What's new in CheckMark Payroll 2020 20.0.6
Jun 12, 2020
- Fixed AR State calculation issue.
- Updated Form 941 for 2020.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 20.0.5 (Jun 12, 2020)
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 20.0.4 (Jun 12, 2020)
- Fixed federal tax calculation with 2020 W4 and additional federal withholding.
- CO and ND - Added 2019 tax tables for states that are allowing employees to choose either 2019 or 2020 tax withholding.
- Note: 2019 tax tables allow employees to continue using allowances, while 2020 does not use allowances.
- Added ND Head of Household tax table for 2020.
- Updated tax tables for AR.
- Fixed intermittent issues with accrued hours.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 20.0.3 (Jun 12, 2020)
- Corrected federal tax calculation for employees who were setup on a 2020 W4 and claimed dependents on Step 3. When the check was created, the net was incorrect and a negative amount showed in federal withholding.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 20.0.2 (Jun 12, 2020)
- Updated Federal taxes for 2020.
- State Tax Values Updated for ME, NJ, NM, VT, MA, RI .
- State Unemployment Maximums updated for NC, IL, AK, CO, ID, HI and RI.
- Mac Only - Rounding on Accrued Hours.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 20.0.1 (Jun 12, 2020)
- Option to set a separate check number sequence for Employer Payments.
- Option to set employer match maximum (example- IRA cannot match more than employee contribution).
- Option to exclude exempt income from a match such as a 401k.
- Option to set % for direct deposits.
- Ability to have more than 5 employer payees in one payment.
- Ability to export/import Employer Payees.
- Federal taxes updated.
- Various State taxes and parameters are updated.
- Deduction parameters updated.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 19.0.5 (Apr 3, 2019)
- Updated 941 form for 2019 tax year reporting.
- Fixed exemption total calculation based on the # of allowances for CO.
- Fixed MO state tax calculation.
- Fixed Direct Deposit issue in Employer Payments.
- Fixed Direct Deposit issue when creating an ACH file.
- Fixed crashing when Voiding or Deleting Paychecks.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 19.0.4 (Apr 3, 2019)
- Updated 941 form for 2019 tax year reporting.
- Fixed exemption total calculation based on the # of allowances for CO state.
- Fixed MO State tax calculation issue.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 19.0.2 (Apr 3, 2019)
- Fixed OR State tax calculation issue.
- Installer issue on the Full installer.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 19.0.1 (Apr 3, 2019)
- On Calculate pay window, added new field to add all incomes and gives a total for Gross Wages below that section of the window.
- Added the ability to import hours by department into the Distribute Hours window.
- Added option to show Employer Match on paycheck stub.
- Added column on Additional Income Report to show 'quantity' for number of miles with mileage or number of pieces for piecework.
- Option to Print Multiple reports at once instead of having to go to the individual reports and printing one at a time.
- Added the ability to create “Employer” checks in January of the next calendar year, based on taxes from the current calendar year.
- Updated Accrued Hours to allow for a carry-over date to be defined by the employer.
- 401k, 403b, 457b, NJDI, NJFLI, Roth 401K, Roth 403b, SIMPLE IRA, UI/WF/SWF/HC - maximums updated.
- Various State and Local taxes updated.
- Various SUTA maximums updated.
- Mileage Amount per Mile rate updated.
- Added below pre-set list for Deductions.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 18.0.6 (Mar 21, 2018)
- Updated 941 form for 2018 tax year reporting.
- Updated LA Tax tables.
- Updated ND Tax tables.
- Fixed crashing while selecting sort by department option.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 18.0.5 (Mar 21, 2018)
- Added option to Suppress Allowances from printing on paychecks.
- Fixed Earning Register issues.
- Updated Hour Register & Earnings and Hour Register reports.
- Various State taxes updated.
- Fixed Medicare calculation on Check Register.
- Fix for Database issues.
- Fixed Printing issue in Print Paychecks.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 18.0.2 (Mar 21, 2018)
- Social Security Maximum Updated.
- 401k, 403b, 457b - maximums updated.
- Various State and Local taxes updated.
- Various SUTA maximums updated.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 18.0.1 (Mar 21, 2018)
- Added more Accrued Hour options to accommodate sick pay changes.
- Check stub now provides state and federal withholding information, showing Single, Married or Exempt and the # of allowances from employee setup.
- Made CT tables more automated to help with employee setup.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.16 (Jul 21, 2017)
- Fixed rounding problems in accrued hours setup.
- Removed an Omit from Net warning message that showed for items that were not needed in Additional Income.
- Fix to help speed up some reports such as Earnings Register and 941
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.15 (Jul 21, 2017)
- Updated KS Tax tables.
- Fixed Medicare issue in Reports.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.14 (May 24, 2017)
- Repaired saving of SUTA %.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.13 (May 9, 2017)
- Added warning message for CA DE9 Form.
- Fixed Income and Deductions alert message.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.12 (May 9, 2017)
- Fixed Medicare manual change issue.
- Fixed Income and Deductions Import issue.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.11 (Apr 10, 2017)
- Updated 2017 941 form.
- Fixed medicare calculation issue.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.10 (Apr 1, 2017)
- Fixed crashing while selecting Tax Exemptions & BIN Printing Option.
- Fixed medicare manual calculation issue.
- Correction to CA DE-9C CSV format.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.9 (Mar 13, 2017)
- Added 2017 941 form.
- Updated 941 Schedule B form.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.8 (Mar 13, 2017)
- Added BIN in Paystub.
- Fixed Ledger Account numbers saving issue.
- Fixed Social Security Max Tax values rounding off.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.7 (Feb 13, 2017)
- Updates to OR tables calculations for 50K+.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.6 (Jan 21, 2017)
- Fixed Ledger Account numbers saving issue.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.5 (Jan 6, 2017)
- Fixed Crashing while Importing Prior Year.
- Updated IN, MO, ND, NM & CO Tax Tables.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.4 (Jan 4, 2017)
- Corrected Import Prior Year.
- Corrected PA State EFW2.
- Fixed EFW2 Email Address issue.
- Reports - Title Name fixes.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.3 (Jan 4, 2017)
- Correction to Employer Payments Titles.
- Correction to Employee CheckRegister.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.2 (Dec 31, 2016)
- Updated OR and VT Tax tables.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.1 (Dec 24, 2016)
- Added 2017 Tax Tables.
- Added 2016 940 & 940A forms.
- Added 2016 944 form.
- Added 2016 943 form.
- Correction to EFW2
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 17.0.0 (Oct 1, 2016)
- Added the ability to omit employees without wages from the EFW2 fileEmployees who have $0.00 wages for the year should not be included in the EFW2 filing
- Updated forms in the program for 2016 W2 Wage & Tax Filing.
- Updated form in the program for 2016 W3 Transmittal.
- Updated Electronic formatting in the program for 2016 W2 Tax Filing – this is due January 31, 2017, earlier than in past years, so make sure to file on time.
- Added the ability to import Employee information in a .csv file format. This gives you more flexibility if the program you exported from only has .csv option.
- Added the ability to export Employee information in a .csv file format. This gives you more flexibility if the program you are importing to only has .csv option.
- Automation of OR tax tables making it easier for those employers to setup their state tables for the employees.
- Added CA DE-9C CSV format for electronic filing. This is a requirement by the state of CA for those employers that have to file electronically. (Will be in a patch-currently hasn’t passed testing)
- Added a new option to Omit from Net – now there are two ways it can work:
- 1 - The way it is currently, without including it in posting summary - for things like tips - because these are not an expense to the employer and should not show in their accounting program.
- 2 - To have it expense the income - for things like insurance benefits - because these ARE an expense to the employer and need to show in their accounting program.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.15 (Aug 29, 2016)
- Updated W2 and W3 forms for 2016.
- Correction To Local Tax.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.13 (Jul 13, 2016)
- Correction to CA DE-9 XML.
- Correction to CA DE-9C XML.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.12 (Apr 20, 2016)
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.11 (Mar 2, 2016)
- Correction to Employer ACH Direct Deposit.
- Correction to 941 Form.
- Correction to Tax Tables.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.10 (Feb 11, 2016)
- Correction to OR Tax Tables.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.9 (Feb 5, 2016)
- Correction to Employee Earnings Register Report.
- Correction to Import Prior Year.
- Correction to MI SUTA message.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.8 (Jan 20, 2016)
- Correction to Local W/H column in the Local Taxes Report.
- Correction to Employee Earnings Register.
- Correction to Company Conversion Wizard.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.7 (Jan 12, 2016)
- Correction to Employer Payees.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.6 (Jan 7, 2016)
- Correction to review Paychecks report.
- Correction Employee Last name length.
- Correction Tax Summary and 940 Annual Report in Mac.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.5 (Jan 6, 2016)
- Correction to Deduction calculation.
- Correction Crashing issue.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.4 (Jan 2, 2016)
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.3 (Dec 30, 2015)
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.2 (Dec 15, 2015)
- 2015 940 & 940A forms.
- Correction to News feed.
- Correction to Deduction Calculations.
- Correction to Contribution Calculations.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.1 (Dec 15, 2015)
- Correction to import prior Year.
- Export to Company name change.
- Correction to Restore issue.
- Added Exporting of employees to 1095.
- Provided a link to view CheckMark 1095 page.
- 943 2015 forms.
- 944 2015 forms.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 16.0.0 (Oct 1, 2015)
- Deductions can now be matched on employee contributions.
- Company information can be exported to 1099 without having to re-key it.
- Hours can now be accrued per quarter.
- New report for ACH for Employer Checks provides the ability to submit an ACH file to the bank for payments.
- New report in Employee Earnings that combines the Earnings Register and Hours Register together.
- New 2015 W2-4-ups and Copy A,B,C,D,1 and 2-2-up forms.
- New 2015 W3-Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 15.0.9 (Jun 19, 2015)
- Earnings Register generating to Text file.
- New York City tax table changes.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 15.0.8 (Apr 21, 2015)
- 940 and 944 form address correction.
- Correction to CASDI Rate in CA-DE9 XML filing.
- Oregon tax tables update.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 15.0.7 (Mar 24, 2015)
- Patch includes correction to year on the 941 Schedule B.
- A correction to line F on the DE-9 Form for the CASDI %.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 15.0.6 (Mar 12, 2015)
- 941 Form and 943-A Form are updated.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 15.0.5 (Feb 5, 2015)
- EFW2 Changes for Idaho state.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 15.0.4 (Jan 30, 2015)
- EFW2 Changes for Marry Land and Idahos.
- W2 Name fix.
- Where To File 941 link is placed.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 15.0.3 (Jan 5, 2015)
- 2015 tax values are added.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 15.0.2 (Dec 22, 2014)
- 2014 940, 940-A, 943, 943-A, 944 are added.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 15.0.1 (Dec 18, 2014)
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 15.0.0 (Oct 2, 2014)
- Added restricted password.
- Fix bug where 'Tenant Pro' export option was missing from Employee Paychecks.
- Fix bug where 'Connected' export option was missing from Employer Payments.
- Fix for MICR information on Print Paychecks screen not saving.
- Fix crashing issues on Mac when using 'Tab to text controls and lists only' Keyboard option (Configuration Directory Setup, Distribute Hours, Allocate Pay, etc.).
- Fix for infinite loop or crashing issue with Distribute Hours and Allocate Pay on Windows.
- Fix bug where Start New Year 2014 appears to be successful and a 2014 database is created, but companies are still on payroll year 2013, and 2013 check information is still visible.
- Change the way Payroll informs users of default Income, Deduction, and Hour Category changes.
- New Preference 'Add Extra Space to End of Lists' which can be enabled if lists or reports are getting cut-off at the bottom.
- Added Check Registered Summary report in the Employee Paychecks reports
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 13.0.11 (Apr 12, 2013)
- Shift Click when editing W2, W3, and Check Formats will fix severe cases of corruption: Fixed for Windows.
- Fixed some error messages to correctly refer to the "Add Database to List" button instead of 'Browse for Database'.
- Fixed bug that could lead to many errors if user Restores from a much older database: fixed by restarting Payroll.
- Fixed GA EFW2 problem if State ID > 9 digits (e.g. with hypen)
- Enhanced Idaho EFW2 processing
- Enhanced Maryland EFW2 processing
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 13.0.9 (Mar 28, 2013)
- Shift Click when editing W2, W3, and Check Formats will fix severe cases of corruption: Fixed for Windows.
- Fixed some error messages to correctly refer to the "Add Database to List" button instead of 'Browse for Database'.
- Fixed bug that could lead to many errors if user Restores from a much older database: fixed by restarting Payroll.
- Fixed GA EFW2 problem if State ID > 9 digits (e.g. with hypen)
- Enhanced Idaho EFW2 processing
- Enhanced Maryland EFW2 processing
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 13.0.8 (Mar 5, 2013)
- Shift Click when editing W2, W3, and Check Formats will fix severe cases of corruption: Fixed for Windows.
- Fixed some error messages to correctly refer to the "Add Database to List" button instead of 'Browse for Database'.
- Fixed bug that could lead to many errors if user Restores from a much older database: fixed by restarting Payroll.
- Fixed GA EFW2 problem if State ID > 9 digits (e.g. with hypen)
- Enhanced Idaho EFW2 processing
- Enhanced Maryland EFW2 processing
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 13.0.5 (Feb 5, 2013)
- Shift Click when editing W2, W3, and Check Formats will fix severe cases of corruption: Fixed for Windows.
- Fixed some error messages to correctly refer to the "Add Database to List" button instead of 'Browse for Database'.
- Fixed bug that could lead to many errors if user Restores from a much older database: fixed by restarting Payroll.
- Fixed GA EFW2 problem if State ID > 9 digits (e.g. with hypen)
- Enhanced Idaho EFW2 processing
- Enhanced Maryland EFW2 processing
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.3.1 (Dec 6, 2012)
- IMPORTANT NOTE: For Mac Payroll 8.3.1 and Payroll 2013 will be installed on your computer. Continue to use 8.3.1 for the remainder of 2012. Please begin using Payroll 2013 with your first payroll of 2013. Payroll 2013 will be installed to /Applications/CheckMark/Payroll/2013.
- For Win Payroll 8.3.1 and Payroll 2013 will be installed on your computer. Continue to use 8.3.1 for the remainder of 2012. Please begin using Payroll 2013 with your first payroll of 2013.
- DE-9C will now report the correct number of 'EMPLOYEES full-time and part-time who worked during or received pay subject to UI for the payroll period which includes the 12th of the month' in Part A. (used to show number of employees for each month)
- DE-9 and DE-9C will now be displayed even if there are no employees with wages to report. (used to come up as a blank page).
- Fixed Bug where Social Security number would print too high on the W2 Copy-A.
- Fixed Bug where box 14 on the W3 would be in the wrong spot by default.
- Fixed Bug where NM's EFW2 would be slightly corrupted if no State ID was declared.
- Updated CA State Tax Tables
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.2.10.4 (Feb 24, 2012)
- Shift Click when editing W2, W3, and Check Formats will fix severe cases of corruption: Fixed for Windows.
- Fixed some error messages to correctly refer to the "Add Database to List" button instead of 'Browse for Database'.
- Fixed bug that could lead to many errors if user Restores from a much older database: fixed by restarting Payroll.
- Fixed GA EFW2 problem if State ID > 9 digits (e.g. with hypen)
- Enhanced Idaho EFW2 processing
- Enhanced Maryland EFW2 processing
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.2.10.3 (Jan 27, 2012)
- Correctly format OR EFW2 state ID for the RS record.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.2.10.2 (Jan 23, 2012)
- More flexibility on default open/save locations (windows)
- 940 and Tax Summary do not include 'DD income' (Employer Sponsored Health Insurance Income)
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.2.10.1 (Jan 14, 2012)
- Fixed problems associated with corrupted Check/W2/W3 Formats
- Fixed Oregon EFW2
- Re-Added 'Rebuild' feature for checks getting out of sync
- New Year 2012 with 8.2.12 should now be OK to do, and should also work faster for large databases with multiple companies.
- Added a wait curser during new year processing so it doesn't look like Mac or Windows is stuck.
- Fixed strange "-19213898273_Auto_Backup_1-3-12.db" and similar issues.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.2.10 (Jan 14, 2012)
- Correct default of 'None Apply' for 'Kind of Employer' in Federal EFW2
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.2.9 (Jan 14, 2012)
- Correctly place 'Kind of Employer' in Federal EFW2
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.2.8 (Jan 14, 2012)
- Fixed data conversion problem with Bank Account Numbers
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.2.7 (Jan 14, 2012)
- Fixed W3 format conversion problem. The W3 formats should now correctly be updated to reflect the changes made in the 2011 W3 form. Because of the changes in the new form, user's may have to manually adjust their W3 format before printing. Anyone using the default W3 format, however, will probably not need to make any adjustments.
- Fixed 940 format
- Updated Federal EFW2 (and all states that follow the Federal format) to include required new fields such as 'Kind of Employer'. 'Kind of Employer' is determined by the user's selection from 5 new radio buttons in the EFW2 setup screen. Also the program computes Roth IRA and Employer Sponsored Health totals.
- Reset the Following "Tax Table Information" to (2011) values:
- Federal, state, and local tax tables and parameters
- Income, deduction, and hour category parameters
- Changed the 'Load 2012 Values' button in the Federal Taxes dialog back to 'Load 2011 Values'. Clicking this button will now reload the 2011 values.
- Fixes 'tax values are for a different year' problems.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.2.6 (Dec 29, 2011)
- Payroll:
- Local Tax Tables can now be created and edited again. Hooray!!
- The 'Remind to Backup when Closing' option is back, but slightly modified. The checkbox in the Preferences dialog has been changed to 'Remind to Backup when Closing Database-. Selecting it will cause Payroll to remind the user to backup (and give them the option to do so) whenever they are:
- Closing Payroll
- New/Close Year
- Switching Databases
- Restoring from a Backup
- Changed the text in the EFW2 Setup dialog from 'Phone' to 'Phone (no hyphens)'.
- New FUTA computations for the 940, 940 Schedule A, and the 940 quarter liability reports.
- New Forms:
- 940
- 940 Schedule A
- 941 Schedule B
- 943
- 944
- Fixed bug that caused the first company created/converted in/into a database to be almost completely deleted (everything except Company Info) when going to a New Year. This bug only affects databases that have had a company deleted from them via the "Delete Company" option in the File menu. And even then, it only happens if the purposefully deleted company was not the first company created/converted in/into the database.
- Fixed bug that caused generating the 940-A PDF to crash Payroll.
- Fixed bug that caused RV Record data for Idaho (ID) and Maryland (MD) EFW2s to not save correctly and fill the EFW2 Extra Data dialog with garbage symbols.
- Fix for various bugs related to database corruption of MMREF and Company's Direct Deposit information
- Updated EFW2s for the following states:
- South Carolina (SC)
- Maryland (MD)
- Oregon (OR) - Now requires additional information for "Hours Worked" when creating the file (like Idaho and Maryland).
- Fixed a bug that prevented a backup of an older version database from being restored by an older version of 8.2 once the backup has been already been restored with a newer version of 8.2.
- Prevent users from accidentally overwriting their application database, the default company database, or the currently opened database when creating a backup (and naming it "payroll_2011.db" for example).
- Don't the change the name of the currently opened database when restoring from a database with a different name (even though it's 'not recommended').
- Windows should now automatically open the '_Backups' folder in the 'CheckMark' directory instead of the '_Reports' folder when creating a backup. Sorry, no 'remember last save location' yet.
- Payroll Converter:
- Correctly convert RV Record data for Idaho (ID) and Maryland (MD) EFW2s.
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.2.5 (Dec 14, 2011)
- Updated W2 4-up form to 2011
- Correctly store/retrieve NY state tax values
- Removed rounding errors on some state tax values
- Fixed font issue on printing of checks (windows only)
New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 8.2.3 (Nov 15, 2011)
- Payroll:
- Allow customer to control where 'Authorized Signature' lines appear on a check
- Decreased font size on 'Authorized Signature' lines for checks
- Improved user messages
- Increase database retrieval speed
- Allow customization of Authorized Signature text and Lines on all Checks
- Payroll Converter:
- Sort Employees by Department error corrected
- Check, W2 and W3 formats converted correctly
- Select appropriate default check format
- Fixed the following error message: "Database Error: Unable to insert into fedTaxLines. SQLITE_ERROR[1]: no such column: NaN"
- Fixed rare bug where the first authorized signature line on checks would stop printing after conversion. This bug only applies to companies on Windows where the 'prfmt.fmt' file in the company flat files folder was removed and copied into the 'My Documents' folder or the 'PAYROLL' folder in 'Program Files'.
- Added a 'Cancel' button to the 'Search network drives' prompt when Finding Companies to convert.
- Added the payroll icon to the Preferences and About dialogs where it was previously missing.