Using Custom Feature Codes

Controls when access to 2019 W-4 filing statuses is removed/displayed since users might delay converting to the new form and need to continue accessing these older records.

If you activate the 2019STATUSES custom feature code, the following options display in the Federal Tax Filing field on the HR|Change|Employee Tax form:

If you remove this custom feature code, these options no longer display. However, any employees with one of these settings already configured remains in this status.

Updates A/R Master on save of matching Client Master.

Segregates ACH files into separate accounts.

When a payroll batch is dated such that ACH cannot be processed, the system stops the posting process rather than displaying a warning and converting ACH payments to checks. ACH causes POST to halt, if batch date fails ACH tests.

Does not 'Net' ACH journal transactions for the same employee.

Sets ACH Effective Date to tomorrow's date.

This is specifically if your bank does not allow for same-day dated pre-notes, etc. If the field under System Parameters has an N, it uses today’s date but if you add the feature code it overrides that date with tomorrow’s date.

Allows entry of SSN as 999.

Allows duplicate deduction codes for employees.

Allows registering employees in the tandem environment.

Allows New Hire Alternate Employees for WS managers. Allows all users of the New Hire form to select one of the alternate employers defined in Client Details instead of the client’s primary employer. This applies to worksite managers and trusted advisors of all clients in the system.

Allows processing of backdated Lave Request processing for worksite managers and trusted advisors.

Allows Internal Payroll Users to select from ALL pay codes and deduction codes. By default, users do not see any pay or deduction codes except those specified in the Client Details Control tab. If service providers need to see all codes, then your organization must enable this custom feature code.

When you enable this feature code, the following happens:

When you do not enable this feature code, the following happens:

Uses Alternate Hawaii TDI Calculation.

Used for BDS download. Six state/local taxes maximum.

Deducts benefits prior to 401(k) when insufficient pay.

To override at the client level, use client custom feature code NO-BENEFIT-B4-401K. See Specifying Client Custom Feature Codes.

Does not allocate Admin Fees to Expense Reimburse Pay.

Enables new rate in effect for this month, if person's birthday occurs on the first of this month and is a new rate change.

Turns off email notifications for WSM/WTA for HR Action Approvals/Denials. Disables the notification email that would otherwise be sent to worksite users to let them know the results of their requested HR action (either denied or approved). This is associated with the HR Actions Resolution template type in Email Services.

Blocks Puerto Rico employee withholding for all pay dates in December.

When this feature code is enabled, the system will use different logic when determining whether to report a particular California tax deduction code on the client (C) or service provider (P) level:

Displays Dependents on the Census Report.

Performs a CheckFile (for ODBC) and an mvQ (for Web ONLY).

Stores Client Accounting Data as DB/CR instead of all +/.

Adds "In Service To:" client information to check.

For Custom PEO G/L Accounting Only: Revenue can use <<CLIENTBATCH>> tag.

Defaults to Non Resident certificates.

Defaults to Employee State W4.

Defaults 'Catch Up Starts at Limit' field to "N."

Withholds PA Local EIT for employees working out of state.

Calculates EE NYSDI only using weekly rate.

Removes Elastic ("TF") ACH transactions on post.

Uses Client PC Email to email invoices, not HRPWE based email.

Asks to Exclude Corporate Data from Tax Reports.

Expense Check stub (Limited Display).

Blocks ability to enroll Business Owner in Pre-Tax FSA/HSA Plans.

Blocks ability to enroll Business Owner in Pre-Tax FSA/HSA Plans.

Defaults "Supports Others" to "Y" if EE Fed F/S=Married with 2+ Depend.

Activates the Global PTO feature set, which enables you to create system-level PTO plans and assign those plans to specific states and worksite locations, defined by GeoCode ranges. For complete details, see the task sheet on Setting Up Global PTO Plans.

Great Plains: Break Journals per Batch.

Great Plains: Create Single Employer Export Files.

Generates Guam-specific tax code for Federal tax.

Hides the Tobacco User option so it does not display in Employee Portal.

Hides the Blind option so it does not display in Employee Portal.

Computes the PEO HSA Match if present.

This custom feature code accommodates the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy in response to COVID‑19 that allows Form I-9 Section 2 List B documents with expiration dates of March 1, 2020, or greater for states offering extensions.

Invoices allow duplicate detail lines to display in the invoice so that all detail items correctly display and their totals match what displays in the invoice summary.

Note:  If you only want to display duplicate detail lines for certain billing events, you can opt to disable this feature code and instead use the Display Duplicate Detail Lines option on the Billing Events form. Please note that this setting will then apply to all clients in your system who use that billing event. See the Billing Events setup topic for details about setting up this feature.

Restarts the legacy payroll process instead of stopping each time the system encounters an error. The process tracks the issue that caused the error and moves forward to the next employee. All vouchers successfully processed during the prior run are preserved, and the payroll process restarts only on those employees where errors were encountered.

Enables Multi-Company Tax Calculation.

When the CFC is enabled, Tip Credit Makeup is only triggered when an employee is paid under minimum wage for a specific charge date. If the payroll period spans two minimum wage effective dates and the charge dates are correctly assigned based on those effective dates, minimum wage calculations will be based on the minimum wage in effect at the time of that charge date.

Prints Invoices via mvQuery instead of PCL2PDF.

Allows User to move from New hire to Emp Details.

No Client Template Options Required.  

When this feature code appears, the Payroll Option Templates will be source from a global list and will not need to be setup at the client level. Removes the requirement for assigning payroll option templates to clients.See Payroll Option Templates Overview for details on this feature.

Does NOT default retirement match start.

Does NOT show tip allowance on pay stubs.

Displays OH Non-Resident Local Taxable Wages on PTS file.  

If this feature code is used, the Taxable Wages display on MasterTax PTS file.

On PayCard Routing Codes, allows additional Balance Prenote that auto replaces.

Allows PAYEE CODE lookup to use ID field not name.

Displays field to enter Pay Change % Limit that is the % increase requiring approval.

Suppresses the call to ASI's alternative custom pay register report.

Adds per diem back to regular pay on check stub.

Uses the precalc federal tax for accumulated multiple payrolls with the same period ending date. (See MCTAXCALC-GLOBAL.)

Requires user to enter the Direct Deposit Account number twice for validation on the Employee Deposit form (accessed from the Deposit tab on the Employee Details form) and the New Hire form (accessed from the HR|Action menu). (This validation helps avoid typographical errors.)

When you enable this custom feature code, the following happens on the Employee Details form:

Requires user to enter the ID twice for validation for the following fields on the Tax tab in the Client Details form, which helps avoid typographical errors:

Enables editing the time sheet allocation details for an employee scheduled payment by clicking an "Edit" icon on the Scheduled Payments form. You can assign time sheet locations, projects, and other entities (such as Departments or Divisions) that differ from the employee's home locations and assignments.

Separates Fringe Earnings on Check Stub.

Uses ALT version of 1095 third-party download. This feature code builds the 1094 Counts Report based on the Employer ID involved and not based on the client ID, which is the default.

Enables client-based fields for G/L Allocation and Suppresses Labor Allocations, which are available at the system and client level.

Displays obsolete locations when setting up Data Security for worksite managers and trusted advisors (accessed from the Users form).

Displays warning message when pay limits are applied during initialization.

Displays Social Security Numbers (SSNs) in the Client Tax Register Report and the Tax Register Detail Report.

Makes entry of state W4 information required on new hire entry.

Summarizes shift code descriptions on check stub, if they are numbers.

Suppresses error message that pops up concerning payroll reports in client details Payroll tab.

Suppresses minimum/maximum pay check during INIT.

Delays benefit enrollments for new hires. Use when the benefits setup for your organization is not complete. The system enforces this in conjunction with the Benefits Rules Good Through Date field in the Client Details Benefits tab. See Suspending Benefit Enrollments for more information on other related settings.

Taxes Federal Supplemental Pay as Regular Pay.

Displays a warning instead of initiating a hard stop when the system encounters Tax form completion errors during payroll calculation. (Payroll continues calculating after you click Continue.)

Allows entering over 200 characters in the Termination Explanation on the Other tab in the Employee Details form.

Calculates OR Transit tax based on employee's Home Location zip code.

Suppresses build time sheets for special batch add.

Enables updating of the Reversal/Void Date on the Employee Payroll Voucher Reversal form during employee payroll voucher reversals.

Important! Since this is a global setting, if you enable this feature code it impacts the Reversal/Void Date field for all users who have access to process voids.

Automatically assigns an employee number that is one greater than the highest number for new employees of clients that have the Auto Employee Number option selected in the Client Details Control tab. (The default behavior for Auto Employee Number without this feature code is to assign the next available number to new employees.)

Checks for position in a given Worksite Location on New Hire form. The New Hire form requires users to select a position with the following defined for the worksite location’s state:

Validates dependents entered on group benefits enrollment screen.

Assigns Virgin Island FIT to tax code 78-10.

Sets a voluntary deduction code to be paid through a specific direct deposit account.

Suppresses the leading "705" prefix for the state of Wisconsin.

Note: Enabling the WISUPPRESS705 custom feature code prevents the leading "705" prefix from printing in the ACH download file. (To re-enable printing, remove the custom feature code from the feature code list.)