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Where can I find all information related to PENTA and 2022 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

Changes from 2022 End of Year Information

NEW: We're excited to announce that Penta has selected a new preferred paper form supplier, Nelco Solutions!

Why did we make the change to Nelco Solutions?

To simplify your end of year paper purchasing needs with a company that has a modern online ordering process and fantastic customer support
Standardize our W-2 and 1099 generation program and simplify the printing process
They have been in the W-2 and 1099 form industry a long time, they understand our needs and they understand your needs
They have equivalent form sizes to reduce programmatic changes which eases the end of year tax kit delivery process

NEW: W-2 Form MW1284 (Four Down Style) will be deprecated as of this End of Year tax kit delivery and will no longer be selectable in PENTA.

Bulletins

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End of Year Guides

State Tax Withholding Guide

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

State Tax Withholding Guide

December Tax Kit Details

The 2022 December End of Year Tax Kit includes Federal and State changes announced prior to December 9th. This includes changes/updates to the following:

Federal FICA wage base
Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave
Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave
Effective 2023/01/01 the withholding rate will be the default 2.0% for all 8 Arizona State Codes. We are changing the Names for the 7 'special' Arizona State Codes to be 'Arizona - Obsolete 2023'. All Arizona employees should be submitting a new Form A-4. Customers should use the Fixed Withholding Pct for employees who submit a new Form A-4 and choose a withholding percent other than 2.0%.

State Withholding Updates

Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Idaho
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
- New York - Yonkers
South Carolina
Utah
Virginia

State UC Wage Base Updates

Arizona
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kentucky
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

EOY PfW Patch File

Due to the change in EFW and 1099 generation, there will need to be a screen change to the W-2 and 1099 Generation window which means there will be a patch this year.

The patch follows the normal naming structure and ends in "COMP000694."

Patches will be uploaded to your downloads page and to the Penta Product Installer if you have indicated in the past that you use it. If you have any issues accessing the patch file please submit a support ticket.

Reminder that you are not to install the patch until after the EOY confirmation email from PENTA.

If you are a hosted customer then the patch will be installed as part of the tax kit update.

More details on how to install the patch is located here.

January Tax Kit Details

The 2022 January Tax Kit includes Federal and State changes announced prior to January 13th. This includes changes/updates to the following:

Federal withholding tables

State Withholding Updates

- Illinois
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- Vermont

State UC Wage Base Updates

Alaska
Arkansas
Illinois
North Carolina
Oregon
Rhode Island