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PeopleSoft Payroll for North America Newsletter – March/April 2025 Newsletter

PeopleSoft Payroll for North America Newsletter – March/April 2025 Newsletter

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Looking Ahead:

Release 9.2:  Tax Update 25-B/HCM 9.2 Image 52 is targeted to be posted on Friday, May 23, 2025.

Release 9.1:  Tax Update 25-B is targeted to be posted on Monday, May 26, 2025.

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Available Postings after Tax Update 25-A:

New Postings as of this Newsletter

(Canada) 37619535 – CAN: QUEBEC GARNISHMENT CHANGES EFFECTIVE 01 APRIL 2025 was posted to My Oracle Support on March 20, 2025, for Releases 9.2 and 9.1. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B and HCM 9.2 Image 52.

(Canada) 37670701 – CAN: NOVA SCOTIA DECREASE HST FROM 15% TO 14% EFFECTIVE 01 APRIL 2025 was posted to My Oracle Support on March 20, 2025, for Releases 9.2 and 9.1. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B and HCM 9.2 Image 52.

(Canada) 37815712 – CAN: RL-1 PDF SLIP DOES NOT DISPLAY DATA IN SOME BOXES ON IOS DEVICES was posted to My Oracle Support by April 17, 2025, for Release 9.2. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B and HCM 9.2 Image 52.

(U.S.) 36954242 – UPDATE NEW YORK QUARTERLY REPORTING EFFECTIVE Q1 2025 was posted to My Oracle Support by April 16, 2025, for Releases 9.2 and 9.1. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B and HCM 9.2 Image 52.

(U.S.) 37366896 – VERMONT CHILD CARE EE CALCULATED ON MANUAL CHECK IN ERROR was posted to My Oracle Support by March 19, 2025, for Releases 9.2 and 9.1. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B and HCM 9.2 Image 52.

PRP 37449855 was posted to My Oracle Support on April 9, 2025.  The patchset contains the following patches, which will also be included in Tax Update 25-B and HCM 9.2 Image 52.

  • (U.S.) 37449855 – MAINE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE QUARTERLY REPORTING EFFECTIVE Q1 2025
  • (U.S.) 37783025 – CLASSIC PLUS: MAINE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE QUARTERLY REPORTING EFFECTIVE Q1 2025

(U.S.) 37450469 – MAINE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE QUARTERLY REPORTING EFFECTIVE Q1 2025 was posted to My Oracle Support on April 11, 2025, for Release 9.1. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B.

PRP 37450509 was posted to My Oracle Support on April 29, 2025.  The patchset contains the following patches, which will also be included in Tax Update 25-B and HCM 9.2 Image 52.

  • (U.S.) 37450509 – WAGE AND HOUR QUARTERLY REPORTING FOR DELAWARE PAID LEAVE EFFECTIVE Q1 2025
  • (U.S.) 37687768 – ADJUST STATE FICA WAGES FOR DELAWARE PAID LEAVE UNDER FICA(MEMO) TAX CLASS FOR SEC 125 BEFORE-TAX DEDUCTIONS AND TAXABLE BENEFITS
  • (U.S.) 37687832 – UPDATE STATE FICA MEMO BALANCES -CLASSIC PLUS MIGRATION
  • (U.S.) 37787833 – COBOL COMPILE ERROR IN PSPTCALC ON DB2 PLATFORM
  • (U.S.) 37862026 – DELIVER ADDITIONAL TAXABLE GROSS DEFINITION TABLE UPDATE TO SUPPORT DELAWARE PAID LEAVE CALCULATIONS
  • (U.S.) 37868665 – CLASSIC PLUS: WAGE AND HOUR QUARTERLY REPORTING FOR DELAWARE PAID LEAVE EFFECTIVE Q1 2025
  • (U.S.) 37868078 – MODIFY NEW YORK QUARTERLY REPORTING PROGRAM TO INCLUDE ONE COMPANY PER FILE OPTION
  • (U.S.) 35501340 – WA PFML TAXABLE GROSS INCORRECT FOR EARNINGS WITH TAX PERIODS GREATER THAN 1
  • (U.S.) 37257088 – ADDITIONAL MASSACHUSETTS TAX AMOUNTS NOT WITHHELD AFTER TAX UPDATE 24-B

(U.S.) 37450578 – MODIFICATIONS TO SUPPORT WAGE AND HOUR QUARTERLY REPORTING FOR DELAWARE PAID LEAVE EFFECTIVE Q1 2025 was posted to My Oracle Support on April 30, 2025, for Release 9.1. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B.

(U.S.) 37665414 – WASHINGTON LTC WAGES TO CALCULATE ONLY WHEN UI JURISDICTION CHECK BOX SELECTED – ADDITIONAL CHANGES was posted to My Oracle Support by March 31, 2025, for Releases 9.2 and 9.1. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B and HCM 9.2 Image 52.

(U.S.) 37675830 – UPDATE MINNESOTA GENERAL GARNISHMENT RULE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2025 was posted to My Oracle Support by April 4, 2025, for Releases 9.2 and 9.1. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B and HCM 9.2 Image 52.

(U.S.) 37687738 – FORM W-2C AUDIT REPORT IS PRINTING BLANK AMOUNTS ON MICROSOFT SQL SERVER was posted to My Oracle Support by March 24, 2025, for Releases 9.2 and 9.1. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B and HCM 9.2 Image 52.

(U.S.) 37847177 – UPDATE NEW YORK QUARTERLY REPORTING EFFECTIVE Q1 2025 – ADDITIONAL CHANGES was posted to My Oracle Support on April 23, 2025, for Releases 9.2 and 9.1. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B and HCM 9.2 Image 52.

(U.S.) 37868089 – MODIFY NEW YORK QUARTERLY REPORTING PROGRAM TO INCLUDE ONE COMPANY PER FILE OPTION was posted to My Oracle Support on April 30, 2025, for Release 9.1. The update will also be included in Tax Update 25-B.

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Legislative Monitoring

Canada

United States

Delaware Paid Leave Updates

PeopleSoft has delivered multiple patches and documentation for Delaware Paid Leave. We recommend that customers apply all updates to be current with all calculation and reporting functionalities.

Review the document to understand the eligibility, setup, configuration, classification status, wage statements, conversion, and quarterly reporting.

Documentation (My Oracle Support Doc ID 2820620.2):

  • Delaware Paid Leave Version 3
  • Wage and Hour Quarterly Reporting for Delaware Paid Leave Program

Delaware Paid Leave Patches:

  • 36680172 – DELAWARE PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS EFFECTIVE 01 JANUARY 2025
  • 37234324 – COBOL AND OBJECT CHANGES REQUIRED TO SUPPORT DELAWARE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
  • 37332744 – E&G: OBJECT CHANGES REQUIRED TO SUPPORT DELAWARE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
  • 37401247 – DELAWARE PROGRAM FUNDING CONFIGURATION TABLE UPDATE EFF 01 JAN 2025
  • 37454524 – PROGRAM FUNDING CONFIGURATION: WAIVER OF COVERAGE PROCESSING
  • 37450509 – WAGE AND HOUR QUARTERLY REPORTING FOR DELAWARE PAID LEAVE EFFECTIVE Q1 2025
  • 37687768 – ADJUST STATE FICA WAGES FOR DELAWARE PAID LEAVE UNDER FICA(MEMO) TAX CLASS FOR SEC 125 BEFORE-TAX DEDUCTIONS AND TAXABLE BENEFITS
  • 37687832 – UPDATE STATE FICA MEMO BALANCES -CLASSIC PLUS MIGRATION
  • 37787833 – COBOL COMPILE ERROR IN PSPTCALC ON DB2 PLATFORM
  • 37862026 – DELIVER ADDITIONAL TAXABLE GROSS DEFINITION TABLE UPDATE TO SUPPORT DELAWARE PAID LEAVE CALCULATIONS
  • 37868665 – CLASSIC PLUS: WAGE AND HOUR QUARTERLY REPORTING FOR DELAWARE PAID LEAVE EFFECTIVE Q1 2025

SECURE 2.0 Act

The IRS announces administrative transition period for new Roth catch up requirement; catch-up contributions still permitted after 2023.  As a reminder, this two year administrative transition (delay) period is ONLY for Section 603 and does not address the other 91 provisions of SECURE 2.0.

PeopleSoft SECURE 2.0 Act Blogs:

My Oracle Support Documents:

Maryland Family and Medical Leave Delayed Implementation

On February 14, 2025, the Maryland Department of Labor announced a delay in the implementation of the Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program, with payroll deductions scheduled to start January 1, 2027.

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Anne’s Thoughts

PeopleSoft RECONNECT Live! at BLUEPRINT4D

The annual PeopleSoft RECONNECT Live! at BLUEPRINT4D conference will be held from June 9 to 13, 2025 at the Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada.   The PeopleSoft strategists love this conference because we can interact with our customers in person.  We are ready to show our many exciting new features and future vision like the New PeopleSoft Landing Page.

I am incredibly excited about the conference this year because of the features I will show for the Payroll for North America product and what we have planned for our future.   We take what you tell through PeopleSoft Ideas seriously and work towards those goals.

A preview of some of the PeopleSoft RECONNECT Live! sessions:

  • PeopleSoft Update and Investment Strategy – Paco Aubrejuan
  • PeopleSoft HCM, Learning, and HR HelpDesk Product Update and Roadmap – Russell Broom
  • PeopleSoft Technology Update – Sasank Vemana
  • Rethinking the Modern User Experience with the New PeopleSoft Landing Page – Russell Broom & Sasank Vemana
  • Exploring Generative AI for PeopleSoft: Opportunities and Real-World Use Cases – Alex Man
  • PeopleSoft Payroll for North America Update and Roadmap – Anne Leung
  • PeopleSoft Global Payroll Update and Roadmap – Lourdes Hernandez
  • PeopleSoft Time & Attendance Update and Roadmap – Anne Leung & Lourdes Hernandez
  • Human Resources Update and Roadmap – Julie Alonso
  • Explore Our Continual Improvement to PeopleSoft Benefits for the Employee and the Administrator – Tammy Boyles
  • Tuition Reimbursement Feature is Coming to a PeopleSoft System Near You – Jeremy Pelley
  • Get the Most from Life Cycle Management (LCM) Insights – Dan Iverson
  • Page and Field Configurator Update and Roadmap – Joe Willever & Kelly Mills

Come join us and please be sure to come say, “Hi!” to me at the conference.     Register for the conference through Quest Oracle Community.

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Recommended PeopleSoft Blogs and Videos (https://blogs.oracle.com/peoplesoft)

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The Quest Oracle Community PeopleSoft Payroll for North America Special Interest Group (SIG) meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Please join us. This is an informative meeting with lively conversation. We always welcome your participation and contribution.

Thanks to Nicole Apostola for leading these.

To register for the Payroll for North America SIG meetings:  New registration will be available in January 2025 on the Quest Oracle Community website.

Join the Quest Oracle Community PeopleSoft Payroll for North America SIG.

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Upcoming Conferences/Webinars

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Helpful Links

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PeopleSoft Payroll for North America Newsletter – March/April 2025 Newsletter