Common Fields Used in This Chapter

Tax Area

Enter a code that identifies a geographical location and the tax authorities for an employee work site, including employee and employer statutory requirements. In the Vertex payroll tax calculation software, the tax area code is synonymous with the GeoCode. To determine the valid codes for the location, refer to the documentation for the tax calculation software that you are using.

Tax Type

Enter a user-defined code (07/TX) that specifies the type of payroll tax being processed. To set up state minimum wage amounts, you must enter MW in this field. To do so, you must first add MW to user defined code (UDC) 07/TX. However, you should not change the codes and definitions that are provided with the system.