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CheckMark Payroll Changelog

What's new in CheckMark Payroll 2024 (24.0.7)

Apr 22, 2024
  • Fix for FAMLI Report.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2024 (24.0.6) (Apr 4, 2024)

  • Fix for Positive Pay Report.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2024 (24.0.5) (Mar 22, 2024)

  • Fix for Positive Pay Report.
  • Latest 941and Schedule B Form is placed.
  • Fix for FAMLI report.
  • Fix for Print MICR issue for Windows.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2024 (24.0.4) (Jan 19, 2024)

  • Fix for Export Formats like Peachtree etc.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2024 (24.0.3) (Jan 11, 2024)

  • Fix for Export Formats like Peachtree etc.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2024 (24.0.1) (Dec 27, 2023)

  • Few federal, State, Income and Deductions values updated.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2023 (23.0.9) (Dec 19, 2023)

  • Fix for Posting to PEACHTREE.
  • Latest Year end forms(W2, W3, 943, 944, 940).

New in CheckMark Payroll 2023 (23.0.5) (Apr 3, 2023)

  • Updated Form 941 for 1st Quarter.
  • State Tax Values Updated for WV.
  • Fixed AR, AL, OR state tax calculations issues.
  • Fixed Federal tax calculation issue.
  • Fixed Report title issues.
  • Quarter wise Deduction Report flow accommodated.
  • Fix for Export of Employees to 1095.
  • Export to Employee Wages & deduction wages accommodated.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2023 (23.0.4) (Feb 6, 2023)

  • MD Single and Married new category been added for 2.75%.
  • ND State Tax Table updates.
  • AR, NY, UT, IL, DE SUTA Max update.
  • Fix for Tax Summary.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2023 (23.0.3) (Jan 6, 2023)

  • Various State taxes and parameters are updated.
  • Fixed Print Paychecks issue related to printing.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2023 (23.0.2) (Jan 6, 2023)

  • Various State taxes and parameters are updated.
  • Deduction parameters updated.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2022 (23.0.2) (Dec 29, 2022)

  • Various State taxes and parameters are updated.
  • Deduction parameters updated.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2022 (23.0.1) (Dec 20, 2022)

  • Updated Federal Taxes for 2023.
  • Various State taxes and parameters are updated.
  • Deduction parameters updated.
  • Various Local taxes and Parameters are updated.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2022 (22.0.10) (Dec 15, 2022)

  • Updated 940, 943 & 944 forms for the tax year 2022.
  • Updated W2/W3 forms as per the SSA for the tax year 2022.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2022 (22.0.9) (Sep 30, 2022)

  • Fixed AR state tax calculations with the latest tax values and tax tables.
  • State tax Parameters updated for VA.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2022 (22.0.8) (Jul 18, 2022)

  • Fix for 941 form

New in CheckMark Payroll 2022 (22.0.7) (Jul 2, 2022)

  • Updated Form 941 for 2nd Quarter
  • Added ICESA report for MS State
  • State Tax Values updated for ID
  • Updated Mileage Rate
  • Fixed Negative Check Message in Calculate Pay screen

New in CheckMark Payroll 2022 (22.0.6) (May 11, 2022)

  • Fixed CA DE-9C CSV File issue.
  • Fixed Federal W/H Round to Nearest Dollar issue.
  • Added Negative Check Message in Calculate Pay screen.
  • Fixed State Taxes and Income & Deductions reports as 2021.
  • Fixed Importing Duplicating Employees issue.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2022 (22.0.4) (Feb 25, 2022)

  • Fixed Deduction report issue with a new option to include Employee and Employer Wages.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2022 (22.0.3) (Feb 9, 2022)

  • Fixed sort by Department issue in Earnings Register.
  • Various State taxes and parameters are updated.
  • Fixed spacing issue in QuickBooks 2020 (IIF) format.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2022 (22.0.3) Patch (Jan 27, 2022)

  • Various State taxes and parameters are updated.
  • Fixed spacing issue in QuickBooks 2020 (IIF) format.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2021 (22.0.2) Patch (Jan 15, 2022)

  • Fixed printing issue related to Paychecks.
  • State Tax Values Updated for MN.
  • Fixed Import Hours issue.
  • Added Employee Middle Name in ACH DD Files.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2021 (22.0.1) Patch (Dec 27, 2021)

  • Updated Federal taxes for 2022.
  • Various State taxes and parameters are updated.
  • Deduction parameters updated.
  • Income parameters updated.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2021 (21.0.6) Patch (Aug 20, 2021)

  • Updated QuickBooks link for QuickBooks 2020 (IIF) and higher.
  • ID tax update.
  • NY tax update.
  • KS tax update.
  • NJDI & NJFLI update.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2021 (21.0.5) Patch (Jul 15, 2021)

  • Updated Form 941 for Quarters 2 - 4.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2021 (21.0.4) Patch (Jun 16, 2021)

  • Warning message added when checks are created out of sequence.
  • Warning message added when modifying check dates that are out of sequence.
  • Auto updating Exemption Total and Tax Credit for employees.
  • Minor accrued hours fixes.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2021 (21.0.3) Patch (Apr 1, 2021)

  • Updated Form 941 for 2021.
  • Updated SDI Withholding Rate and Taxable Wage Limit in CA DE-9 Form.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2021 (21.0.2) Patch (Jan 26, 2021)

  • State Tax Values Updated for MN, NM, CO, MS and ND.
  • Updated W-2 & W-3 , 940, 941, 943 & 944 for 2020 tax filings.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2021 (21.0.1) (Jan 26, 2021)

  • Updated Federal taxes for 2021.
  • Various State taxes and parameters are updated.
  • Deduction parameters updated.
  • Income parameters updated.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 (20.0.11) Patch (Jan 20, 2021)

  • Updated Federal taxes for 2021.
  • Various State taxes and parameters are updated.
  • Deduction parameters updated.
  • Income parameters updated.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 (20.0.10) Patch (Dec 23, 2020)

  • Forms W-2/W-3 for 2020.
  • W-2 COVID Summary Report for Employee.
  • Electronic W-2/W-3 filings for Federal and States.
  • Form 940 for 2020.
  • Form 943 for 2020.
  • Form 944 for 2020.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 (20.0.9) Patch (Oct 23, 2020)

  • Updated Form 941 for 3rd Quarter

New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 (20.0.8) Patch (Jul 21, 2020)

  • Fixed page 3 of the 941 form to auto fill the company name and FEIN #.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 (20.0.7) Patch (Jul 20, 2020)

  • New 941 form for 2nd Quarter 2020 with changes for COVID-19 reporting.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 (20.0.6) Patch (Apr 10, 2020)

  • Fixed AR State calculation issue.
  • Updated Form 941 for 2020.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 (20.0.5) Patch (Mar 23, 2020)

  • Form 941 for 2020.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 (20.0.4) Patch (Mar 7, 2020)

  • Fixed federal tax calculation with 2020 W4 and additional federal withholding.
  • CO and ND - Added 2019 tax tables for states that are allowing employees to choose either 2019 or 2020 tax withholding.
  • Note: 2019 tax tables allow employees to continue using allowances, while 2020 does not use allowances.
  • Added ND Head of Household tax table for 2020.
  • Updated tax tables for AR.
  • Fixed intermittent issues with accrued hours.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 (20.0.2) (Jan 21, 2020)

  • Updated Federal taxes for 2020.
  • State Tax Values Updated for ME, NJ, NM, VT, MA, RI .
  • State Unemployment Maximums updated for NC, IL, AK, CO, ID, HI and RI.
  • Mac Only - Rounding on Accrued Hours.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2020 (20.0.11) (Dec 23, 2019)

  • Option to set a separate check number sequence for Employer Payments.
  • Option to set employer match maximum (example- IRA cannot match more than employee contribution).
  • Option to exclude exempt income from a match such as a 401k.
  • Option to set % for direct deposits.
  • Ability to have more than 5 employer payees in one payment.
  • Ability to export/import Employer Payees.
  • Federal taxes updated.
  • Various State taxes and parameters are updated.
  • Deduction parameters updated.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2019 (19.0.9) (Oct 4, 2019)

  • 2019 W2 / W3 Forms.
  • Fixed the Tax Summary – Annual Report – XLS format.
  • MN taxes updated.
  • VA taxes updated.
  • Fixed rounding problems on accrued hours – Windows only.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2019 (19.0.8) (Aug 27, 2019)

  • Fixed the import of Social Security numbers on employee import.
  • Fixed the accrued hours problems with accruals stopping correctly at the maximums.
  • ID State tax table changes & a note to all ID employers to have employees fill out the new ID w4 form for this year.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2019 (19.0.7) (Aug 27, 2019)

  • If you check ‘Round to Nearest Dollar’ in the State Tax Values, it will be retained, even if the tables are updated.
  • Updated the NY MMREF file for New York’s quarterly electronic filing.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2019 (19.0.6) (Aug 27, 2019)

  • Updated URL links in the program directing you to CheckMark’s new website.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2019 (19.0.5) (Apr 2, 2019)

  • Updated 941 form for 2019 tax year reporting.
  • Fixed exemption total calculation based on the # of allowances for CO.
  • Fixed MO state tax calculation.
  • Fixed Direct Deposit issue in Employer Payments.
  • Fixed Direct Deposit issue when creating an ACH file.
  • Fixed crashing when Voiding or Deleting Paychecks.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2019 (19.0.4) (Mar 27, 2019)

  • Updated 941 form for 2019 tax year reporting.
  • Fixed exemption total calculation based on the # of allowances for CO state.
  • Fixed MO State tax calculation issue.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2019 (19.0.3) (Mar 27, 2019)

  • Resolved Cloud Backup issue on Windows computers.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2019 (19.0.2) (Mar 27, 2019)

  • Fixed OR State tax calculation issue.
  • Installer issue on the Full installer.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2019 (19.0.1) (Mar 27, 2019)

  • On Calculate pay window, added new field to add all incomes and gives a total for Gross Wages below that section of the window.
  • Added the ability to import hours by department into the Distribute Hours window.
  • Added option to show Employer Match on paycheck stub.
  • Added column on Additional Income Report to show 'quantity' for number of miles with mileage or number of pieces for piecework.
  • Option to Print Multiple reports at once instead of having to go to the individual reports and printing one at a time.
  • Added the ability to create “Employer” checks in January of the next calendar year, based on taxes from the current calendar year.
  • Updated Accrued Hours to allow for a carry-over date to be defined by the employer.
  • 401k, 403b, 457b, NJDI, NJFLI, Roth 401K, Roth 403b, SIMPLE IRA, UI/WF/SWF/HC - maximums updated.
  • Various State and Local taxes updated.
  • Various SUTA maximums updated.
  • Mileage Amount per Mile rate updated.
  • Added below pre-set list for Deductions.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.18) (Dec 6, 2018)

  • Updated MO and OR State EFW2s.
  • Updated 940 and 940 Schedule A forms for 2018 tax year reporting.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.17) (Nov 19, 2018)

  • Updated W2s & W3 Forms.
  • Updated 943 Form.
  • Updated 944 Form.
  • Correction to Earnings Register if Preference to Sort List by Department is checked.
  • EFW2s for Federal and the following states have been updated: IA, IL, KY, MD, MS, NC, NJ, OH, SC.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.16) (Sep 7, 2018)

  • Corrected # of digits allowed after the decimal on Deductions that are per “Hour Worked”. Can now enter 5 digits after the decimal.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.15) (Aug 14, 2018)

  • Updated NJ Tax Tables.
  • Updated MD Maximum Standard Deduction.
  • Updated TN Suta Max.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.14) (Jul 21, 2018)

  • Fixed exemption total calculations for states with manual calculations.
  • Fixed State issue on check stubs.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.13) (Jun 20, 2018)

  • Fixed exemption total calculation based on the # of allowances for CO & NM states.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.12) (Jun 5, 2018)

  • We have added a new option for Cloud Backup Service. Now you can back up your important data securely to the cloud. For more information, see the instructions under the Help menu, contact support at 1-970-225-0387, or visit www.checkmark.com/cloud-backup.php.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.11) (May 31, 2018)

  • Updated MI state exemption amount.
  • Fixed crashing in Earnings Register.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.10) (May 22, 2018)

  • Updated UT Tax Tables.
  • Updated ID Tax Tables.
  • Updated KY Tax Tables.
  • Repaired saving of SUTA %.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.9) (May 10, 2018)

  • Updated UT Tax Tables.
  • Updated ID Tax Tables.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.8) (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Updated CO state exemption amounts.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.7) (Mar 29, 2018)

  • Fixed crashing while selecting sort by department option.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.6) (Mar 16, 2018)

  • Updated 941 form for 2018 tax year reporting.
  • Updated LA Tax tables.
  • Updated ND Tax tables.
  • Fixed crashing while selecting sort by department option.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 (18.0.5) (Feb 12, 2018)

  • Added option to Suppress Allowances from printing on paychecks.
  • Fixed Earning Register issues.
  • Updated Hour Register & Earnings and Hour Register reports.
  • Various State taxes updated.
  • Fixed Medicare calculation on Check Register.
  • Fix for Database issues.
  • Fixed Printing issue in Print Paychecks.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 18.0.2 (Dec 29, 2017)

  • Social Security Maximum Updated
  • 401k, 403b, 457b - maximums updated
  • Various State and Local taxes updated
  • Various SUTA maximums updated

New in CheckMark Payroll 2018 18.0.1 (Dec 7, 2017)

  • Added more Accrued Hour options to accommodate sick pay changes.
  • Check stub now provides state and federal withholding information, showing Single, Married or Exempt and the # of allowances from employee setup.
  • Made CT tables more automated to help with employee setup.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.18 Update Patch (Aug 11, 2017)

  • Fixed 2017 W2/W3 Forms.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.17 Update Patch (Aug 10, 2017)

  • Removed the ability to change Medicare numbers for after fact payroll to fix report issues.
  • Resolved 940 quarterly liability report showing large number for Credit Reduction.
  • Increased speed of opening reports from Accrued hours fix.
  • Added 2017 W2/W3 Forms.
  • Added 2017 CA DE9 & CA DE-9C forms.
  • ME Tax Table Update.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.16 Update Patch (Jul 21, 2017)

  • Fixed rounding problems in accrued hours setup.
  • Removed an Omit from Net warning message that showed for items that were not needed in Additional Income.
  • Fix to help speed up some reports such as Earnings Register and 941

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.15 Update Patch (Jul 7, 2017)

  • Updated KS Tax tables.
  • Fixed Medicare issue in Reports.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.14 Update Patch (May 22, 2017)

  • Repaired saving of SUTA %.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.13 Update Patch (May 4, 2017)

  • Added warning message for CA DE9 Form.
  • Fixed Income and Deductions alert message.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.12 Update Patch (Apr 25, 2017)

  • Fixed Medicare manual change issue.
  • Fixed Income and Deductions Import issue.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.11 Update Patch (Apr 6, 2017)

  • Updated 2017 941 form.
  • Fixed medicare calculation issue.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.10 Update Patch (Mar 29, 2017)

  • Fixed crashing while selecting Tax Exemptions & BIN Printing Option.
  • Fixed medicare manual calculation issue.
  • Correction to CA DE-9C CSV format.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.9 Update Patch (Mar 13, 2017)

  • Added 2017 941 form.
  • Updated 941 Schedule B form.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.8 Update Patch (Mar 10, 2017)

  • Added BIN in Paystub.
  • Fixed Ledger Account numbers saving issue.
  • Fixed Social Security Max Tax values rounding off.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.7 Update Patch (Feb 11, 2017)

  • Updates to OR tables calculations for 50K+.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.6 Update Patch (Jan 21, 2017)

  • Fixed Ledger Account numbers saving issue.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.5 Update Patch (Jan 6, 2017)

  • Fixed Crashing while Importing Prior Year.
  • Updated IN, MO, ND, NM & CO Tax Tables.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.4 Update Patch (Jan 5, 2017)

  • Corrected Import Prior Year.
  • Corrected PA State EFW2.
  • Fixed EFW2 Email Address issue.
  • Reports - Title Name fixes.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.3 Update Patch (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Correction to Employer Payments Titles.
  • Correction to Employee CheckRegister.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.2 Update Patch (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Updated OR and VT Tax tables.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.1 Update Patch (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Added 2017 Tax Tables.
  • Added 2016 940 & 940A forms.
  • Added 2016 944 form.
  • Added 2016 943 form.
  • Correction to EFW2

New in CheckMark Payroll 2017 17.0.0 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Added the ability to omit employees without wages from the EFW2 fileEmployees who have $0.00 wages for the year should not be included in the EFW2 filing
  • Updated forms in the program for 2016 W2 Wage & Tax Filing.
  • Updated form in the program for 2016 W3 Transmittal.
  • Updated Electronic formatting in the program for 2016 W2 Tax Filing – this is due January 31, 2017, earlier than in past years, so make sure to file on time.
  • Added a new option to Omit from Net – now there are two ways it can work:
  • 1 - The way it is currently, without including it in posting summary - for things like tips - because these are not an expense to the employer and should not show in their accounting program.
  • 2 - To have it expense the income - for things like insurance benefits - because these ARE an expense to the employer and need to show in their accounting program.
  • Added the ability to import Employee information in a .csv file format. This gives you more flexibility if the program you exported from only has .csv option.
  • Added the ability to export Employee information in a .csv file format. This gives you more flexibility if the program you are importing to only has .csv option.
  • Automation of OR tax tables making it easier for those employers to setup their state tables for the employees.
  • Added CA DE-9C CSV format for electronic filing.
  • This is a requirement by the state of CA for those employers that have to file electronically. (Will be in a patch-currently hasn’t passed testing)

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 16.0.18 Update Patch (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Perfected PA State EFW2.
  • Fixed EFW2 Email Address issue.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 16.0.17 Update Patch (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Added 2016 940 & 940A forms.
  • Fixed EFW2 Address line issue.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 16.0.16 Update Patch (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Added new 944 form.
  • Added new 943 form.
  • Fixed NY MMREF file, removed periods that were showing.
  • Perfected EFW2 pop up windows to function the same.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 16.0.15 Update Patch (Aug 27, 2016)

  • Updated W2 and W3 forms for 2016.
  • Correction To Local Tax.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 16.0.13 Update Patch (Jul 17, 2016)

  • Correction to CA DE-9 XML.
  • Correction to CA DE-9C XML.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 16.0.12 Update Patch (Jul 17, 2016)

  • Correction to DE9 Forms.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 16.0.11 Update Patch (Mar 3, 2016)

  • Correction to Employer ACH Direct Deposit
  • Correction to 941 Form
  • Correction to Tax Tables

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 16.0.10 Update Patch (Feb 12, 2016)

  • Correction to OR Tax Tables.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 16.0.9 Update Patch (Feb 6, 2016)

  • Correction to Employee Earnings Register Report
  • Correction to Import Prior Year
  • Correction to MI SUTA message

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 16.0.8 Update Patch (Jan 21, 2016)

  • Correction to Local W/H column in the Local Taxes Report
  • Correction to Employee Earnings Register
  • Correction to Company Conversion Wizard

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 Update Patch 16.0.7 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Correction to Employer Payees.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 Update Patch 16.0.6 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Correction to review Paychecks report.
  • Correction Employee Last name length.
  • Correction Tax Summary and 940 Annual Report in Mac.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 Update Patch 16.0.5 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Correction to Deduction calculation.
  • Correction Crashing issue.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 Update Patch 16.0.4 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • 2016 Tax Tables

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 Update Patch 16.0.3 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Correction to YTD.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 Update Patch 16.0.2 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Correction to News feed.
  • Correction to Deduction Calculations.
  • Correction to Contribution Calculations.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 Update Patch 16.0.1 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Correction to import prior Year.
  • Export to Company name change.
  • Correction to Restore issue.
  • Added Exporting of employees to 1095.
  • Provided a link to view CheckMark 1095 page.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2016 16.0.0 (Jan 7, 2016)

  • Deductions can now be matched on employee contributions.
  • Company information can be exported to 1099 without having to re-key it.
  • Hours can now be accrued per quarter.
  • New report for ACH for Employer Checks provides the ability to submit an ACH file to the bank for payments.
  • New report in Employee Earnings that combines the Earnings Register and Hours Register together.
  • New 2015 W2-4-ups and Copy A,B,C,D,1 and 2-2-up forms.
  • New 2015 W3-Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2015 15.0.13 (Nov 13, 2015)

  • Correction to 943 form for Social Security Amount
  • 2015 944 form
  • Export employees to 1095

New in CheckMark Payroll 2015 15.0.12 (Nov 13, 2015)

  • Correction to Restore Backup Database.
  • 2015 943 Forms.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2015 15.0.11 (Nov 13, 2015)

  • Correction to Accruals.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2015 15.0.10 (Nov 13, 2015)

  • Updated W2 forms.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2015 15.0.9 (Jun 16, 2015)

  • Earnings Register generating to Text file.
  • New York City tax table changes.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2015 15.0.8 (Apr 21, 2015)

  • 940 and 944 form address correction.
  • Correction to CASDI Rate in CA-DE9 XML filing.
  • Oregon tax tables update.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2015 15.0.7 (Mar 24, 2015)

  • Patch includes correction to year on the 941 Schedule B
  • A correction to line F on the DE-9 Form for the CASDI %

New in CheckMark Payroll 2015 15.0.6 (Mar 24, 2015)

  • 941 Form and 943-A Form are updated.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2014 14.0.14 (Mar 24, 2015)

  • Mississippi EFW2 issue is fixed.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2014 14.0.13 (Mar 24, 2015)

  • EFW2 Changes for Idaho state.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2014 14.0.12 (Jan 30, 2015)

  • EFW2 Changes for Marry Land and Idahos
  • W2 Name fix
  • Where To File 941 link is placed

New in CheckMark Payroll 2014 14.0.10 (Dec 30, 2014)

  • 940, 940-A, 943, 943-A, 944 forms are replaced with 2014 forms

New in CheckMark Payroll 2014 14.0.9 (Dec 30, 2014)

  • W2 and W3 forms are replaced with 2014 forms
  • Tax Tables and Parameter Changes:
  • State Tax Table and/or Parameter changes for:
  • Ohio (OH)
  • Idaho (ID)
  • Hawaii (HI)
  • Oregon (OR)
  • Michigan (MI)
  • Oregon (OR)
  • Alaska (AK)
  • Delaware (DE)
  • Hawaii (HI)
  • Idaho (ID)
  • Massachusetts (MA)
  • Missouri (MO)
  • New Mexico (NM)
  • North Carolina (NC)
  • North Dakota (ND)
  • Oklahoma (OK)
  • Oregon (OR)
  • Rhode Island (RI)
  • Utah (UT)
  • Vermont (VT)
  • Wyoming (WY)
  • CASDI Taxable Wage Base increased to $101,636
  • NJDI Rate increased to $0.38
  • NJDI and NJFLI Taxable Wage Base increased to $31,500
  • Federal Tax Table changes
  • Federal Withholding Allowance raised to $3,950
  • Maximum Social Security Wages raised to $117,000
  • State Tax Table and/or Parameter changes for:
  • California (CA)
  • Colorado (CO)
  • Delaware (DE)
  • Illinois (IL)
  • Iowa (IA)
  • Kansas (KS)
  • Kentucky (KY)
  • Maine (ME)
  • Minnesota (MN)
  • Montana (MT)
  • Nevada (NV)
  • New Jersey (NJ)
  • New York (NY)
  • North Carolina (NC)
  • Oklahoma (OK)
  • Oregon (OR)
  • Pennsylvania (PA)
  • Rhode Island (RI)
  • South Dakota (SD)
  • Washington (WA)
  • Mileage rate lowered to $0.56.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2014 14.0.8 (Dec 30, 2014)

  • Fixed overzealous corruption check.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2014 14.0.7 (Dec 30, 2014)

  • The "Add CR/LF to EFW2" checkbox will now be automatically set based off which state is selected.
  • "Include Jobs in Posting Summary" checkbox enabled for Posting Summary.
  • Added a new process that checks for a certain type of corruption when opening a company.
  • Fixed a crashing issues when saving Company Preferences while some report windows are open.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause some reports to be blank.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause Deduction Match Ledger Accounts to be included the IIF export to quickbooks, even though the Deduction Match has been deactivated.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2015 15.0.2 (Dec 20, 2014)

  • 2014 940, 940-A, 943, 943-A, 944 are added.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2015 15.0.1 (Oct 25, 2014)

  • 2014 W2 forms are added.

New in CheckMark Payroll 2015 15.0.0 (Oct 25, 2014)

  • Added restricted password.
  • Fix bug where 'Tenant Pro' export option was missing from Employee Paychecks.
  • Fix bug where 'Connected' export option was missing from Employer Payments.
  • Fix for MICR information on Print Paychecks screen not saving.
  • Fix crashing issues on Mac when using 'Tab to text controls and lists only' Keyboard option (Configuration Directory Setup, Distribute Hours, Allocate Pay, etc.).
  • Fix for infinite loop or crashing issue with Distribute Hours and Allocate Pay on Windows.
  • Fix bug where Start New Year 2014 appears to be successful and a 2014 database is created, but companies are still on payroll year 2013, and 2013 check information is still visible.
  • Change the way Payroll informs users of default Income, Deduction, and Hour Category changes.
  • New Preference 'Add Extra Space to End of Lists' which can be enabled if lists or reports are getting cut-off at the bottom.
  • Added Check Registered Summary report in the Employee Paychecks reports

New in CheckMark Payroll 14.0.6 (Oct 3, 2014)

  • 941 and 941 Schedule B forms for 2014 filing.
  • Added a warning when selecting 'Exempt' for employee State Tax setup.
  • Added a notification that a check was created successfully in Calculate Pay.
  • Restored the ability to display accrued hours in the Details pane of the Modify Paychecks window by holding the Control key for Windows, Command key for Mac, when selecting a single check.
  • Fix to clear allocations when voiding a check. Remaining allocations on voided checks may cause imbalances on some reports.
  • Fix for export to Moneyworks reporting incorrect account descriptions for additional income and deduction accounts.
  • Fix issue with command list on new view scrolling to the top automatically.
  • Fix to keep current window in front when changing font size on Windows.

New in CheckMark Payroll 14.0.5 (Oct 3, 2014)

  • Fix for Peachtree 3.5, 5.0 format export.
  • Fix for occasional crashing when emailing check stubs.

New in CheckMark Payroll 14.0.4 (Oct 3, 2014)

  • Tax table and parameter changes.
  • Omit from Gross Pay on Check Stubs checkbox added to Additional Income screen for use with Insurance Benefit incomes.
  • Larger default size for the News Feed when using the Classic View.
  • Made the 'New' button the default button for Hour Categories, Additional Income, and Deductions screens, instead of the 'Load from List' button.
  • Fix for Allocate to Depts/Jobs: erratic behavior, missing or duplicate checks, Period/YTD earnings out of balance, distribution issues.
  • Fix for missing distribution information on the first check of the year.
  • Fix issue with using arrow keys to change selected cells in the Enter Hours screen and Tax Table dialogs.
  • Fix for loan limits.
  • Fix for issue with strange negative values in Department Wages and Hours report.
  • Fix for disabling deductions in Calculate Pay.
  • Fix for log entries not transferring when moving a company to another database.
  • Fix for "changing tax settings may be unsafe" warning being given unnecessarily when changing income/deduction setups.
  • Fix issue with command list on new view automatically scrolling to beginning after viewing a report.
  • Fix to create only one log entry when rebuilding employee information, instead of one log entry for each employee.
  • Fix to allow opening Payroll 2013 and Payroll 2014 at the same time.
  • Fix for erratic behavior immediately following canceling the New Company process.
  • Fix for 2012 databases automatically being added to the list of prior year databases for importing and starting new year (to prevent accidentally starting the new year from an old database).
  • Fix to prevent modifying, adding, or deleting departments while the Allocate to Depts/Jobs screen is open.

New in CheckMark Payroll 14.0.3 (Oct 3, 2014)

  • Tax table and parameter changes.
  • Fix bug where 'Tenant Pro' export option was missing from Employee Paychecks.
  • Fix bug where 'Connected' export option was missing from Employer Payments.
  • Fix for MICR information on Print Paychecks screen not saving.
  • Fix crashing issues on Mac when using 'Tab to text controls and lists only' Keyboard option (Configuration Directory Setup, Distribute Hours, Allocate Pay, etc.).
  • Fix for infinite loop or crashing issue with Distribute Hours and Allocate Pay on Windows.
  • Fix bug where Start New Year 2014 appears to be successful and a 2014 database is created, but companies are still on payroll year 2013, and 2013 check information is still visible.
  • Change the way Payroll informs users of default Income, Deduction, and Hour Category changes.
  • New Preference 'Add Extra Space to End of Lists' which can be enabled if lists or reports are getting cut-off at the bottom.

New in CheckMark Payroll 14.0.2 (Oct 3, 2014)

  • Accruals on check stubs will now show available accrued hours at the time the check was created when printing old checks, instead of showing the currently available accrued hours.
  • Fix bug preventing starting new year.
  • Fix bug that warns users some setup categories may be out of date even if they don't have anything loaded.

New in CheckMark Payroll 14.0.1 (Oct 3, 2014)

  • Tax table and parameter changes.
  • Adjustable Display Font.
  • New Preference: Save Command List Drop-Downs.
  • New Preference: Show Last 4 Digits of SS# on Checks and Reports.
  • Improved 'New Company' functionality.
  • Improved 'Restore Database' functionality.
  • Improved Automatic Tax Table Updates.
  • Company Comments Field.
  • Company Activity Log.
  • Increased max number of income and deduction categories per company.
  • Incomes: changed max from 20 to 40.
  • Deductions: changed max from 30 to 60.
  • Increased max number of employee hour rates from 4 to 8.
  • Increased max number of departments or jobs that can be used in an employee's fixed distribution from 5 to 10.
  • Third Direct Deposit Account for Employees.
  • Improved 'Next Period" functionality for Calculate Pay.
  • Employer Match Amounts for Deductions and Taxes now visible in Calculate Pay.
  • Employer Match Amounts for Deductions can be Modified in Calculate Pay when using Disable Calculations.
  • WARNING: Modifying employer match amounts may adversely affect deduction match limits.
  • New Preference: Show Employer Match amounts in Calculate Pay.
  • Enhanced the Departments/Jobs Wages & Hours report.
  • Check and Payment Printing Preference: Print in Reverse Order.
  • Enhanced Employee Import/Export to include more fields.
  • Disposable Wages Deductions.
  • Added a "fixed % applied to" option for "Disposable Wages" in Deduction setup.
  • Added an "Include in Disposable Wages Calculations" checkbox option for Deduction setup.
  • Added an "Include in Disposable Wages Calculations" checkbox option for Income setup.
  • Fixed Amount per 1st Chk of Quarter option for Incomes, Deductions, and Local Taxes
  • Import Variable Deductions for Calculate Pay.
  • Update Reminder Option: Do not remind me again for 10 days
  • Quickbooks Export Enhancements: Customize account names.
  • Export to Sage 50 Accounting
  • Improved Keyboard Navigation
  • Efficiency improvements:
  • Viewing long reports.
  • Calculate All in Calculate Pay.
  • Create checks using Review/Create Paychecks.
  • Data integrity improvements to prevent various kinds of corruption.
  • Added payroll year to icons.
  • A new frame positioning preference has been added to center windows on the actual screen, rather than centered around the command screen. This new preferences is now labeled as "Center on Screen" and the previous preference has been renamed to "Center on Command Screen" for accuracy and clarity.
  • Added a "Hide News Feed if One Month Old" preference checkbox to the View Preferences screen.
  • Improved how deductions' employer match wage limit behaves to correspond to annual wages limits for deduction amounts, as well as allowing employer match limits larger than deduction annual wages limits for fixed percent deductions with fixed percent matches.
  • Allow users to modify hour rates through Calculate Pay's "Edit Hours" button even if the employee already has hours distributed.
  • Added a "Total Hours" field in the "Distribute Hours" window.
  • When loading/reloading setup categories and prompted to replace existing values, users can now choose "yes", "no", or "cancel". Yes = reload and add new categories, No = don't reload but do add new categories, Cancel = don't reload and stop adding any more new categories.
  • When removing a database from the list in the Database Manager, if Payroll is unable to also delete the database file (and the user asked it to), the user will be prompted again if they want to remove the database even though the file cannot be deleted.
  • Automatic Backups will now by default, be placed into a new "_Auto_Backups" folder within the usual "_Backups" folder. This will help keep auto-backups separate from user made backups.
  • Minor improvements to "Start New Year (Import Prior Year)" interface for clarity and consistency.
  • Any saved employee calculations will be undone when starting a new year.
  • The trade name will now be included along with the company name on some prompts and error reports.
  • Some messages have been altered for clarity.
  • Improvements and fixes for Enter Hours and Tax Table grid controls.
  • Alternating row colors for lists with multiple columns of information, as well as grid controls. A new preference has been added to View Preferences to enable/disable this feature.
  • The default name for the "CheckMark" export file now has a .txt extension.
  • Added a 'View Preferences' option to the View menu for quick access to the View Preferences screen.
  • Moved the "Show Critical News Only" preference checkbox from the Application Preferences screen to the View Preferences screen.
  • Disabled the "Change View" menu item if the Preferences screen is open to prevent some inconsistencies in the Preferences screen if the view is changed while the Preferences screen is open.
  • A new preference has been added to save the size and position of only the command window so users can adjust the command screen to their preference but have other windows positioning managed.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented scrolling through long messages with the scroll wheel on Windows.
  • Fix to allow removing a distribution line in the "Distribute Hours" screen by entering 'zero' for the number of hours and clicking the 'Update' button. (stopped working in 13.0.0).
  • Fixed a bug with Fixed Distributions where too much money may be allocated to each department if the Fixed Distribution is set up to distribute between exactly 3 departments.
  • Fix for SUTA, FUTA, and other reports to correctly report amounts for employees without any checks.
  • Fixed a bug with the color chooser at maximum hue.
  • Fixed a bug that opened the most recent company after creating a backup if all companies were closed while creating the backup.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the News Feed to be displayed in the Classic View when changing News Feed preferences.
  • Fix to prevent screens opening extremely small after closing the program with a screen iconized (minimized) on Windows.

New in CheckMark Payroll 13.0.11 (Aug 28, 2013)

  • New View Screen vs Old: There are two View screens available for the main
  • command window; The New View or the Classic View. You choose which view to use by going under the View menu and choosing Change View .
  • Change the Screen and Font Size: You can adjust the size of each screen by clicking and holding down the mouse button on the lower right hand corner of any screen and dragging the corner for adjusted size. If you want to increase or decrease the overall font size, under the View menu at the top of the screen, there is a Increase or Decrease Font size option. You can choose those options multiple times until the desired size is selected.
  • Change the color: Personal preference, easier to see, maybe just a change of pace. Change the color of your screen by going under the View menu and choosing Change Color. Choose different combo’s from the three color bars to customize endless color choices.
  • More Additional Incomes per employee, now add up to 8.
  • Twice as many Deductions per employee, add up to 16.
  • Track up to 6 hour accruals per employee.
  • Larger comment field under Employee setup.
  • Add more State and Local tax categories per company.
  • Easy Open, better manage your companies and each database.