Social security withholding correction

[dcgates87]

I need help on how to refund employees from too much social security taken from wages. I had created the new table but didn't change it on each employee so the two pay periods in January are incorrect. Thanks in advance for any assistance.

[Zaina]

Which version are you using? An option would be to set the tax amount to manual and adjust the withholding on the next check or checks to withhold less to make up the overage.

[financialassistant]

Which version are you using? An option would be to set the tax amount to manual and adjust the withholding on the next check or checks to withhold less to make up the overage.

Hi there,
I've got the same problem. How do you set the tax amount to manual? I've tried to find a way to do this and been unsuccessful.

Thanks!
Aletha

[Zaina]

Hi there,
I've got the same problem. How do you set the tax amount to manual? I've tried to find a way to do this and been unsuccessful.

Thanks!
Aletha[/quote]

It depends on the version you are using. To do only one payroll with an adjusted/manual amount in versions prior to 11 you go into the Payroll, then to Manual Check. Select the employee, highlight the employee SSI item, click on change (bottom of that screen). On the Change Item screen you should see Tax Table which normally would be set to whatever table you are using and the amount field would be grayed out. In the tax table field, click in there and drag across the table name to highlight and type the word NONE and hit the tab key. This will allow you to type into the Amount field to set a manual amount. Create the payroll by clicking on Post. You can still print checks but this method will not permanently change the employee record.

In version 11, go to Payroll and process payroll as normal. The last screen, Verify Payroll, you highlight the employee and click the Check Detail button at the bottom of the screen. Then select the employee SSI item to edit. On the edit item screen you should see a drop down option for the tax table. Select manual amount and then an amount field will appear to type in. Again this processes for one paycheck and then will default back to the tax table for future payroll.

[Tara]

Hello, I have tried to do a manual correction in version 11.1 but the problem im having now is that when i go to process payroll it wants me to process a new payroll date. Should i choose the date for January? will this take me to January payroll to correct?

Thanks!
Buffy

[NeilZ]

Hello, I have tried to do a manual correction in version 11.1 but the problem im having now is that when i go to process payroll it wants me to process a new payroll date. Should i choose the date for January? will this take me to January payroll to correct?

Thanks!
Buffy

You should do this correction in your next payroll. There really isn't a need to correct the payroll from January, as you're restoring the extra amount withheld in the next check.