What's the difference between regular and supplemental runs?

This table describes how regular and supplemental payroll runs calculate federal taxes, based on the default settings.

What wages are being processed

Process and pay with other?

Taxation Type input value

For this tax

Uses this calculation method for regular runs

Uses this calculation method for supplemental runs

Regular only

Yes

Federal income tax (FIT)

Annualized

N/A

Yes

State income tax (SIT)

Default state regular

N/A

No

FIT

Annualized

N/A

No

SIT

Default state regular

N/A

Supplemental only

No

N/A

FIT

Tiered Flat Rate

Note:

You can override this at the payroll statutory unit (PSU) and tax reporting unit (TRU) levels.

Tiered Flat Rate

Note:

You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels.

No

N/A

SIT

Default state supplemental

Note:

You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels if the state supports alternate methods.

Default state supplemental

Note:

You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels if the state supports alternate methods.

Yes

N/A

You defined the elements before the input value was introduced.

FIT

Concurrent Aggregation

Tiered Flat Rate

Yes

N/A

You defined the elements before the input value was introduced.

SIT

  1. Uses Concurrent Aggregation

  2. If not applicable for the work or residence state, uses default state supplemental

Default state supplemental

Note:

You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels if the state supports alternate methods.

Yes

Regular

FIT

Concurrent Aggregation

Tiered Flat Rate

Yes

Regular

SIT

  1. Uses Concurrent Aggregation

  2. If not applicable for the work or residence state, uses default state supplemental

Default state supplemental

Note:

You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels if the state supports alternate methods.

Yes

Supplemental

FIT

Tiered Flat Rate

Note:

You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels.

Tiered Flat Rate

Note:

You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels.

Yes

Supplemental

SIT

Default state supplemental

Note:

You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels.

Default state supplemental

Note:

You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels.

Regular and supplemental

Yes

Regular

FIT

Concurrent Aggregation

  1. Tiered Flat Rate for supplemental wages

    Note:

    You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels.

  2. Ignores regular wages

Yes

Regular

SIT

  1. Uses Concurrent Aggregation

  2. If not applicable for the work or residence state, uses default state calculation method

  1. Default state supplemental

    Note:

    You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels.

  2. Ignores regular wages

Yes

Supplemental

FIT

Tiered Flat Rate Combined

Note:

You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels.

  1. Tiered Flat Rate for supplemental wages

    Note:

    You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels.

  2. Ignores regular wages

Yes

Supplemental

SIT

Default state method for regular and supplemental

Note:

You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels if the state supports alternate methods.

  1. Tiered Flat Rate for supplemental wages

    Note:

    You can override this at the PSU and TRU levels.

  2. Ignores regular wages