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Employer Accrual Tab

Use the Employee Accrual tab on the Manage Employee Earnings History screen to manage employer's liability for federal unemployment taxes and FICA taxes.

FICA Taxes

Use the FICA Taxes group box to manage employer's portion of social security and Medicare.

Social Security

Field Description
Exempt Pay Types Enter the amount for the employer portion of social security exempt pay types.
Exempt Deductions The field displays the total of the social security exempt deductions. This field is not editable.
Taxable Wages Enter the amount for the employer portion of social security taxable wages.
Accrued Expense This field displays the employer expense accrued for social security.

Medicare

Field Description
Exempt Pay Types Enter the amount for the employer portion of Medicare exempt pay types.
Exempt Deductions This field displays the total of the Medicare exempt deductions. This field is not editable.
Taxable Wages Enter the amount for the employer portion of Medicare taxable wages.
Accrued Expense This field displays the employer expense accrued for Medicare.

Unemployment Taxes

FUTA

Field Description
Exempt Pay Types

This field displays the exempt FUTA wages.

Exempt Deductions

Enter the total of all deduction amounts that are exempt from FUTA Taxable Wages.

Subject Wages

This field displays wages that are subject to FUTA. This is not necessarily the FUTA taxable wages since the U.S. federal government imposes a limit on the amount of wages which can be FUTA taxable. This field is calculated by subtracting the FUTA Exempt Pay Types amount and the FUTA Exempt Deductions amount from the Gross Amount.

Excess Wages This field displays the portion of wages that are subject to FUTA, but are in excess of the FUTA Wage Limit. This field is calculated by subtracting the FUTA Wage Limit from the FUTA Subject Wages.
Taxable Wages

Enter the taxable FUTA wages.

Rate This field displays the FUTA rate.
Accrued Expense

Enter the accrued FUTA expense.

SUTA

Field Description
State

Click to select the state.

Exempt Pay Types

This field displays the exempt SUTA wages.

Exempt Deductions

Enter the total of all deduction amounts that are exempt from SUTA taxable wages.

Subject Wages This field displays wages which are subject to SUTA. This is not necessarily the SUTA taxable wages since the U.S. federal government imposes a limit on the amount of wages which can be SUTA taxable. This field is calculated by subtracting the SUTA Exempt Pay Types amount and the SUTA Exempt Deductions amount from the Gross Amount.
Excess Wages This field displays the portion of wages which are subject to SUTA, but are in excess of the SUTA Wage Limit. This field is calculated by subtracting the SUTA Wage Limit from the SUTA Subject Wages.
Taxable Wages

Enter the taxable SUTA wages.

Rate

This field displays the SUTA rate.

Accrued Expense

Enter the accrued SUTA expense.