Summary: You can create an electronic W-2 file to be sent to the federal government in Caselle Clarity Payroll.
Any income tax withheld by a third party needs to be loaded in the Organization table.
The Social Security Administration has free software available to test the magnetic media W-2 file. Go to www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/accuwage
Updated 16Oct2017
Do this...
1. Open Caselle Clarity Payroll > W-2 and 1099 Recipients > Create Electronic W-2 File.
2. Set up these fields.
Tax year: Enter a tax year (YYYY) to be used to create the W-2s.
File name: Enter the file name. Include the drive and path to create the file in a specific location. The default location is the default Caselle directory. Click Browse to search for a file.
Authorized employee's PIN: Enter the PIN number given by the SSA.
Resubmitted: Select the checkbox if this file has been resubmitted.
Resubmitted WFID: Enter the resubmitted wage file identifier (WFID) given by the SSA.
Include: Select a report type. Select No Report to create the file without printing a report. Select Totals Only Report to include only totals and electronic file summary. Select Detail Report to include employee information along with totals.
Include federal wage/tax information: Select the checkbox to include federal wage/tax information found in the RW record on the report.
Include other federal information (W-2 codes): Select the checkbox to include the W-2 code disbursements in the report (Codes J, K, L, and P are not reported in the electronic file).
Include state information: Select the checkbox to include state and local information found in the RS record on the report.
Include U.S. territories: Select the checkbox to include Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and Norther Mariana information found in the RO record on the report.
3. Click GO (CTRL+G).