used continue to range from zero to 2.9%, with a supplemental tax rate of 1.84%.

To support the state updates, this release applies changes to the following screens:

• Manage State Standard Deductions

• Manage State Taxes

• Manage State Tax Tables

• Manage State Tax Withholding Adjustments

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://www.nd.gov/tax/.

Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3874.

The 7.1.26 MR installer has been updated to include the latest quarterly patch release for the following:

• WebLogic 12.2.1.3 (October 2021 SPB - p33452370_122130_Generic.zip)

• WebLogic 12.2.1.4 (October 2021 SPB - p33455144_122140_Generic.zip)

Also, the Java Development Kit (JDK) has been upgraded to version 1.8.0_311 and is installed with the Costpoint 7.1.26 MR installer.

Defect 1551308: When you cloned a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) manufacturing order (MO) with the SFC Operation and QC Step check boxes selected on the Routings subtask, these check boxes were not selected on the newly created MO.

Defect 1561203: When you imported a sales order (SO), orphaned header existed for two SOs in the import file.

Defect 1571699: When you attempted to print, the application stopped responding. This issue affected Costpoint systems with MSS databases and only occurred if there were no 627 or 628 records in the specified ACH file.

Defect 1565050: The total of the Burdened Cost column in Revenue Analysis did not match the total on the Burdened Cost subtask.

Defect 1561046: Web Integration Console (WIC): Some fields on the Government Contract subtask were being required in the WIC when creating lower-level projects even if the Allow Edit check box for those fields was not selected at the top-level project.

As a workaround, you can add the fields in the XML file.

Defect 1568398: Logic has been corrected to prevent duplicate invoices that may be created by labor rate changes even though there was no change in the labor hours.

Defect 1573993: When the expense was unallowable, you were unable to change the charge allocation from amount to percentage. This issue occurred only in Expert Mode.

Defect 1565012: Timesheet hours failed to reset when you updated charge information in the Line Details table of the Start/Stop Times subtask.