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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

• Bulletin 2 - Ordering Forms

  • Nelco Solutions Online Store

• Bulletin 3 - Year-End Tax Kit Reservation

  • Reservation form

• Bulletin 4 - End of Year Guides

If you don't receive the bulletins, please email updates@penta.com to be added to our distribution list.

End of Year Guides

State Tax Withholding Guide

Used for setting up withholding codes in states that require special setup.

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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.

• Federal Withholding Tables.

• 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. 

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!