Wednesday, January 20, 2016

January Hotfix for GP 2013 released & US Payroll R2 Tax Update

Microsoft has now released the January HotFix for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013.  Translations should be out by end of this week.
  
There are many fixes in this update but KEY areas to install are:
  • Canadian Payroll ROE issues – see below
  • Payroll Employee Self Services issues
  • Templates are not lining up properly when printed to PDF
This code is also needed for the US Payroll Round 2 Tax Update (ONLY states of Alabama & Maine) which also has released for all versions.  CLICK HERE to view all the fixes in this update
  
U.S. Payroll Tax Update - Round 2 changes will include:
  • Alabama, Maine - code change (Collins Computing needs to install this update for you if you have employees in these states)
  • District of Columbia, Missouri, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont
The rest of the states are a tax table update only.
  
Download Links:
Once you install your window will look like this indicated Round 2 with code and tax table.
Tools > Setup > System > Payroll Tax
  
   
   
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
February 2016 Tax Update: the state of Georgia has announced a tax table change.  Microsoft will review this change with a planned release for middle of February 2016.

If you have any questions or to schedule the US Payroll Tax Update - Round 2 installation, please email support@collinscomputing.com or call (888) 391-6690.



Monday, January 18, 2016

January Hotfix for GP 2015 released & U.S. Payroll Tax Update - Round 2

Microsoft has released the January Hotfix for Dynamics GP 2015 today!!  Dynamics GP 2013 will release Tuesday (1/26) or Wednesday (1/27) of next week along with translations for French and Spanish.
  
There are many fixes in this update but KEY areas to install are:
  • Canadian Payroll ROE issues – see below
  • Payroll Employee Self Services issues
  • Templates are not lining up properly when printed to PDF
This code is also needed for the US Payroll Round 2 Tax Update (ONLY states of Alabama & Maine) which also has released for all versions.  CLICK HERE to view all the fixes in this update
  
U.S. Payroll Tax Update - Round 2 changes will include:
  • Alabama, Maine - code change (Collins Computing needs to install this update for you if you have employees in these states)
  • District of Columbia, Missouri, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont
The rest of the states are a tax table update only.  Download Link for Dynamics GP 2015.
  
Once you install your window will look like this indicated Round 2 with code and tax table.
Tools > Setup > System > Payroll Tax
  
   
   
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
If you have any questions or to schedule the US Payroll Tax Update - Round 2 installation, please email support@collinscomputing or call (888) 391-6690.

  

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Tip of the Month - Did you Know? Auto-Lock documents generated thru GP

Recently we found out that the GP Web Client cannot generate an email with a .pdf document attached (this may be rectified when the Web Client moves to html in GP 2016).  Our users still want to use the web client to generate .docx invoices/purchase orders, but really want to be sure that the documents they send out cannot be modified. 

To enable password protection on word documents, go to Administration >> Setup >> System >> System Preferences. Mark the check box that says “Protect.docx attachments with a password”. Once that is enabled, customers or vendors will need to enter the password in order to edit the document.






















If you don’t send them the password, or have it auto-generated, the recipient cannot easily modify the document.

Stay tuned for our next "Tip of the Month"!

If you have any questions, please contact support@collinscomputing.com or (888) 391-6690.


Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Upcoming U.S. Payroll Tax Updates for 2016

Happy New Year Everyone!
  
We hope you all had a joyous holiday and spent time with family and friends.

There are some changes and updates coming that we want to make you
aware of....

REMINDER: There is NO year-end update or tax update available for
GP 2010.  ONLY GP 2013 thru GP 2015R2 will receive updates.  If you are
on GP 2010 or below, you will need to upgrade in order to receive year-end
and/or payroll tax updates.
  
1. Recently, the president signed the bill Path 2015 for tax relief. 
At a glance, Microsoft says it may affect Fixed Assets depreciation values but
will know more as they research further.  For your reading pleasure, here is
2. The 2016 941 Draft form has been released.  Microsoft is reviewing this
for changes.  We will know more later on.  View it here.
3. U.S. Payroll Round 2 Tax Update for 2016:  Microsoft is looking to
release this middle of January.  This will be a code update for the states
identified as such, otherwise no need for code.
  • Alabama - code change
  • District of Columbia
  • Maine - code change
  • Missouri
  • North Dakota
  • Oregon
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
4. Affordable Care Act (ACA): HERE is a blog for you to read and
HERE is a video for you to watch if you are using ACA in Dynamics GP.
If you are running ACA on Dynamics GP and getting many employees
printing with zero after you install the update…check this blog for scripts.  
Also attached is an ACA document that talks about "Inactive" and how
to better remove them.
5. January Hotfix Scheduled…..There will be a code update in
January for both GP2013 and GP2015 to coincide with the code
changes for the states above.  Microsoft may also include some critical
bugs in there for GP2015, specifically around self-service and the
template PDF issues many are running into should be fixed.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email
support@collinscomputing.com or call (888) 391-6690.