Deltek Costpoint 7.1.7.5 Release Notes (Build 7.1.7.1025)
Welcome to the Deltek Costpoint 7.1.7.5 Release Notes, which describe the new features and enhancements introduced in this release.
Note: This release contains new items added to Costpoint MR 7.1.7.
These release notes address all of the modules associated with Deltek Costpoint 7.1.7, some of which your firm may not use. Skip the sections that do not apply to your implementation of Deltek Costpoint.
Release notes are available from the landing page and the Costpoint Information Center. We will make a PDF available for a while, as we transition to the new format.
We want the release notes to be as easy to use as possible. To this end, we will continue to analyze and improve upon the format. If you have feedback, please email DeltekDocumentationFeedback@deltek.com.
Installation Notes
The MR installer reads through all Costpoint systems selected. If a Time & Expense segment is found, it searches for the presence of a Time & Expense license for that Costpoint system. It provides a listing of all such systems found, prompting you to review the list and remove (using DBWizard, Remove License) any TE license from the Costpoint system where the connected TE segment is for a stand-alone, external connection that should not have had a Time & Expense license applied to it.
Any external Time & Expense segments found where a Time & Expense license is not present, or where the Time & Expense segment is for a Time & Expense 901 system, the MR Time & Expense patches, SPs, or Data Dictionary files will not be applied.
If all systems listed are properly licensed for Time & Expense and you do want the MR applied to them, please proceed. If you are unsure, please contact Deltek Technical Support.
2020 Forms 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC
The IRS released the 2020 Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation, which replaces Box 7 in Form 1099-MISC for reporting nonemployee compensation. This shifts the role of the 1099-MISC for reporting all other types of compensation.
1099-NEC
The new 1099-NEC captures any payments to nonemployee service providers, such as independent contractors, freelancers, vendors, consultants, and other self-employed individuals, commonly referred to as 1099 workers.
According to the IRS, a combination of these four conditions distinguishes a reportable payment:
It is made to someone who is not your employee.
It is made for services in the course of your trade or business.
It was made to an individual, partnership, estate, or, in some cases, a corporation.
Payments were $600 or more for the calendar year.
The following are critical guidelines for reporting with Form 1099-NEC:
Do verify that the recipient’s taxpayer ID is correct. You must have Form W-9 from each recipient with the current taxpayer ID before you complete Form 1099-NEC.
Do not use Form 1099-NEC to report personal payments.
Do not use Form 1099-NEC to report employee wages; use Form W-2 instead.
Do not report gross proceeds to an attorney (not fees) on Form 1099-NEC; use Form 1099-MISC instead.
Do not use Form 1099-NEC to report payments of rent to real estate agents or property managers; use Form 1099-MISC instead.
1099-MISC
The IRS also redesigned the 2020 Form 1099-MISC due to the removal of nonemployee compensation reporting in Box 7. The revised form includes other changes to the box numbers for reporting miscellaneous compensation.
The following are critical guidelines for reporting with Form 1099-MISC:
Do report gross proceeds to an attorney (not fees) on Form 1099-MISC.
Do complete a 1099-MISC if you made royalty payments of at least $10 during the year.
Do use Form 1099-MISC for miscellaneous income, such as rents, royalties, and medical and health care payments.
Do not use Form 1099-MISC to report personal payments.
Do not use Form 1099-MISC to report employee wages; use Form W-2 instead.
Print/Create 1099s and Magnetic Media (APR1099) Screen
To support the IRS requirements, this Costpoint release adds a new 1099-NEC option and updates the functionality of existing options in the Print Format group box.
Field
Description
1099-MISC
Standard
Select this option to print standard 1099-MISC forms. Two forms print per page. You can use this option with either impact or laser printers. This option is selected by default.
If you select this option and the Calendar Year is 2019 or earlier, Costpoint uses the old report format for 1099-MISC. Otherwise, if you select this option and the Calendar Year is 2020, Costpoint uses the new report format for 1099-MISC.
1099-MISC
Self-Mailer
Select this option to print 1099-MISC Self-Mailers (sealed automatically by machine). You typically use this option if you have a large number of 1099s to print. You can use this option only with laser printers.
If you select this option and the Calendar Year is 2019 or earlier, Costpoint uses the old report format for 1099-MISC. Otherwise, if you select this option and the Calendar Year is 2020, Costpoint uses the new report format for 1099-MISC.
1099-NEC
If you entered 2020 as the Calendar Year, select this option to print standard 1099-NEC forms. Two forms print per page.
Use 1099-NEC forms to report:
Non-employee compensation (formerly in 1099-MISC Box 7, now in 1099-NEC Box 1) such as payments to independent contractors, freelancers, vendors, consultants, and other self-employed individuals;
Federal income tax withheld (formerly in 1099-MISC Box 1, now in 1099-NEC Box 4), which is a portion of an employee's wage that is not included in their paycheck but is remitted directly to the federal, state, or local tax authorities.
If you select this option and the Calendar Year is earlier than 2020, printing the format displays error and validation messages stating that the NEC format is not available for calendar years prior to 2020.
1099-NEC
Self-Mailer
Select this option to print 1099-NEC Self-Mailers (sealed automatically by machine). You typically use this option if you have a large number of 1099-NECs to print. You can use this option only with laser printers.
If you select this option and the Calendar Year is earlier than 2020, printing the format displays error and validation messages stating that the NEC format is not available for calendar years prior to 2020.
In addition to the application changes, the 1099 Types to Include group box will now be available only if the Calendar Year is 2019.
2021 Federal Tax Updates
The following are federal tax updates for 2021:
401(k) Annual Compensation Limit
The annual compensation limit in 2021 increases from $285,000 to $290,000.
Attention: For more information, refer to:
Safe Harbor Affordability Percentage
The affordability of employer-sponsored health coverage will rise to 9.83% of an employee's household income for the 2021 plan year.
Attention: For more information, refer to https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-20-36.pdf.
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3816.
2021 SUTA Wage Base Updates
This Costpoint release adds tax table records effective 01/01/2021 for states where the unemployment-taxable wage base has been updated for tax year 2021.
Oregon
The SUTA limit for 2021 is $43,800.
Utah
The SUTA limit for 2021 is $38,900.
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3816 and PATCH3817.
Arizona 2020 W-2 Electronic Filing Updates
The Arizona Department of Revenue updated their W-2 electronic reporting requirements with the following changes:
Beginning with the 2020 tax year (due January 31, 2021), all W-2s and 1099s must be submitted electronically.
In the RS-State Record, positions 298-307, you must provide the employer’s EIN as the State ID number; zero fill to the left.
This Costpoint release updates the Create State W-2 File screen to support the file format updates for Arizona W-2 electronic reporting.
Attention: Please see the following Arizona Department of Revenue site for additional information: https://azdor.gov/sites/default/files/media/PUBLICATION_701.pdf.
California 2021 Tax Table Updates
The following are the 2021 tax withholding updates for California:
The annual standard deduction increases from $4,537 to $4,601.
The value of a state annual allowance increases from $134.20 to $136.40.
The low income exemption table was updated for all filing statuses.
The withholding tax rate table has been updated for all filing statuses.
This Costpoint release updates the following screens to support the 2021 California tax changes:
Manage State Taxes (PRMSTI)
Manage State Tax Withholding Adjustments (PRMSTAC)
Manage State Standard Deductions (PRMSSD)
Manage State Tax Tables (PRMSTT)
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3811.
Delaware 2020 W-2 Electronic Filing
The State of Delaware provided the specifications for the W-2 data files. Delaware follows the SSA EFW2 specifications (formerly MMREF-1). The following are the changes for tax year 2020 data which will be reported in 2021:
EFW2 “RW” records should be included in W-2 submissions.
The employee SSN should not be truncated on the W-2 “Copy 1—For State, City, or Local Tax Department” or in the EFW2 “RS” record. All nine digits must be present.
Attention: For more information, refer to the following:
Iowa 2021 Tax Table Updates
The following are the 2021 tax withholding updates for Iowa:
The annual tax bracket thresholds were adjusted.
The standard deduction increases as follows:
For employees who claim one or zero allowances, the amount increases from $1,880 to $2,130 a year.
For employees who claim more than one allowance, the amount increases from $4,630 to $5,240 a year.
This Costpoint release updates the following screens to support the 2021 Iowa tax changes:
Manage State Tax Withholding Adjustments (PRMSTAC)
Manage State Standard Deductions (PRMSSD)
Manage State Tax Tables (PRMSTT)
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3816.
Maine 2021 Tax Table Updates
The following are the 2021 tax withholding updates for Maine:
The standard deduction amounts have been updated.
The annual withholding tax tables for Married and Single have been updated.
Attention: For more information, refer to https://www.maine.gov/revenue/sites/maine.gov.revenue/files/inline-files/21_wh_tab_instr_1.pdf.
This Costpoint release updates the following screens to support the 2021 Maine tax changes:
Manage State Taxes (PRMSTI)
Manage State Tax Withholding Adjustments (PRMSTAC)
Manage State Standard Deductions (PRMSSD)
Manage State Tax Tables (PRMSTT)
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3814.
South Carolina 2021 Tax Withholding Updates
The following are the 2021 tax withholding updates for South Carolina:
The lowest tax rate used decreases from 0.8% to 0.5%.
The value of a state allowance increases from $2,590 to $2,670.
The maximum state standard deduction increases from $3,820 to $4,200.
The income brackets were updated.
This Costpoint release updates the following screens to support the 2021 South Carolina tax changes:
Manage State Taxes (PRMSTI)
Manage State Tax Withholding Adjustments (PRMSTAC)
Manage State Standard Deductions (PRMSSD)
Manage State Tax Tables (PRMSTT)
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3811.
2020 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Updates
This Costpoint release applies the following 2020 Affordable Care Act enhancements:
Updated Form 1095-C
The IRS released the updated Form 1095-C, which includes the following updates:
"Employee's Age on January 1" was added in Part II.
"Zip Code" was added in Part II, line 17.
Line 17 is for reporting the applicable ZIP code that the employer used for determining affordability if the employee was offered an individual coverage health-reimbursement arrangement.
If Code 1L, 1M, or 1N was used on line 14, then this ZIP code will be the employee's primary residence location.
If Code 1O, 1P, or 1Q was used on line 14, then this ZIP code will be the employee's primary work location.
Part III starts at line 18 instead of line 17 in 2019.
Part III ends at line 30 instead of line 34 in 2019.
New codes related to Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA) were added for use in Line 14 (1L, 1M, 1N, 1O, 1P, 1Q, 1R, and 1S).
Attention: Refer to the IRS website for the final Form 1095-C: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1095c.pdf.
For reporting offers of coverage for 2020, an ALE Member relying on the multiemployer arrangement interim guidance should enter code 1H on line 14 for any month for which the ALE Member enters code 2E on line 16 (indicating that the ALE Member was required to contribute to a multiemployer plan on behalf of the employee for that month and, therefore, is eligible for multiemployer interim rule relief). A warning validation was added in Costpoint for this requirement.
A validation was also added in Costpoint to require a value in the Employee’s Age on January 1 field if one of the codes in Line 14 is an HRA code.
In addition to these Costpoint updates, this release applies changes to multiple screens to support the updated Form 1095-C.
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3806.
Warning: As of mid-October, the IRS has not yet provided guidance on the spacing in the 1095-C and 1094-C forms. Until that is provided, Deltek will not be able to update the alignment on Costpoint 1095-C and 1094-C reports.
When the IRS publishes the final spacing of these forms, we will update the Costpoint reports accordingly. Please continue to check this site for announcements to changes in the report spacing.
Manage 1095-C Data (HBM1095C)
The application provides the following new fields:
Field
Description
Employee’s Age on January 1
Enter the age of the employee as of January 1st of the filing year.
You must enter an age if the employee was offered an individual coverage HRA.
ZIP Code – All 12 Months (column/data field)
If the employee was offered an individual coverage health-reimbursement arrangement, enter the applicable ZIP code that the employer used for determining affordability.
This field must only be populated if the same ZIP code applies to the employee for the entire calendar year. If more than one ZIP code applies during the calendar year, leave this field blank.
If code 1L, 1M, or 1N was used on line 14, this will be the employee’s primary residence location.
If code 1O, 1P, or 1Q was used on Line 14, this will be the employee’s primary work location.
ZIP Code– Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec (column/data field)
If the employee was offered an individual coverage health-reimbursement arrangement, enter the applicable ZIP code that the employer used for determining affordability, which applies to the specific month.
This field must only be populated if the same ZIP code does not apply to the employee for the entire calendar year. If the same ZIP code applies during the entire calendar year, leave this field blank.
If code 1L, 1M, or 1N was used on line 14, this will be the employee’s primary residence location.
If code 1O, 1P, or 1Q was used on line 14, this will be the employee’s primary work location.
The application now allows you to select the following new codes in the lookup of Offer of Coverage fields (All 12 Months; Jan–Dec):
1L: Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) offered to only you with affordability determined by using employee’s primary residence location ZIP Code
1M: Individual coverage HRA offered to you and dependent(s) (not spouse) with affordability determined by using employee’s primary residence location ZIP Code
1N: Individual coverage HRA offered to you, spouse, and dependent(s) with affordability determined by using employee’s primary residence location ZIP Code
1O: Individual coverage HRA offered to only you using the employee’s primary employment site ZIP Code affordability safe harbor
1P: Individual coverage HRA offered to you and dependent(s) (not spouse) using the employee’s primary employment site ZIP Code affordability safe harbor
1Q: Individual coverage HRA offered to you, spouse, and dependent(s) using the employee’s primary employment site ZIP Code affordability safe harbor
1R: Individual coverage HRA that is NOT affordable offered to you; employee and spouse or dependent(s); or employee, spouse, and dependents
1S: Individual coverage HRA offered to an individual who was not a full-time employee
Create 1094-C and 1095-C Data (HBP109XC)
The application process now includes the Employee’s Age on January 1 field.
Print 1095-Cs (HBR1095C)
The application adds the following changes in the report:
The employee’s age and ZIP code fields were added in Part II.
Part III is now displayed on page 3. Part III starts at line 18 up to line 30 only.
The employee name and SSN was removed from page 3.
The text “(More than 6 dependents)” was removed from the label for the 1095-C Page 2 option since it is no longer applicable.
Print Data Dictionary Report (SYRDD)
The report for the HB_1095C_DATA table now provides information for the new columns for age and ZIP codes.
New 1095-C Print Options
The IRS released their layout instructions for the ACA 1095-C forms, which included the following changes:
“Name of employee (first name, middle initial, last name)” has been removed from Part III (Page 2).
“Social Security Number” has been removed from Part III (Page 2).
These changes had a large impact on the printing of the 1095-C forms. Prior to this IRS update, you could print Page 2 separately and then use the “Name of employee” at the top of the page to match it with the employee’s Page 1. With the removal of the employee name and social security number from Page 2, it may not be possible to match Page 2 with Page 1 since the IRS did not retain or provide a field to match the two pages. In cases where the covered individuals have the same last name as the employee, this would not be an issue. But there may be cases where the covered individuals do not have the same last name, or you have multiple employees with the same last name. This can be problematic in matching up the pages correctly.
In order to address this issue, this Costpoint release provides the following updated 1095-C Page options on the Print 1095-Cs (HBR1095C) screen:
Field
Description
With Covered Individuals
Select this option if you are printing employees with information in Part III, Covered Individuals.
Note: You must run the application with the Page 1 option selected, and then you must run the application again with the Page 2 option selected. Once printed, you will need to match the Page 2 with the appropriate 1095-C Page 1 before you submit/provide the 1095-C to the IRS or to employees.
When you select the With Covered Individuals option, you enable the following options:
Page 1: Select this option if you are printing the first page of the 1095-C, which provides employer and employee information on the front and instructions on the back.
Page 2: Select this option if you are printing the second page of the 1095-C, which provides information in Part III, Covered Individuals.
Without Covered Individuals (Page 1 only)
Select this option if you are printing employees with no information in Part III, Covered Individuals.
To print 1095-Cs, you need to perform the following steps:
Print 1095-C Page 1 for employees with covered individuals.
Print 1095-C Page 2 for employees with covered individuals. You must use the same 1st Sort and 2nd Sort settings when printing Page 2.
After printing Page 2, carefully collate the Page 1 forms with the Page 2 forms.
Print 1095-C Page 1 for employees without covered individuals.
Electronic Filing Updates
The IRS released their E-file instructions for ACA electronic filing, which includes the following updates:
Update 'ty19' to 'ty20' in the namespaces of both manifest and data files
Update Software ID for 2020 to '20A0010933'
Add element AgeNum
Add elements for the ZIP Code, Line 17
AnnualICHRAZipCd
MonthlyICHRAZipCdGrp
JanICHRAZipCd
FebICHRAZipCd
MarICHRAZipCd
AprICHRAZipCd
MayICHRAZipCd
JunICHRAZipCd
JulICHRAZipCd
AugICHRAZipCd
SepICHRAZipCd
OctICHRAZipCd
NovICHRAZipCd
DecICHRAZipCd
This Costpoint release updates the Create 1094-C and 1095-C Electronic File application to support the IRS requirements.
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3809.
2021 Repayment of Deferred Social Security Withholding
On August 8, 2020, the President signed an executive order which allowed employers to defer Social Security tax withholding for certain employees from September 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. In late August, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that employers that opted to defer the withholding must pay the money back by April 2021.
Costpoint Solution
For employers who opted to defer employee Social Security tax withholding in 2020, Costpoint provides the following new functionality to track and process the repayments.
Note: This enhancement requires PATCH3807, PATCH3808, and PATCH3812.
The Ability to Establish the Total Deferred Amount and the Rules for Repayment
Costpoint adds a new screen, titled Manage Deferred Tax Payments (EMMDFRDTAXPAY). This new screen allows you to manage an employee's deferred Social Security amount and set up the rules for repayment of the deferral. To access the new application, click People > Employee > Employee Payroll Information > Manage Deferred Tax Payments.
Use this screen to specify the deferral dates, the repayment date range, whether the employee or the employer is responsible for repaying the deferred amount, and, if necessary, an override amount to be withheld for any upcoming paychecks. Once the repayments have started, you will also be able to view the check detail for each repayment in the Deferred Tax Payment History table. The subtask will be populated with any pertinent data when an existing record is queried.
There are two methods for populating this new screen:
Method 1: If you used Deltek's recommended method of deferring the employee Social Security withholding, you may populate this screen using the new Create Manage Deferred Tax Payment Records toolkit in the Payroll Toolkit application. To determine the Total Deferred Amount, the toolkit will sum the Deferred Employee Withholding amounts from Manage Employee Earnings History, where the check date is between the specified deferral dates.
Attention: To view the recommend method of deferring employee Social Security withholding, go to the Costpoint Information Center website, and then click Regulatory Updates > Latest News > 2020 Employee Social Security Tax Withholding Deferred from 9/1 to 12/31.
Timing: If this is the method that you choose to create the Deferred Tax Payment records, you should run this toolkit after your final paycheck of 2020 and before computing payroll for the first paycheck in 2021.
Method 2: If you did not use Deltek's recommended method of deferring the employee Social Security withholding, you may manually enter the data in the Manage Deferred Tax Payments (EMMDFRDTAXPAY) screen. You will need to determine each affected employee's total deferred withholding and specify the amount in the Total Deferred Amount field.
Timing: If this is the method you choose to create the Deferred Tax Payment records, you should enter and save the records after your final paycheck of 2020 and before computing payroll for the first paycheck in 2021.
The Ability to Process the Repayment
Whether you use the new Create Manage Deferred Tax Payment records toolkit to generate the Manage Deferred Tax Payments (EMMDFRDTAXPAY) or manually enter the records, you may use either one of the following methods to process the deferred Social Security withholding repayments:
Method 1: A new toolkit, titled Create payroll records to repay deferred Social Security, has been added to the Payroll Toolkit screen. This toolkit can be used to generate X or Y type records to repay the deferral. In order to determine the repayment amount, the toolkit will prorate the employee's balance due over the remaining number of checks within the repayment period or, if you specified an Override Amount per Check, the toolkit will use that value as the repayment amount. The X or Y records generated by this toolkit cannot be edited and will only include the repayment amount. If the Manage Deferred Tax Payments (EMMDFRDTAXPAY) record specifies the employee as the party responsible for the repayments, the amount will be withheld from the employee. Otherwise, if the employer is the responsible party, the repayment amount will be recorded as the employer's Social Security liability.
Method 2: You can manually enter an X or Y record in the Manage Payroll Records screen. In order to identify the record as a deferred Social Security repayment record, you must select the Deferred Social Security Withholding Repayment check box. By selecting this check box, you will have limited access to fields on the screen, and you will only be able to either enter an employee Social Security withholding amount or an employer Social Security accrual amount. You must also have at least one row on the Pay Types subtask or the State Pay Types subtask (for multi-state users) with zero hours and amounts.
Timing: It is important to perform the correct steps in order to process the repayment correctly:
If you are using the new Create payroll records to repay deferred Social Security toolkit to generate the repayment records, ensure you have Check Dates assigned to your pay periods on the Manage Pay Periods screen. Each pay period with a check dated within the deferred Social Security withholding repayment period must have a check date assigned to it in order for the repayment amounts to be calculated correctly.
If the employee is responsible for repaying the deferred Social Security withholding, compute a Regular or Bonus payroll for the affected employee on the Compute Payroll screen. If the employer (not the employee) is responsible for repayment of the deferral, this step is not necessary.
Run the Create payroll records to repay deferred Social Security toolkit or manually enter the repayment record on the Manage Payroll Records screen.
Print paychecks or payment advices.
Post payroll.
The Ability to Export the Deferred Social Security Repayment Amounts to a Third-Party Tax-Reporting Software
This Costpoint release updates the Export Payroll Taxes (PRPEXTAX) application so that the process includes the following:
CHECK Deferred Social Security Withholding Paid Back by Employee field to the Employee Social Security (SSEE) records (Field 76)
QTD Deferred Social Security Withholding Paid Back by Employee field to the Employee Social Security (SSEE) records (Field 77)
YTD Deferred Social Security Withholding Paid Back by Employee field to the Employee Social Security (SSEE) records (Field 78)
CHECK Deferred Social Security Withholding Paid Back by Employer field to the Employer Social Security (SSER) records (Field 76)
QTD Deferred Social Security Withholding Paid Back by Employer field to the Employer Social Security (SSER) records (Field 77)
YTD Deferred Social Security Withholding Paid Back by Employer field to the Employer Social Security (SSER) records (Field 78)
Additional Application Updates
This Costpoint release also provides changes to the following screens to support this enhancement.
Manage Payroll Records (PRMPTF)
The screen provides the following new check box:
Field
Description
Deferred Social Security Withholding Repayment
Select this check box to indicate whether the X or Y record is being used to pay back deferred Social Security withholding.
This check box will only be visible and enabled if the Record Type is X or Y and the Pay Period End Date is 2020 or 2021.
In order to track the repayments using this check box, you may do one of two things:
Method 1: Use the Costpoint Payroll Toolkit to generate an X or Y record that will use the data set up on the Manage Deferred Tax Payments screen to determine the repayment amount. This check box will automatically be selected when the X or Y record is created. It is very important to perform the following steps in correct order to utilize this functionality:
Compute the regular or bonus payroll for the employee.
Either manually enter the employee's repayment information on the Manage Deferred Tax Payments screen or use the Deferred Social Security option in the Payroll Toolkit to generate the records.
Before printing paychecks or advices, run the toolkit to generate the X record to be used as the Deferred Social Security Withholding Repayment record.
Print paychecks or payment advices.
Post payroll.
Method 2: If you prefer not to use Costpoint's Manage Deferred Tax Payments application to manage the payments, you may use manually entered X or Y records to pay the deferred Social Security withholding. It is very important to perform the following steps in correct order to utilize this functionality:
Compute the regular or bonus payroll for the employee.
Before printing paychecks or advices, enter an X or Y record on the Manage Payroll Records screen, select the Deferred Social Security Withholding Repayment check box, and enter the repayment amount in either the Employee Social Security Withholding field or the Employer Social Security Accrual field (if the employer is repaying the deferred tax).
Print paychecks or payment advices.
Post payroll.
Note: If you do not use this check box to flag your repayment records, Costpoint will not be able to report your repayment amounts. When you use this check box to track the repayments, you will have the following advantages:
The IRS has not yet stated how the repayments will be reported. If 941 and 2021 W-2 reporting require separate reporting of the repayments, this check box will allow Costpoint to determine the amounts.
If you use Costpoint Employee Self Service, any corresponding deferred Social Security repayments made by the employee will be reflected in the R (Regular), W (Replacement), or B (Bonus) records displayed on the ESS Payroll Checks screen.
If this check box is selected, it indicates the X or Y record was used to repay deferred Social Security withholding, and only the following fields will be editable:
Record Type (only enabled for new records)
Check Number
Check Date
Disbursement Type
Reference Number
Reference Date
Social Security Employee Withholding
Social Security Employer Accrual
The Pay Type column on the Pay Types subtask (if the Enable Multi-State Tax Withholding check box is not selected for the employee's pay cycle)
The Withholding State and Pay Type columns on the State Pay Types subtask (if the Enable Multi-State Tax Withholding check box is selected for the employee's pay cycle)
Post Payroll Journal (PRPPPCLS)
The application now has the ability to post the Deferred Social Security Withholding Repayment (SS_DFRD_REPAY_FL) check box value from the EMPL_PAYROLL table to the EMPL_EARNINGS table.
Manage Employee Earnings History (PRMERF)
The application provides the following new check box:
Field
Description
Deferred Social Security Withholding Repayment
This check box indicates the X or Y record was used to repay deferred Social Security withholding. If this check box is selected, only the following fields will be editable:
Check Number
Check Date
Social Security Employee Withholding
Social Security Employer Accrual
The Pay Type column on the Pay Types subtask (if the Enable Multi-State Tax Withholding check box is not selected for the employee's pay cycle)
The Withholding State and Pay Type columns on the State Pay Types subtask (if the Enable Multi-State Tax Withholding check box is selected for employee's pay cycle)
This check box will only be visible if the Record Type is X or Y and the Pay Period End Date is 2020 or 2021.
Payroll Checks (ESMPAYCHECKS)
When the application retrieves a check, it adds the Social Security Withholding from the retrieved check and the Social Security Withholding (EMPL_EARNINGS.ss_wh_amt) from records with the following criteria:
The Record Type is X or Y.
The Check Date is the same as the Check Date of the R (Regular), W (Replacement), or B (Bonus) check being retrieved.
The Check Number is the same as the Check Number of the R (Regular), W (Replacement), or B (Bonus) check being retrieved
The X/Y check’s Deferred Social Security Withholding Repayment flag is Y.
The Employee Social Security Withholding is not equal to 0.00, which means the employee paid for the Deferred Social Security Withholding.
Print Soc Sec and Medicare Reconciliation Report (PRRFICA)
If the screen’s Social Security check box is selected and there are deferred social security withholding repayment records to be reported, the application now creates a new Deferred Social Security Withholding Repayment Report to report X and Y records that were used to repay deferred Social Security withholding.
The Deferred Social Security Withholding Repayment Report includes the following columns:
Employee
Employee Name
Employee Repayment
Employer Repayment
Since repayment amounts are reported in a separate Deferred Social Security Withholding Repayments Report, the application does not include the repayment amounts in the existing Employee Social Security Withholding Reconciliation Report.
Recompute Taxable Wages (PRPRCOMP)
When the application selects records for the recompute process, it excludes EMPL_EARNINGS records with the following values:
EMPL_EARNINGS.s_paychk_type is X or Y.
EMPL_EARNINGS.ss_dfrd_repay_fl is Y.
Print Data Dictionary Report (SYRDD)
The report now provides information for the new Deferred Social Security Withholding Repayment (SS_DFRD_REPAY_FL) column in the following tables:
EMPL_PAYROLL
EMPL_PAYROLL_ADT
EMPL_EARNINGS
EMPL_E_ADT
System Administration >> Set Up Company
Defect 1388538: The new Material Requirements Planning (MRP) settings option to process purchase orders before requisitions will be copied when you create a new company from another company.
Material Requirements Planning >> Configure Materials Requirements Planning Settings
Defect 1388535: A new check box, Process Purchase Orders before Requisitions, has been added to this screen. Select this check box to prioritize purchase orders (PO) over requisitions. If this is selected, during the MRP process, requisitions will be allocated only after all POs are allocated, regardless of the requisition due dates. Any supply orders left over are decreased or cancelled, and applied to requisitions before purchase orders. There is no change to how other supply types are processed.
Material Requirements Planning >> Update Material Requirements Plan
Defect 1388540: The MRP process logic has been modified to take into account the new Process Purchase Orders before Requisitions check box on the Configure Materials Requirements Planning Settings screen. If the new check box is selected, purchase orders (POs) are prioritized before requisitions; All supply types (excluding requisitions) will have the same priority level (sorted by due date) and will be allocated to a demand (those with earlier due date first). If due dates are the same, the supply will be sorted by supply type (MO, then PO), order ID, and line number. If there is still demand with an outstanding balance, then the requisition is allocated to the demand.
Production Control >> Manage Manufacturing Orders
Defect 1383668: When you used Web Services to create a Customer Repair Type MO (Manufacturing Order) which had a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Customer Repair type routing, a failure occurred.
Benefits >> Manage Employee Benefit Options Offered
Defect 1332931: The end date of option offered was set to the termination date, which prevented the Minimum Essential Coverage from being populated correctly.
Employee >> Manage Employee Leave
Defect 1394548: Congress passed legislation on March 18, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), which created a federal paid sick leave requirement for coronavirus-related needs and expanded the Family and Medical Leave Act to include a paid leave component for employees caring for children whose schools or child care facilities were closed because of the virus outbreak.
The legislation mandates covered employers to provide paid leave for employees affected by the coronavirus if those employees are unable to work or telework. Those employees will receive 2 weeks (80 hours) of paid sick time at the employee’s full regular rate of pay, subject to dollar caps; this is reduced to two-thirds pay if the leave is due to caring for others (for example, a sick or quarantined family member or a child whose school is closed or whose childcare provider is unavailable due to the coronavirus).
To support the legislation, Costpoint must enable the Average Hourly Compensation Rate field in the Paid Family Leave subtask. The field should also be required. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act put a limit on the amount that can be paid to an employee; therefore, this field needs to be enabled for entry of the Average Hourly Compensation Rate in cases where the calculated amount (Average Weekly Wage divided by the Average Weekly Hours) would cause the employee to exceed the mandated dollar cap.
Employee >> Manage Employee Taxes
Defect 1394417: The Disable ESS W-4 check box was not enabled even if your ESS version was higher than 7.5.
Employee Self Service >> Federal Withholding
Defect 1393820: If an employee did not have an assigned withholding state on the Manage Employee Taxes screen, Federal Withholding in Employee Self Service did not display.
Employee Self Service >> W-2s
Defect 1394414: The page number on the report started with zero, for example, “0 of 2.”
Labor >> Import Timesheets from Deltek Time and Expense
Defect 1392496: When you ran the application process using union fringe, a critical system error occurred.
Defect 1397438: The application's auto-adjust calculation for regular timesheet transaction amounts was incorrect. The auto-adjust calculation included L-type lines with zero amount and non-zero hours.
Defect 1397441: If you imported a timesheet more than once from Deltek Time and Expense, and then used the auto-adjust functionality, Costpoint applied incorrect Transaction Amount (TRN_LAB_AMT) values after the second import. In this scenario, the Labor Cost Amount (LAB_CST_AMT) values are correct.
As a workaround, you can perform the following:
If you have not posted the timesheets, you can delete all the timesheets and reimport them as one batch.
If you have posted the timesheets, you can reverse all the timesheets and reimport them as one batch.
Defect 1397448: Imported D and N correcting timesheets had a difference of 0.01 to 0.02 in labor cost values.
Defect 1397450: When you imported timesheets for a second time with auto-adjust options selected, Costpoint adjusted the amounts but did not select the Auto-Adjusted check box in the Timesheet Status group box on the Manage Timesheets screen.
Administration >> Refresh Process
Defect 1381480: During the refresh process, Project Labor Categories (SRC01_PROCESS_BUILD_EPROJ_LAB_CAT_RT_SC) took up to five hours to execute.
Defect 1381482: During the refresh process, Project Labor Categories (SRC01_PROCESS_013A_BUILD_CUR_PROJ_SUM) took up to twelve hours to execute.
Defect 1397307: Duplicate records in the EPROJ_LAB_CAT_RT_SC table caused the refresh to fail.
Defect 1397308: A SQL timeout error occurred when you refreshed SRC00_PROCESS_BUILD_EREPORT_PROJ_TREND.
Organization Budgeting >> Compute Forward Rates (AOI1)
Defect 1397309: The rate calculation did not include prior allocations for service centers.
Organization Budgeting >> Create Top Level Outlook (AOM5)
Defect 1381748: Non-labor actuals were summarized incorrectly at the top level of the outlook.
Organization Budgeting >> Organization Budgets / Outlooks
Defect 1394760: The Labor Utilization subtask identified multiple accounts as the default account.
Billing >> Calculate Standard Bills
Defect 1385272: There was a rounding issue in rate when you calculated bills.
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