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October 2023

05 October 2023

New Requirement to Access BSO Employer Services

Very Important: Reminder that you must have your BSO (Business Services Online) account set up immediately, if you haven’t already done so. This will be used if your district requires a W-2C online and can also be used for social security number verification service (SSNVS). You will need a Social Security online account to access the BSO Employer Services website.

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September 2023

06 September 2023

Fiscal Year End Processes - Are You Current?

Is your 2023 FYE Checklist complete?Are your ACA rows up to date?Have you been working on the Wage Theft Law Statements? There is a handout available on our website. Please call your payroll processor for assistance on any of the above. Remember, it’s easier to work forward rather than backwards.

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06 September 2023

STAR Reporting

New to your district? Change positions? Be sure your STAR contact information at MDE is correct in order to get updates from MDE regarding STAR reporting. Visit https://education.mn.gov/MDE/about/SchOrg/ to find out who is registered as your STAR coordinator. (Watch your email for STAR updates-STAR reporting)

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06 September 2023

SmartHR Tip

Pay Check Information. Is it correct?With the first pay check in September, it’s a great time to have your employees verify their pay stub information. Are they seeing their new rate of pay, if it changed for FY24? Are their deductions correct? For example: Did TSA amounts change? Are they seeing Health Insurance, if they enrolled? Are they seeing additional taxes withheld, if they put that on their W4?

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August 2023

01 August 2023

SmartHR Tip

Rate Tables. Are you using them? They work great for Pay Codes and Deduction Codes. Now is a good time to set them up! Contact us for setup instructions.

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July 2023

10 July 2023

OSHA Filing Uses Locations in SMART HR

Are you using locations correctly in SMART HR? Locations are for physical locations a.k.a buildings. A good practice would be to have your locations match the ORG codes you have in finance. If you have created a location called Subs or Mail Out then you are using the field incorrectly. As an alternative you could use department to flag your subs and use check location to flag your employees that need checks mailed out.

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10 July 2023

Are You Using Your SMART HR 2023 FYE Checklist?

Don’t forget to refer to the checklist for items you will need to complete in July. Districts that have July health insurance renewals should be building their July ACA info rows. It is much easier to build them in July than it is to build them later in the year!

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10 July 2023

TRA Rate Change Update

TRA rate change is effective 7/1/2023 for both the employer and employee share. CHECK DATE determines which TRA rate to use:For the employer share Fiscal Year 2024-7/1/2023-6/30/2024 – 8.75%For the employee share Fiscal Year 2024-7/1/2023-6/30/2024 – 7.75%

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June 2023

06 June 2023

SMART HR Tip

Is there clean-up that you can do in your database? For example, terminate employees that haven’t been paid in the last 18 months. This will help keep your database up to date!

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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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