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!!!US W2 ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY PROCESSING - RHODE ISLAND
!!What's New for Tax Year 2013
The following changes have been noted for reporting W2 wages to the Federal government:
*W2 File - RA Record – Submitter Record: New specifications have been added to the ‘Contact 
   E-Mail/Internet’ (positions 446-485) field. 
* W2 File - RE Record – Employer Record: The ‘Other EIN’ (positions 31-39) is now applicable 
   to all tax jurisdiction codes. 
* W2 File - RE Record – Employer Record: Five new fields have been added to the RE Employer
   Record (position 222-318)
    \\o Employer Contact Name (positions 222-248) 
    \\o Employer Contact Phone Number (positions 249-263) 
    \\o Employer Contact Phone Extension (positions 264-268) 
    \\o Employer Contact Fax Number (positions 269-278) 
    \\o Employer Contact E-Mail/Internet (positions 279-318)

!!Set Up
This document contains abbreviated set up requirement for Rhode Island state only, please refer to the general document ([Tax Reporting - US General]) for other setup procedure that may also be required.

!IDGV - State Registration
*The [IDGV Definition|IDGV#DefinitionTab] tab must be set up for 'State Registration' for State/Province: Rhode Island
*The [IDGV Variables|IDGV#VariablesTab] tab must be set up for 'State Registration' for State/Province: Rhode Island
*'W2 STATE MEDIA FILING' - RI state accepts W2 wage report with Federal and other state information, therefore, the Media Filing variable can be set to ‘01’, which will include state information in the Federal File.  (However it must be set to ‘02’ if a W2 magnetic media file is required for the state of RI only)
	
!IDGV - State SUI Registration
*The [IDGV Definition|IDGV#DefinitionTab] tab must be set up with ‘State SUI Registration’ for State/Province: Rhode Island
*The [IDGV Variables|IDGV#VariablesTab] tab must be set up with ‘State SUI Registration’ for State/Province: Rhode Island
*‘W2 STATE MEDIA FILING’ - Must be ‘02’ to generate State UI wage file for state of Rhode Island.	
 
!!State File Procedures 
*The state of Rhode Island Department of Revenue accepts filing of W-2s via magnetic media using the EFW2 file format, and the filing of Quarterly UI wages is not required except for payroll companies.
*Records required for the W2 reporting are: Codes RA,RE,RS,RT,RF
*Rhode Island State requires filing of the RI state file by itself, therefore, [IDGV] must be set up so that for State Registration of Rhode Island, the [IDGV Variables|IDGV#VariablesTab]:
**‘W2 STATE MEDIA FILING’ 02 – State requires its own file, do not include other state information in the state file		

!Annual W2 Wage Reporting – EFW2 Format
[RPYEU] must be run and the following selected to generate Rhode Island state file information:
|Report List Filters, Select State:|Rhode Island, USA
|Parameters, Annual Form Code:|(example: use standard form code‘HL$US-W2-2014’)
|Parameters, Period Type:| Year
|Parameters, Period End Date:|Year End Date (i.e. 31-Dec-2013)
|Parameters, Media Format:|State File Format
%%warning The Directory and Media File Name parameters must be populated or an output file will not be produced.%%

!!State Magnetic Media Reporting – EFW2 File Format

!Record Name: Code RA – Submitter Record (Same as the Federal Code RA)
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!Record Name: Code RE – Employer Record (Same as the Federal Code RE)
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!Record Name: Code RS - State Wage Record (Same as Federal Code RS, Must Include RI State)
||Column||Description||Source
|1-2|Record Identifier|Constant "RS"
|3-4|State code, appropriate FIPS postal numeric code|Derived from the State being reported, from [IDFDV] sequence 7000\\   \\Numeric code for Rhode Island is ‘44’
|5-9|Taxing Entity Code|If County, City or School district tax is reported, this field is derived from the [IDGV] 'W2 TAXING ENTITY' field for the County, City or School district tax being reported
|10-18|Social Security Number|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-SSN’ (seq 2500)\\   \\If an invalid SSN is encountered, this field is entered with zeroes.
|19-33|Employee First Name|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-FIRST-NAME’ (seq 2510)
|34-48|Employee Middle Name or Initial|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-MIDDLE’ (seq 2520)
|49-68|Employee Last Name|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-LAST-NAME’ (seq 2530)
|69-72|Employee Suffix|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-SUFFIX’ (seq 2540)
|73-94|Employee Location Address|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-LOCN-ADDR’ (seq 2600)
|95-116|Employee Delivery Address|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-DELIV-ADDR’ (seq 2610)
|117-138|Employee City|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-CITY’ (seq 2620)
|139-140|Employee State Abbreviation|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-STATE’ (seq 2630)
|141-145|Employee ZIP Code|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-ZIP’ (seq 2640)
|146-149|Employee ZIP Code Extension|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-ZIP-EXT’ (seq 2650)
|150-154|Blank|
|155-177|Employee Foreign State/Province|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-F-STATE’ (seq 2660)
|178-192|Employee Foreign Postal Code|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-F-POSTAL’ (seq 2670)
|193-194|Employee Country Code|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-COUNTRY’ (seq 2680)

;Location 195 to 267:Applicable to Quarterly Unemployment Reporting
||Column||Description||Source
|195-196|Optional Code\\  \\State Specific Data\\   \\If not used, enter blanks|
|197-202|Reporting Period MMCCYY|From user specified Period End Date converted to MMCCYY for the quarter\\   \\e.g. Period End Date = ‘31-Dec-2003’, then reporting period is ‘122003’
|203-213|State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Wages|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-ST-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-WAGE-WORK’\\  \\Note that the [IDFDV] Identifier ‘W2-SUI-WAGE-ER’ is not used to report this field because the value of Identifier ‘W2-SUI-WAGE-ER’ may already been capped by Vertex during the US Tax calculation in [UPCALC] and therefore for employees who exceed the maximum wage base, this identifier will contain no SUI Insurance wages.  [RPYEU] would then be using the State Taxable wages from Identifier ‘W2-ST-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-WAGE-WORK’ that are related to the employee Home GEO and Work GEO code to report SUI Total Wages.
|214-224|State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wages|This amount is derived from State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Wages and the SUI Maximum wage base as defined by the state government\\   \\Please read document [Tax Reporting - US General] for detail for quarterly reporting
|225-226|Number of Weeks Worked|From system derived number of Weeks Worked for the Reporting State\\   \\The system reads all pay headers with pay category = ‘Regular Pay’, that are not reversed, and the Pay Issue Date that falls within the user specified Quarter begin and end date\\   \\If the Pay Header’s Work State or Home State is the same as the reporting State, then the Pay Header Tax Weeks is accumulated
|227-234|Date First Employed MMDDCCYY|From system derived latest Employment Hired Date
|235-242|Date of Separation MMDDCCYY|From system derived latest Employment Termination Date that is greater than the Employment Hired Date
|243-247|Blank|
|248-267|State Employer Account Number|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-STATE-REGIST’ for the reporting State\\   \\When [RPYEU] is run, if the Media Format = ‘State SUI File Format’, then this field contains the SUI Registration Number from [IDGV] for the SUI Registration of the state
|268-273|Blank|

;Location 274 to 337:Applicable to Income Tax Reporting
||Column||Description||Source
|274-275|State code|appropriate FIPS postal numeric code\\ \\Derived from the State being reported\\   \\e.g.  Rhode Island numeric code is "44"
|276-286|State Taxable Wages|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-ST-WAGE-HOME’(7020) and ‘W2-ST-WAGE-WORK’ (7030)
|287-297|State Income Tax Withheld|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-ST-TAX-HOME’ (7040) and ‘W2-ST-TAX-WORK’ (7050)
|298-307|Other State Data, to be defined by each state|
|308|Tax Type Code|This field is used to report County, City or School district tax\\   \\If the County, City or School district requires to report taxes along with the State Tax information, then the following values are used for this field:\\C – City Income Tax\\D – County Income Tax\\E – School District Income Tax\\F – Other Income Tax\\  \\[IDGV] must be set up for the Local or School Registration by County/City or School district for the following fields on the Variables Tab:\\  \\'W2 STATE MEDIA FILING'\\'W2 TAX TYPE CODE'\\'W2 TAXING ENTITY'\\  \\'W2 STATE MEDIA FILING' indicates whether the County/City or School should report taxes with the State or not\\  \\'W2 TAX TYPE CODE' must contain the valid Tax Type Code as defined above\\  \\'W2 TAXING ENTITY' contains the Taxing Entity code supplied by the County/City or School government booklet\\ \\If County, City or School district tax is reported, this field is derived from [IDGV] 'W2 TAX TYPE CODE' field		
|309-319|Local Taxable Wages|If School Tax is reported, this field is derived from Identifier ‘W2-SCHL-WAGE’ (seq 6500)\\ \\If County Tax is reported, this field is derived from Identifier: ‘W2-CN-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-CN-WAGE-WORK’\\   \\If City Tax is reported, this field is derived from: ‘W2-CI-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-CI-WAGE-WORK’
|320-330|Local Income Tax Withheld|If School Tax is reported, this field is derived from Identifier ‘W2-SCHL-TAX’ (seq 6510)\\ \\If County Tax is reported, this field is derived from Identifier: ‘W2-CN-TAX-HOME’ and ‘W2-CN-TAX-WORK’\\  \\If City Tax is reported, this field is derived from: ‘W2-CI-TAX-HOME’ and ‘W2-CI-TAX-WORK’
|331-337|State Control Number (Optional)|Blank
|338-412|Supplemental Data 1|State Specific Data\\    \\If not used, enter blanks
|413-487|Supplemental Data 2|State Specific Data\\    \\If not used, enter blanks
|488-512|Blank|

;Multiple Code RS records: Multiple code RS records are generated for an employee if there is applicable county, city or school district tax information to be reported for a state.  In this case, the state wages and tax will be zero for the subsequent code RS records.

!Record Name: Code RT - Total Record (Same as Federal Code RT)
||Column||Description||Source
|1-2|Record Identifier|Constant "RT"
|3-9|Number of RW Records|Total number of code "RW" records reported since last code "RE" record
|10-24|Wages, Tips and Other Compensation|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-FIT-WAGE’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|25-39|Federal Income Tax Withheld|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-FIT-TAX’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|40-54|Social Security Wages|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-SSN-WAGE’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|55-69|Social Security Tax Withheld|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-SSN-TAX’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|70-84|Medicare Wages and Tips|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-MEDI-WAGE’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|85-99|Medicare Tax Withheld|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-MEDI-TAX’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|100-114|Social Security Tips|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-SSN-TIP’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|115-129|Advanced Earned Income Credit|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-EIC’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|130-144|Dependent Care Benefits|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-DEP-CARE’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|145-159|Deferred Compensation Contributions to Section 401(k)|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-D’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|160-174|Deferred Compensation Contributions to Section 403(b)|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-E’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|175-189|Deferred Compensation Contributions to Section 408(k)(6)|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-F’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|190-204|Deferred Compensation Contributions to Section 457(b)|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-G’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|205-219|Deferred Compensation Contributions to Section 501(c)(18)(D)|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-H’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|220-234|Filler 
|235-249|Non-Qualified Plan Section 457|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-NQUAL-457’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|250-264|Employer Contribution to a Health Savings Account|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-W’, total of all code ‘RW’ records since last ‘RE’ record
|265-279|Non-Qualified Plan Not Section 457|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-NQUAL-N457’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|280-309|Blank|
|310-324|Employer Cost of Premiums for Group Term Life Insurance over $50000|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-C’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|325-339|Income Tax Withheld by Third-Party Payer|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘SUB-3RD-PARTY-TAX’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|340-354|Income from Non-statutory Stock Options|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-CODE-V’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
|355-512|Blank|

!Record Name: Code RF - Final Record (Same as Federal Code RF)
||Column||Description||Source
|1-2|Record Identifier|Constant "RF"
|3-7|Blank|
|8-16|Number of RW Records|Total number of code "RW" records on file
|17-512|Blank|
 
!!State Quarterly UI Wage Reporting
The state of Rhode Island requires employers to report quarterly wages in state file format.  

%%information Please note that the UI wage file is created with all ‘W’ records before a ‘T’ record is created, therefore after the UI wage file is created, it has to be manipulate slightly to move the code ‘T’ record in front of all code ‘W’ records before submission to the state UI department.%% 
 
[RPYEU] must be run and the following selected to generate Rhode Island state file information:
*Rhode Island state must be selected in the ‘Report List Filters’.
*'Annual Form Code' – use the standard supplied form code HL$US-W2-2014.  The ‘Variables’ will need to be entered into this Form code for specific use in the installation.
*The ‘Quarterly Form Code’ must be entered in order to produce the UI wage file in [ICESA] format. Use the supplied Form Code ‘HL$US-QTR-2012’.  The ‘Variables’ will need to be entered into this Form code for specific use in the installation.
|Period Type|Quarter
|Period End Date|Enter the quarter end date, i.e. 30-Jun-2013
|Media File Type|State SUI File Format
%%warning If the Directory Name/Media File Name is not supplied, an output file will not be produced.%%

!!UI Wage Magnetic Media Reporting – State File Format
!Record Name: Code T – Employer Summary Record
||Column||Description||Source
|1-1|Record Identifier|Constant "T"
|2-13|Quarterly Wages|Total Wages paid during quarter
|14-25|Wage Record total|Sum of all wages on ‘W’ records
|26-34|Magnetic Tape Reporter Code|Only the CD option is supported (for other options, please contact our support department)\\ \\Constant ‘CDFILEWGR’ for CD filer’s use.
|35-43|Blank|
|44-53|Rhode Island Employer Number|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-STATE-REGIST’ for the reporting State
|54-75|Blank|
|76-77|Year being reported|Last two digits of year only
|78-78|Quarter Being Reported|Either 1, 2, 3, or 4 (i.e January-March = ‘1’)
|79-89|Employer Name|Legal Business Name
|90-276|Blank|

!Record Name: Code W – Wage Detail Record
||Column||Description||Source
|1-1|Record Identifier|Constant "W"
|2-25|Blank|
|26-34|Microfilm Index number|Only the CD option is supported (for other options, please contact our support department)\\ \\Constant ‘CDFILEWGR’ for CD filer’s use
|35-43|Employee Social Security Number|Use zeros if not available
|44-53|Rhode Island Employer Number|Derived from [IDFDV] Field Identifier: ‘W2-STATE-REGIST’ for the reporting State
|54-62|Employee Last Name|
|63-63|Employee First Initial|
|64-75|Wages Reported for the Quarter|
|76-77|Year Being Reported|Last two digits of year only
|78-78|Quarter Being Reported|Either 1, 2, 3, or 4 (i.e January-March = ‘1’)
|79-89|Employer Name|Legal Business Name
|90-91|Number of Weeks Paid|Number of Weeks paid during the reporting period\\   \\No decimal allowed
|92-95|Number of Hours Paid|Hours worked during the reporting period\\   \\No decimal allowed
|96-276|Blank|

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