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!!What's New for Tax Year 2011
There are no file format changes in wage reporting for the state of Massachusetts in tax year 2011.
!!What's New for Tax Year 2012
The following changes have been noted in the SSA bulletin for reporting Wages using the EFW2 file format:
*(W2 File) The 'Preferred Method of Problem Notification Code' field in the 'RA' record (position 499) has been removed and now shown as filler.
*(W2 File) The 'Military Employee Basic Quarters, Subsistence and Combat Pay' field in the 'RW' record (positions 342-352) has been removed.
*(W2 File) The 'Military Employee Basic Quarters, Subsistence and Combat Pay' field in the 'RT' record (positions 220-234) has been removed.
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However, the following file format changes in the standard EFW2 file are noted in the SSA bulletin which may affect clients using the standard EFW2 format to report wages to the state:
*(W2 File) A new field, 'Kind of Employer' has been added to the RE Employer Record (position 174). This is a required field.
*(W2 File) A new field, 'Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage' has been added to the RW Employee Record (positions 463-473) and the RT Total Record (positions 295-309).
*(W2 File) A new field, 'Designated Roth Contributions Under a Governmental Section 457(b) Plan' has been added to the RO Employee Record (positions 111-121) and the RU Total Record (positions 145-159)
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|Parameters, Annual Form Code:|(example: use standard form code‘HL$US-W2-2012’)
|Parameters, Annual Form Code:|(example: use standard form code‘HL$US-W2-2013’)
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|Parameters, Period End Date:|Year End Date (i.e. 31-Dec-2011)
|Parameters, Period End Date:|Year End Date (i.e. 31-Dec-2012)
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*Annual Form Code – Use the standard supplied form code HL$US-W2-2012. The variables need to be entered in this form code for specific use in the installation.
*Annual Form Code – Use the standard supplied form code HL$US-W2-2013. The variables need to be entered in this form code for specific use in the installation.
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*Period End Date:Enter the quarter end date, i.e. 30-Jun-2011
*Period End Date:Enter the quarter end date, i.e. 30-Jun-2012
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