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Issue/Symptom/Question
Where can I find all information related to PENTA and 2020 End of Year?
Where can I find the End of Year Guides?
Where can I review the past End of Year Bulletins?
Applies To
Penta for Windows
Bulletins
- Bulletin 1 - Preparing for Year-End 2020 and Payroll Year 2021
- Bulletin 2 - Ordering Forms
- Bulletin 3 - Year End Tax kit Reservation
- Bulletin 4 - End of Year Guides
End of Year Guides
State Tax Withholding Guide
Used for setting up withholding codes in states that require special setup. Updated as of 1/1/20 and the next update will be published in January 2021 if any changes are neededthere have been no updates for 2021.
2020 State Tax Withholding Guide Jan 2020
December Tax Kit Details
The 2020 December End of Year Tax Kit includes Federal and State changes announced prior to December 9th. This includes changes/updates to the following:
- Federal withholding tables
- Federal FICA wage base
- 1099-NEC (paper and electronic)
- 1099-MISC (paper and electronic)
- FFCRA box 14 reporting
- Ohio RITA W2 Reporting
- Ohio local W2 Reporting (Bowling Green, Columbus, Maumee and Toledo only)
State withholding updates
Arkansas
California
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
South Carolina
State UC Wage Base updates
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Oregon
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming
Patch Details
If your environment requires a patch to be installed then please go to your downloads page and download and install the patch for COMP000670. This is the patch related to this End of Year and includes screen changes for the 1099 process to support 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC.
Reminder:
- Install the patch file on your production client machines
- If you are using centralized production.ini files:
- If you are unsure if you use a central .ini file please review this Knowledge Base article.
- Find the patch.ini file that was installed with the tax kit update. This will be in the ‘Installation Directory’ usually located here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Penta Technologies, Inc\Penta for Windows
- The patch.ini builds upon previously installed patches and will need to be copied to the centralized location.
- Copy the patch.ini file to the Central Location for the production environment after the patch is installed. Both the ‘Installation Directory’ and the Central location should have the same patch.ini file.
January Tax Kit Details
The 2021 January Tax Kit includes State changes announced prior to January 15th. This includes changes/updates to the following:
- Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave: CT-FML withholding
State withholding updates
Colorado
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
State UC Wage Base updates
Alaska
Arkansas
Delaware (revised)
Kentucky
Nevada
North Carolina
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Virgin Islands
Washington
Delivery of the January Tax Kit does not require scheduling as it includes table only changes that do not require downtime or users to be out of PENTA.