Run the Active Employees with No Retirement Deductions Taken report (GAP 24 report) to check for any active employees who will not have retirement deductions taken for the period. Corrections should be made to Savings Plans (0169) infotype if necessary. Refer to the Savings Plans procedures.
Run the Wages not subject to OASI Medicare Report to display employees who are nearing or have reached the OASI maximum for the year and have transferred mid-year between agencies. If an employee is close to or has met their maximum for the year, the gaining agency needs to create a Payroll Results Adjustment for the employee. Refer to the Payroll Results Adjustment procedures.
Mid-Nov - Remind employees to submit a new Form W-4 if their filing status, allowances, or exempt status has changed since the last time they filed a W-4 (if no changes, do not resubmit). For changes, follow the Withholding Info W4/W5 US - Copy and Update Record user procedure.
Audit employees with leave without pay for potential date adjustments. Refer to collective bargaining agreements and WAC 357 (or historical documentation as needed) for details on when date adjustments are needed and what criteria to consider. To correct a Date Specifications (0041) infotype record, refer to the Date Specifications - Copy and Update Record user procedure. To adjust a Next Inc Date in the Basic Pay (0008) infotype record, refer to the Basic Pay - Add Next Increase Date user procedure.
Run the Corrections and Returns Report to identify employees who have a rejection of their direct deposit information from their financial institution. To correct a Bank Details (0009) infotype record, refer to the Bank Details - Copy and Update Record user procedure.
Mid-Feb - Hold an internal agency year-end debriefing meeting. Document lessons learned during year end in preparation for the next year-end.
2nd Week in Jan - OFM will initiate statewide W-2 processing.
Mid-December - Verify that accounts payable has all IRS Form 1099-MISC data needed for amounts paid to the claimant of deceased employees' estates.
1st Day 4 in Dec - Key final payroll master data updates into HRMS in anticipation for final payroll cutoff. Verify no errors are immediately present following master data updates with frequent Payroll Simulations.
Final Payroll Cutoff in Dec (Final Days 0-4) - Ensure your agency runs each report identified in the HRMS Processor Guide - by Pay Period meticulously. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact HereToHelp@ofm.wa.gov immediately.