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January 2, 2024
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Payroll with Government Pension Instead of SS

  • January 2, 2024
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We are a government entity that has a state pension plan.  Our employees do not pay into social security but rather pay into the state plan.  I have not been able to make this work except by entering their compensation as an "addition" rather than "compensation".  Addition allows me to select what type of taxes the payroll is subject to but compensation does not.  Is there another way I should be entering this to make it work properly?

Best answer by BigRedConsulting

To eliminate Social Security from your paychecks, edit the employees and de-select it in the Federal tax setup:

 

 

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BigRedConsulting
Level 15
January 3, 2024

To eliminate Social Security from your paychecks, edit the employees and de-select it in the Federal tax setup: