Employee claimed exempt and taxes still withheld
Description of Issue
I have three employee's who filed a new W-4 as exempt, but federal taxes were still withheld for them.
Context
- Munis
- Employee Deductions
Cause
Three employees had the 2020 or later W-4 setting enabled in Employee Deductions for their federal withholding, however the exempt setting was not enabled.
Resolution
- Access Employee Deductions: Payroll > Employee Maintenance > Employee Deductions
- Search on the employee and the federal deduction
- Click Update enable the Exempt checkbox
- Click Accept
Additional Information
With the exempt setting enabled, gross wages for FIT will still be tracked, however no withholding will be taken.