COVID EPSL / EFMLA wages are reporting in Box 18 of the W3 and COVID MED / SS taxes are reporting in Box 19. These are not actual local taxes, should we be removing those totals in Aatrix?
I have installed the Q4 2020 product update and Form W-2 Box 14 shows the correct amounts for EFMLA and EPSLA. On the Form W-3 boxes 18 and 19 are blank, as expected. I could not reproduce your scenario. I would suggest contacting Sage HRMS support.
Did you ever find out about this because mine are also showing up in the 18 and 19 box
I haven't found out anything yet. There hasn't been any time to reach out to support, hopefully I can later in the week. Will you let me know if you see or hear anything else?
I am not sure why that is occurring. Make sure you are on the Q4 2020 product update. I would suggest contacting Sage HRMS support. They can be reached from the Home Page from within Sage HRMS.
I do have the update done, once I get more into my taxes I will give support a call.
Make sure the CVIDSF and CVIDSS custom tax codes have the properly labeled Tax Code
You mention COVID MED. In their very first guidance for setting up new tax codes Sage recommended setting up CVIDMD for COVID US Medicare Tax. This custom tax code ended not being used by Aatrix so as a result Aatrix forms would be reading those amounts as a custom/local tax and not USMED. You will want to do payroll transaction history entries to move any amounts from CVIDMD to USMED.
Also check that your earnings codes are properly coded.
So what about the CVIDSS, what do I do about that code being in the wrong spot
I have also tested and have confirmed box 14 shows the correct amounts for EFMLA and EPSLA. It still sounds like you have a tax or earnings code that is not set up correctly. When processing W2's review the State & Local Tax Items screen that pops up. Most anything in the Local Tax Items section that is not properly labeled to a tax Aatrix recognizes or that is generically set up as a some sort of local or stat tax will populate in box 18. f you have confirmed that the custom tax codes and earnings codes are set up correctly with the right Local Tax Code and everything I recommend checking with Sage support or your business partner to further troubleshoot.
If it is set up wrong is there any quick fix for now that I can do so I can get the W-2's completed.
The columns in the W2 worksheet can be edited manually. You can right click on the columns to do excel like features like copy and paste and insert new columns in order to update the amounts to be in the correct columns/boxes.
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