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Issue/Symptom/Question
Where can I find all information related to PENTA and 2024 End of Year?
Where can I find the End of Year Guides?
Where can I review the End of Year Bulletins?
Applies To
Penta for Windows
End of Year
Payroll
Bulletins
Bulletin 1 - Preparing for Year-End 2024 and Payroll Year 2025
End of Year Payroll Summary - Coming soon!
End of Year 1099 Summary - Coming soon!
Bulletin 4 - End of Year Guides
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End of Year Guides
coming soon!
State Tax Withholding Guide
Used for setting up withholding codes in states that require special setup.
coming soon!
December Tax Kit Details
The 2024 December End of Year Tax Kit includes Federal and State changes announced prior to December 13th. This includes changes/updates to the following:
Federal EFW2 Record layout changes - RO(Employee Optional) Record & RU(Total Optional) Record were updated to add Box 12 code II Income from Exclusion OF Medicaid Waiver Payments (IEMWP-II).
Federal FICA Limit of $176,100 for 2025 has been added to the Tax Database
Alabama Overtime Wages reporting.
Alabama DOR proposes that exempt overtime wages be reported in Box 14 of employees Form W-2. We’ve added the ability for this exemption to Box 14 of the Alabama W-2s.
Delaware Paid Leave Tax Types – DE-PFL, DE-PML, DE-PPL. Review this Knowledge Base article on this new tax type and how to set it up: Setting up Delaware Paid Leave
New Iowa state withholding allowance statuses.
New Maine Paid Family Leave. Review this Knowledge Base article on this new tax type and how to set it up: Maine Paid Family Leave
Revisions to Maryland Paid Family and Medical Leave.
The effective date for MD-FML was changed from 2024/10/01 to 2025/07/01, so MD-FML will not be added to Box 14 until EOY 2025.
Vermont VT-CCC Tax Type Reporting.
Vermont State EFW2 changes - Report Tax Type VT-CCC information on the RS Record in positions 338-348.
State Withholding Updates
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Mid-Year Withholding state tax changes included:
Arkansas
Georgia
Idaho
Kansas
Michigan
Ohio
State Unemployment Tax Wage Base Changes
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Iowa
Missouri
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming
EOY PfW Patch File
Currently none.
January Tax Kit Details
The 2025 January Tax Kit includes Federal and State changes announced prior to January 17th. This includes changes/updates to the following:
coming soon!
State Withholding Updates
coming soon!
State UC Wage Base Updates
coming soon!