Below are the Questions and Answers from April 14th webinar for FFCRA and Sage HRMS. If you have Sage HRMS US Payroll, please see the Knowledgebase article 104155 for the latest recommendations. This article has been updated since the presentation was delivered. If you have any questions, you can contact Sage HRMS Support or reply to this post.
| Question | Answer |
| Will these codes be downloaded in our sage system or do we have to manual add them? | These will need to be manually added per the Knowledge base article. |
| HRMS, Is there any provision for relief of Michigan Unemployment tax for first quarter 2020? | Currently no but there are many states enacting or expected to enact legislation and we are reviewing it as it comes in and determining how/if we can support it in the application. |
| HRMS- When will the first quarter 2020 941 be available? | The Q1 2020 product update was released on 3/23, prior to this legislation so it does not contain any of the legislative changes to support COVID. The next 941 release will be in our Q2 2020 product update which is currently scheduled for 6/18/2020. |
| HRMS-the instructions for creating these earning codes are FLAT rate calc, do they have to be? | No, you do not have to set to Flat. As long as the calculation is correct, you can use any calculation type. Please note that hourly earning will not have the maximum fields and caps will need to be tracked manually. |
| Shouldn't there be a cap on the taxes as well? | Medicare does not have a cap, however you will need to track the employee additional .9 percent over $200,000 on the new local tax code. This will not calculate automatically on the new Medicare local tax code. There is a hotfix this week for Sage HRMS that addresses the social security cap. It will also be included in the Q2 product update. If you want to enter the cap on CVIDSS 137,700 you may do so but it is not required if the hotfix is installed. |
| We can use these earnings codes in the calc base for a deduction like a 401k? | I would suggest contacting your tax professional. |
| Aren't we supposed to enter our base deductions on the calc base tab (medical, pretax deductions, etc? | Yes, you would still enter any base deductions on the calc base. I'd refer to your tax professional for further guidance on which items are to be pre-tax. |