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When you close the year in Payroll, it resets year-to-date totals for pays, deductions, fringes, and taxes. If you haven't closed the year, items with year-to-date limits may not calculate. For example, this can affect taxes like FUTA_E, SOC, SOC_E, and SUI_E.

Attachment: SUITaxCalculationReport.rpt

Choose one of the following options to correct this in Payroll.

Void checks and reissue

1. Void the applicable checks in Payroll.
2. Process the checks again.
3. Review the check journal for any checks where the net pay changed:
   • If the net pay changed and you already paid the employees, see steps to correct the Payroll checks.
   • If the net pay didn’t change, print and post the checks as normal.

Recalculate Subject-to and enter correction checks

1. Recalculate Subject-to totals. 
2. Enter the correction checks:
   • See steps if the employee is going to receive another check in the applicable period.
   • See steps if the employee isn’t going to receive another check in the applicable period. 

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