online tax forms training - sentricworkforce version 2
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SentricWorkforce Online Tax Forms
Friday, Dec. 11, 2015
Sentric
Introduction
Kim Buechel
Product Support Analyst
Questions? Hang on until the end, we’ll have 15 minutes of Q&A Or email me at [email protected]
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Agenda
Configure Tax Form Parameters Publish Tax Forms
Release/Un-release Tax Forms Tax Forms in Employee Self Service
Email Notifications Best Practices
Reminders Did You Know?
Question and Answer
CONFIGURE TAX FORM PARAMETERS Training: SentricWorkforce Online Tax Forms
Configuring a Tax Form Administrator Will receive notice of employees’ consent or withdraw for
the electronic tax form Name and email will appear in ESS under Tax Forms for
employee contact Different tax form administrator for each company
Go to the Tool Icon – Setup
Go to Job - Company
Select company from bottom. Pencil Icon to edit.
Add or edit Tax Administrator Information
PUBLISH TAX FORMS Training: SentricWorkforce Online Tax Forms
Go to Pay – Tax Forms
From Actions – Publish Tax Forms
Select Company from list Select Tax year from list Publish to complete task
RELEASE/UN-RELEASE TAX FORM Training: SentricWorkforce Online Tax Forms
Still within Pay – Tax Forms Select Company from list on left Select Tax Year from list on left Tax forms for the employees to display
Release all – available to all employees in ESS
Unrelease all – remove all access to forms in ESS
Release/unrelease individual tax form click Menu Icon – Release or Unrelease.
Employee Name - listed alphabetically (default) ESS Access - if they have access Current Consent - employees’ consent to receive tax forms
electronically Corrected form – produced by Sentric Employee Viewed – indicator Released date
To view tax form click Menu Icon – View
You may also view forms under People – Pay – Tax Forms
TAX FORMS IN EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE Training: SentricWorkforce Online Tax Forms
Go to My Profile - Pay
In Tax Form section, click Consent
Signature Required component to appear Answer signature questions, select Verify Identity
Click the Paper Icon to view form for associated year.
Withdraw consent at My Profile – Pay – Tax Form
Signature Required component to appear Answer signature questions, select Verify Identity
EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS Training: SentricWorkforce Online Tax Forms
Four tax form alerts are included in SentricWorkforce. Employee Consent to View Tax Form Employee Withdraws Tax Form Tax Form Released Tax Form Unreleased
Go to Notifications - Alerts
Select tax form alert from list – click Pencil Icon to edit
Email Template, modify Subject and/or Body
BEST PRACTICES Training: SentricWorkforce Online Tax Forms
Test the process and email communications by only releasing the W-2s of yourself and a few other key members. Go through consenting and removing consent, as well as viewing your W-2(s) to make sure you understand the process for your employees.
While employees can consent to receive their W-2 electronically, Sentric will still produce a paper copy for all employees paid in 2015.
If you plan to mail the W-2s, remind employees to verify their primary address in SentricWorkforce ESS or on their pay statement. If address changes are a routed task within ESS, make sure to provide employees a reasonable deadline to allow time for approval.
REMINDERS Training: SentricWorkforce Online Tax Forms
1.4.16 Due to tax deposit restrictions and year-end processing, January 4th is the last day to process a 2015 payroll and still make timely tax deposits. 1.5.16 Sentric will start processing 2015 W-2s and 4th quarter returns. Week of 1.11.16 Look out for the communication from us that you may publish and release your online W-2s. Also, we expect to ship all employer copies of 4th quarter returns and employee W-2 forms. All employee W-2 forms will be shipped directly to your office for distribution. 2.1.16 Furnish Copies B, C, and 2 to each person who was your employee during 2015.
DID YOU KNOW? Training: SentricWorkforce Online Tax Forms
Filing your annual tax return just got easier! You can now take advantage of the TurboTax® service to import your W-2.
TurboTax can directly and securely import your Sentric tax documents, like your W-2s and 1099s, so your information automatically goes in the right places!
QUESTION AND ANSWER Training: SentricWorkforce Online Tax Forms
Question and Answer
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