FICA amount not correct in payroll for employee





Description of Issue

FICA amount for an employee in the payroll is not calculating correctly based on FICA gross.



Context
  • Enterprise ERP Payroll

  • Payroll Start and Status

  • Employee Accumulators

  • Detail Check History

  • Employee Deductions



Cause

Employee had an adjustment to FICA in a prior payroll and the gross was not adjusted.



Resolution
  1. Click on Employee Accumulators.

  2. Click Search.

  3. Enter Employee number, Year, Deduction Code, Frequency of Y.

    1. Verify if the deduction gross times the 6.2% is the amount taken for both employee/employer.

    2.  Search again selecting M as frequency to determine which month the adjustment occurred in.

  4. Navigate to Payroll>Employee History>Detail Check History Report.

  5. Click Define and enter employee and date information. 

  6. Review report to verify Employee's correct gross and amounts.



Additional Information

When adjustments are made to FICA in the payroll, the user must also adjust the Deduction Gross or EERP will continue to make adjustments in the next payroll for differences.