2020 ACA Form 1095-C and 1094-C Alignment Updates

This Costpoint release updates following applications to support the alignment of the 2020 Form 1095-C and Form 1094-C:

• Print 1094-Cs (HBR1094C)

• Print 1095-Cs (HBR1095C)

2021 Nonresident Alien Additional Amounts

The following are the 2021 updates for the nonresident alien additional amounts:

• The amount added to the wages of a nonresident alien employee, who was first paid wages before 2020 and has not submitted a Form W-4 for 2020 or later, has increased from $8,100 to $8,250.

• The amount added to the wages of a nonresident alien employee, who was first paid wages in 2020 or later or has submitted a Form W-4 for 2020 or later, has increased from $12,400 to $12,550.

This Costpoint release updates the Nonresident Alien Additional Amount on the Manage Federal Taxes screen for Payroll Year 2021. The Compute Payroll screen was updated to support the 2021 nonresident alien additional amounts for federal withholding.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires dbc_800_10434.

Reissued 2021 Form W-4 - Deductions Worksheet Update

The Deductions Worksheet was updated in the reissued 2021 Form W-4 due to the enactment of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act on December 27, 2020.

The only change that was made in the reissued Form W-4 is the updated qualifying medical expenses percentage in Line 1 of the Deductions Worksheet.

Line 1 now indicates “medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of your income” could be included in the employee’s 2021 itemized deductions estimate. The previous 2021 Form W-4 indicated that “medical expenses in excess of 10% of your income” could be included in the employee’s 2021 itemized deductions estimate.

This Costpoint release updates the following screens to comply with the reissued version of the worksheet:

• Costpoint Employee Self Service (ESS) Federal Withholding screen - Multiple Jobs/Deductions Worksheet tab

• Costpoint Employee Self Service (ESS) Life Events/New Hires screen - Federal Withholding screen - Deductions Worksheet tab

Attention: For more information, refer to the following:

• 2021 Form W-4: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf

• 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act: https://aboutbtax.com/UJc

2021 SUTA Wage Base

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.

North Dakota

The SUTA limit for 2021 is $38,500.

Rhode Island

The SUTA limit for 2021 is $24,600.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10434.

_{Colorado 2020 Tax Table Updates}

_{Colorado’s flat income tax rate, which is used for regular and supplemental wages, decreased from 4.63% to 4.55%.}

_{Attention: For more information, refer to: https://tax.colorado.gov/sites/tax/files/DR1098_12-2020.pdf.}

_{Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10464.}

Guam 2021 Tax Table Updates

This Costpoint release updates the tax tables of Guam based on the 2021 federal income tax withholding methods.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10443.

Illinois 2021 Tax Table Updates

The value of the state withholding allowance in the withholding formula increased from $2,325 to $2,375.

This Costpoint release adds tax table records with an effective date of 01/01/2021 to support the new tax table updates for Illinois.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://www2.illinois.gov/rev/forms/withholding/Documents/currentyear/IL-700-T.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10443.

Kentucky 2021 Tax Table Updates

The standard deduction amount for Kentucky increased from $2,650 to $2,690.

This Costpoint release adds tax table records with an effective date of 01/01/2021 to support the new tax table updates for Kentucky.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://revenue.ky.gov/Forms/2021%2042A003(TCF)(12-2020).pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10434.

Michigan 2021 Tax Table Updates

The personal exemption amount for Michigan increased from 4,750 to $4,900.

This Costpoint release adds tax table records with an effective date of 01/01/2021 to support the new personal exemption amount for Michigan.

Attention: For more information, refer to the 2021 Michigan Income Tax Withholding Guide: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/taxes/446_711611_7.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10454.

Minnesota 2021 Tax Table Updates

The following are the 2021 tax table updates for Minnesota:

• The amount of one withholding allowance increased from $4,300 to $4,350.

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

This Costpoint release adds tax table records with an effective date of 01/01/2021 to support the new tax table updates for Minnesota.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/2021-01/wh_inst_21.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10450.

Mississippi 2021 Tax Table Updates

The annual withholding percentage table for Mississippi was updated.

This Costpoint release adds tax table records with an effective date of 01/01/2021 to support the new tax table updates for Mississippi.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://www.dor.ms.gov/Documents/Computer%20Payroll%20Flowchart%209-9-20.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10460.

New Mexico 2021 Tax Table Updates

The following are the 2021 tax table updates for New Mexico:

• The percentage method implements a new 5.9% income tax bracket.

• The supplemental tax rate increased from 4.9% to 5.9%.

This Costpoint release adds tax table records with an effective date of 01/01/2021 to support the new tax table updates for New Mexico.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10450.

North Dakota 2021 Tax Table Updates

The following are the 2021 tax table updates for North Dakota:

• The tax brackets used in the withholding method for Forms W-4 before 2020 were adjusted.

• The tax brackets used in the withholding method for Forms W-4 for 2020 and after were adjusted.

This Costpoint release adds tax table records with an effective date of 01/01/2021 to support the new tax table updates for North Dakota.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://www.nd.gov/tax/data/upfiles/media/income-tax-withholding-rates-and-instructions-booklet-2021.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10434.

Oregon 2021 Tax Table Updates

Beginning tax year 2021, Oregon requires the following:

• Married employees should continue to use the existing MARRIED OR SINGLE filing status. The description has been changed to “Married” from “Married or Single with 3 or more allowances”, but the existing filing status code of “MARRIED OR SINGLE” has been retained.

• Single employees claiming three or more allowances should update their filing status to SINGLE 3 OR MORE ALLOWANCES if their existing filing status is MARRIED OR SINGLE.

To support Oregon’s requirements, Costpoint added a new filing status of “SINGLE 3 OR MORE ALLOWANCES” and updated the description of the existing “MARRIED OR SINGLE” status from “Married or Single with 3 or more allowances” to “Married”. The following withholding state filing statuses are now available for Oregon:

• Married (MARRIED OR SINGLE): Select this filing status if the employee is married.

• Single with 3 or more allowances (SINGLE 3 OR MORE ALLOWANCES): Select this filing status if the employee is single and claiming three or more allowances.

• Single with 2 or less allowances (SINGLE): Select this filing status if the employee is single and claiming less than three allowances.

The following are the 2021 tax table updates for Oregon:

• The federal tax adjustment amount increased from $6,950 to $7,050 for an employee with annual wages up to $50,000.

• The federal tax adjustment phaseout amounts for an employee with annual wages of $50,000 or greater changed in 2020.

• The tax table changed for an employee with annual wages of up to $50,000.

• The tax table changed for an employee with annual wages of $50,000 or greater.

• The allowance amount increased from $210 to $213.

• The standard deduction amount increased from $2,315 to $2,350 for an employee filing “Single” with fewer than 3 allowances.

• The standard deduction amount increased from $4,630 to $4,700 for an employee filing “Single” with 3 or more allowances.

• The standard deduction amount increased from $4,630 to $4,700 for an employee filing “Married”.

This Costpoint release adds tax table records with an effective date of 01/01/2021 to support the new tax table updates for Oregon. The Compute Payroll application was updated to remove the special programming regarding the use of the MARRIED OR SINGLE table if an employee is Single with 3 or more allowances as it is no longer needed because of the new filing status “SINGLE 3 OR MORE ALLOWANCES”.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://www.oregon.gov/dor/forms/FormsPubs/withholding-tax-formulas_206-436_2021.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10443.

Rhode Island 2021 Tax Table Updates

The following are the 2021 tax table updates for Rhode Island:

• The annual withholding table has been updated.

• The threshold for 0.00 allowance amount increased from $231,500 to $234,750.

This Costpoint release adds tax table records with an effective date of 01/01/2021 to support the new tax table updates for Rhode Island.

Attention: For more information, refer to: http://www.tax.ri.gov/forms/2021/Withholding/2021%20Withholding%20Tax%20Booklet.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10443.

Vermont 2021 Tax Table Updates

The following are the 2021 tax table updates for Vermont:

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

• The value of a withholding allowance increased from $4,350 to $4,400 annually.

This Costpoint release adds tax table records with an effective date of 01/01/2021 to support the new tax table updates for Vermont.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://tax.vermont.gov/sites/tax/files/documents/WithholdingInstructions.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10443.

Virgin Islands 2021 Tax Table Updates

This Costpoint release updates the tax tables of the Virgin Islands based on the 2021 federal income tax withholding methods.

Attention: For more information, refer to: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf.

Note: This enhancement requires patch dbc_800_10443.

The MR installer will add the CostpointToolsGroup permissions to the JDK and Middleware folders when a new JDK and/or WebLogic features are selected.

Defect 1389089: If you are using Costpoint with an MS SQL database, you encountered an error when you imported vendor employee information that contains certification details for existing vendor employees. As a workaround, remove the certification details from the input file and manually update the vendor employee certification details on the Manage Vendors or Manage Vendor Employees screen.

Defect 1402856: When you pasted from Excel and a cell had carriage returns, a new Contract Record was added for each return in the Manage Contracts (CTMCNTR) application.

Defect 1403183: The approval workflow might have displayed the wrong approval date in the History of Approval window.

Defect 1394151: In the View Vendor History Inquiry (APQVENDH) application, you could not select the Pay Vendor option in the Select Voucher Detail Based On field when the Vendor field was populated and you clicked Query on the Vendor History Table and closed it. As a workaround, you can click the Pay Vendor option again to select it.

Defect 1394768: When you clicked Execute or Recalculate, the Projected Available Qty displayed inconsistent output.

Defect 1401488: The Material Requirements Planning process did not plan Parts according to the Need Dates. This resulted in negative Projected Available Qty, which should not happen because there's enough supply to fulfill the demand. 

Defect 1398457: When you changed a unit cost and the decimal value exceeded two (2), Costpoint rounded off the unit cost, which creates a difference on the Assign PO subtask.

Defect 1396013: When you tried to do a print or preview of a multi-level bill of materials (BOM), you encountered a system error.

Defect 1390781: When you used the Web Integration Console (WIC), the system did not load Project Info and Validations, and the following critical system error occurred: Cannot insert the value NULL into column 'COMP_INVT_PROJ_ID'.

Defect 1396011: When you ran the purchase order (PO) header script, the PO_HDR.ORD_DT was updated to the PO_HDR.CHNG_DT value when updating an existing PO.

Defect 1410798: When the application determines that the employee has COVID sick/family leave wages, the application should check if an accrual or expense account exists on the Employee Earnings Timesheet Information (EMPL_EARN_TS_INFO) table. Previously, the application only determined if an expense account existed on the Employee Earnings Timesheet Information table.

 

As a workaround, you can manually enter the data on the Manage W-2s screen and run the Create W-2 Table application again.

Defect 1409720: The employer social security taxable was calculated incorrectly for correction records where the gross pay was zero and the employee social security taxable was negative. As a result, the application reported incorrect Qualified sick and family leave wages. This issue affects you if you enter correction records that have negative social security taxable amounts.

Defect 1408906: Direct Utilization Splits that have the same Org Id and Account ID field values but a different Program field value were not working as expected.

Defect 1407659: The PROJ_EAC_WRK_UPD_BRD and PROJ_BUD_WRK_UPD_BRD routines were still running even if these were obsolete and should be removed from the application.

Defect 1388572: When more than one person was using the application, the screen stopped responding.

Defect 1391283: Revenue Analysis did not include accounting revenue adjustments as a line item.

Defect 1390754: When you tried to reverse previous bills with the Create Net-Zero Cash Receipt for old and new invoices check box selected, the following error message displayed: "The invoice you are trying to reverse has a cash receipt entered or posted against it and should not be reversed."

Defect 1394701: When you entered the same alternate Project Report Name and level/segment in two or more companies, and then you queried the Project Report Name in any of those companies, each segment of the project report name length was doubled in Query. For example, if the project report name has levels of 4-3-2-1 (ANC1.001.01.1), that project report name will have segments of 4-4-3-3-2-2-1-1 in Query.

Defect 1400069: Costpoint used the project labor category (PLC) description from the BILL_LAB_CAT.BILL_LAB_CAT_DESC table instead of using the value from the PROJ_LAB_CAT.BILL_LAB_CAT_DESC table.

As a workaround, you can perform the following steps:

1. Change the labor category description on the Manage Project Labor Categories (PLC) screen.

2. Recreate the subcontractor invoice, and validate that the description is correct. 

3. Approve and post the voucher.

4. Change the description back to the original value.

Defect 1399644: Though you deleted a row from the Start/Stop subtask, those deleted hours remained in the Timesheet Lines table cells.

Defect 1392412: When you filtered a search in Charge Lookup, you received an error message after you drilled down to a charge branch.