Error Level 256 in Federal Tax Deduction

Description of Issue

One employee shows Error Level 256 in Earnings and Deductions, FIT deduction detail.  Earnings and Deductions Proof Error Report shows S - Tax Table Missing

Context
  • Payroll
  • Tax Tables
  • Earnings and Deductions
Cause

Tax Table had a gap of $50 between two brackets, where the employee's annualized pay calculated within

Resolution

Ensure there are no gaps between brackets on the Tax Table

  1. Access Payroll > Payroll Setup >Tax Tables (Search for State Code and Marital Status)
    1. Navigate to the applicable most recent effective dated table.
  2. Click on Tax Table on menu
  3. Click on Update
  4. TAB to row with incorrect Over or But Not Over amount and correct. 
  5. Click Accept. Click Return to close out of Tax Tables.
  6. Open Payroll Start & Status (Payroll>Payroll Processing>Payroll Start and Status)
  7. Search for payroll. Click Accept, click Change in the toolbar. Click Earnings and Deductions. 
  8. Search for the employee. Click on Withholding tab and click line for deduction. Click Accept. 
  9. Delete deduction from employee in payroll
  10. Click Add and add the deduction back to the employee