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June 2023

06 June 2023

TRA Rate Change

CHECK DATE determines which TRA rate to use for employer and employee share.Employer Share-Fiscal Year 2023-7/1/2022-6/30/2023 – 8.55%Employer Share: Fiscal Year 2024-7/1/2023-6/30/2024 – 8.75% Employee Share-Fiscal Year 2023-7/1/2022-6/30/2023 – 7.50%Employee Share: Fiscal Year 2024-7/1/2023-6/30/2024 – 7.75% When you calculate your payoff payroll please review your proof to ensure the correct TRA rate is being used based on your check dates. ...

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May 2023

01 May 2023

SMART HR Tip

Remind employees that because of summer payoffs, switching banks this time of year is not a good idea.

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April 2023

03 April 2023

SMART HR Tip

Has an employee’s distribution code or allocation of codes changed since they were built in September?An Account Code Transfer in SmartHR allows for the re-distribution of pay and benefits after the Payroll Journal Entry (JE) has been posted to SMART FINANCE. The most common use for an account code transfer is a change in allocating Special Education dollars. This is a total undo/re-create of ALL GLs for selected employees and payroll calendars for the current fiscal year. T...

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03 April 2023

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

All 1095 files must be Accepted or Accepted with Errors by March 31st, 2023.If your file was Accepted with Errors, be sure to follow the Accepted With Errors Instructions handout on our website to get the errors resolved. New January Rows-Have you built your 2023 ACA information rows yet? If your health plan has a July renewal, then your administrative period is May and June. Review your ACA information to determine if you need to be offering insurance to employees that worked on average &g...

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March 2023

03 March 2023

SMART HR Tip

Is it budget time? Let SmartHR’s Annual Budget Module help you out.Are you thinking about working on next year’s budget? SmartHR’s Annual Budget Module can help project next year’s payroll budget complete with employee step, salary and benefit increases. This module also creates a file that can be imported into SMART Finance. All of the appropriate finance account codes for salary and benefits will be used based on the employee’s current setup i...

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February 2023

03 February 2023

SMART HR Tip

Need a proofing tip? Calculate your contracts prior to adding timecards!

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January 2023

05 January 2023

SMART HR Tip

You may want to consider setting LIFETAX up as a per pay period item starting in January so it is not forgotten in December each year (or during the year if the employee resigns). Process, but HOLD your 2022 Q4-941 and State Filing until you receive your W-2 confirmation from us, to ensure that no additional changes are necessary.

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December 2022

05 December 2022

SMART HR Tip: Rally for Online W-2’s in Your District

Now is the time to notify your employees that W-2’s will be available online. Save your district time and money by having your employees print their own W-2. Employees will need to log into SMARTeR to consent.

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November 2022

08 November 2022

SMART HR Tip: Verify Calendar Year End Limits

If you have January 1 renewals on your deductions, this is a good time to verify the calendar limits.For example: Health Insurance, HSA or FSA deductions.

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October 2022

04 October 2022

SMART HR Tip: Let your employees update their Direct Deposit/W4 information on eR

The Direct Deposit page in SMART eR allows employees to view their district deposit information online. When allowed by the district, the employee can change the amounts allocated to their bank account(s) online. An electronic signature is required. Changes made will not be active until it is signed by the employee and then moved into a payroll. The W-4 page in SMART eR allows employees to view their W-4 withholding amounts online. When allowed by the district, the employee can change their...

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