Using the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface to Update PDF Tax Forms

Using updateable PDFs to change withholding elections consists of these steps:

1. The employee accesses the Tax Withholding Page to review current withholding elections.

2. The employee selects a jurisdiction to update.

   Depending on the selected jurisdiction, either the Federal Tax Withholding Forms Page or the State Tax Withholding Forms Page appears. These pages list relevant withholding forms and any additional information.

3. The employee clicks the specific withholding form to be updated.

4. The system displays a warning that a form with personal information will be downloaded to the user’s computer.

5. If the employee continues past the warning, the system downloads the form and, depending on the browser settings, prompts the user to save or open the PDF file.

6. The employee opens the PDF file.

   If the browser does not prompt the employee to open the file, the employee can open it manually.

7. The employee enters new withholding elections in the updatable PDF form and then clicks the Submit button.

8. The system prompts the employee enters his or her PeopleSoft User ID and password.

9. The system validates the employee’s logon credentials and updates the database (if no approval is required) or sends the request to the approver (if approval is required).

10. The system displays a new PDF file with a confirmation message and a reminder to close the original PDF.

    As delivered, the new PDF file also includes a filled-out withholding form with the employee’s new elections. If you use PeopleTools 8.55.07 or later, the PDF Tax Form Table Page includes a configuration option so that you can prevent the filled-out form from appearing.

11. The system sends a confirmation email to the primary email address in the employee’s User Profile.

    Important! Notification emails are sent to the email address that is associated with the employee’s PeopleSoft User ID, not to the email address in the recipient’s HR personal data record.

    Employees cannot update their own User Profile email address. Administrators are responsible for maintaining this information. To view or update the email address for a User Profile, the administrator clicks the Edit Email Addresses link on the General page of the User Profiles component (PeopleTools > Security > User Profiles > User Profiles).

12. If approvals are required, the system sends the employee an additional email after approvals are complete.

Use the Tax Withholding page (PY_W4_MAIN_FL) to view a list of their tax withholding information and access their Tax Withholding Forms page for a jurisdiction.

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This example illustrates the Tax Withholding page on a desktop.

The Tax Withholding page displays the employee’s federal and state tax information.

If an employee works for only one company, the Company field is read-only. If the employee works for more than one company, the Company field is editable, and the page initially displays information related to the employee’s primary job.

The jurisdictions that appear are based on the employee’s PeopleSoft Tax Data table pages (Federal Tax Data and State Tax Data) and Job Record, including whether the employee is assigned to more than one company or has withholding in more than one state, in which case the employee can choose which one to view.

Each jurisdiction’s withholding form is updated independently. When one jurisdiction has requirements based on another jurisdiction, the employee must update the forms in the correct order.

For example, Idaho and South Carolina do not allow the number of state allowances to exceed the number of federal allowances. So employees who want to increase the number of state allowances might need to first increase their federal withholding allowances. Similarly, employees who want to decrease their federal allowances might need to first decrease their state allowance. If an employee attempts to make an invalid change, the changes are not submitted and the employee receives a message that explains the validation error.

Data here also indicates if the employee has special tax withholding situations, such as if they have claimed exemption from withholding or have an IRS Lock In Letter indicating the maximum number of withholding allowances they are permitted. Updateable PDF forms are available or unavailable based on those situations.

An arrowhead appears in rows where updateable PDF tax forms are available.

For more information on the Tax Withholding page, see Setting Up Updateable PDF Tax Forms.

Use the Federal Tax Withholding Forms page (PY_W4_MAIN_FED_SCF) to view a list of updateable federal tax forms and additional agency links, if any, and access the form or URL.

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This example illustrates the Federal Tax Withholding Forms page.

Payroll Administrators can configure and control text on the Federal Tax Withholding Forms and the State Tax Withholding Forms pages to meet your organization’s needs.

For more information, see Setting Up Updateable PDF Tax Forms.

For information on using the Text Catalog to configure text, see Configuring the Text Catalog in your PeopleSoft HCM Applications Fundamentals product documentation.

Use the State Tax Withholding Forms page (PY_W4_MAIN_ST_SCF) to view a list of updateable state tax forms and additional agency links, if any, and access the form or URL.

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This example illustrates the State Tax Withholding Forms page.

PeopleSoft delivers basic instructions relevant to for the respective state jurisdiction. Payroll Administrators can configure and control the text to meet your organization’s needs.

For information on using the Text Catalog to configure text, see Configuring the Text Catalog in your PeopleSoft HCM Applications Fundamentals product documentation.

Use the W-4 Tax Withholding From approval page (EOAWMA_TXNHDTL_FL) to approve tax withholding changes that employees submit using self-service.

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This example illustrates the W-4 Tax Withholding Form approval page.

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This example illustrates the W-4 Tax Withholding Form approval page on a small form factor.