MISSOURI STATE SETUP

  • THE MISSOURI EMPLOYMENT TAX PROGRAM CONSISTS OF:
  • UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE - PAID BY THE EMPLOYER
  • STATE INCOME TAX- WITHHELD FROM THE

EMPLOYEE’S WAGES

  • STATE DISCOUNT- REFUNDED TO THE EMPLOYER
  • LOCAL INCOME TAX- WITHHELD FROM THE

EMPLOYEE’S WAGES (Tax Code LC)

  • ST. LOUIS PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX – (PET) PAID BY THE EMPLOYER (Tax Code L1)
  • MISSOURI DOES NOT HAVE ANY STATE RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS.
  • KS STATE MAY BE WITHHELD LESS MO TAX ALREADY TAKEN.
  • TAX CODE “ST” WILL BE USED FOR MO STATE TAX
  • AN ADDITIONAL TAX CODE OF “SE” (EXAMPLE) NEEDS TO BE SETUP WITH A TAX TABLE NAME OF “KS2”
  • THE EMPLOYEE’S F5 SCREEN WILL HAVE AN INCOMESTATE TAX CODE OF MO AND THE ADDITIONAL TAX CODE OF SE.
  • MISSOURI GRADUATED STATE DISCOUNT:
  • MISSOURI APPLIES A DISCOUNT BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TAX PAID ANNUALLY
  • WHEN A NEW CLIENT IS LOADED, MISSOURI STATE WAGES AND MISSOURISTATE TAX MUST BE ENTERED ON THE “PRIOR QUARTER FUTA/SUTA SCREEN”. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ENTERING THE STATE INFORMATION ON THE “MID-QTR TAX LIABILITY SCREEN”. LOADING THESE FIGURES WILL ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO KNOW WHAT RANGE THE CLIENTFALLS INTO, BASED ON TAX LIABILITY AND WAGES PAID. DO NOT ENTER ANY PRIOR MO DISCOUNT DOLLARS IN EITHER SCREEN.
  • CODE DM – MODISC MUST BE DEFINED IN TAX OPTIONS
  • THE DISCOUNT COMES THROUGH THE SYSTEM AS A NEGATIVE OR REFUND TO STATE WITHHOLDING TAX.
  • ****NOTE, IF ‘INH’ IS SETUP ON THE 2ND SCREEN IN TAX OPTIONS THIS DOES NOT APPLY***** IF YOU ARE IMPOUNDING TAXES FOR A CLIENT, THIS NEGATIVE AMOUNT WILL NOT FLOW THROUGH TO THE ACH REPORT/FILE. THEREFORE, IN ORDER FOR THE CLIENT NOT TO OVERPAY THEIR STATE TAX YOU WILL NEED TO SETUP CODE AT – TAX ADJUSTMENT. CODE AT – TAX/IMPOUND ADJUSTMENT WILL BE USED TO REFUND THE AMOUNT OF THE DISCOUNT. YOU CAN DO THIS QUARTERLY OR MORE FREQUENTLY IF DESIRED.
  • PLEASE REFER TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR “AT CODE – TAX/IMPOUND ADJUSTMENT”

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IF THE CLEINT IS SETUP FOR A TAX PAY AND FILE AGENT

(IE: STS, TPP OR INH, THESE CODES ARE SETUP ON THE 2ND SCREEN

OF COMPANY OPTIONS. INH CLIENT'S MAY USE TAX CENTRAL)

THE DISCOUNT WILL BE IMPOUNDED CORRECTELY. THERE IS

NO NEED TO REFUND THE CLIENT VIA THE "AT" CODE.

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  • ST. LOUIS PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX (PET)
  • EMPLOYERS WITHIN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS MUST PAY A PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX
  • SETUP CODE L1 – SL PET WITH A TABLE NAME OF MO0120
  • CODE L1 MUST BE ON ALL APPLICABLE EMPLOYEE’S F5 SCREEN

MISSOURI AUTOMATION SURCHARGE

This applies only for the 1st quarter.

The assigned fee must be entered into the Tax ID screen under the tax authority ‘MOAUTO’ into the Tax ID field. It is the only area available that will allow the free form entry of this assigned fee that varies from company to company.

If you have already cut the quarter, you should enter it in the frozen quarter master and reprocess the quarter.

Note: you must manually debit the client for this tax impound. There is no mechanism within PayChoice to calculate and collect this tax.

MISSOURI INTEREST ASSESSMENT DUE TO FEDERAL ADVANCES

This applies only for the 2nd quarter.

The assessment is a dollar amount that is entered in rate 2 on the Tax Options Screen.

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