Year-End for U.S. Payrolls
Preparing for and completing year-end processing of U.S. payrolls also prepares you for the next year's payroll processing.
Prior to year-end processing
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the entire year-end process prior to beginning your year-end processing.
- View the Release Notes for this release: What's New in Spectrum 2023 R3.
- Explore Year-End Training for Customers with U.S. Payrolls in the Viewpoint Academy.
- Because the 2023 R3 Release contains Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) mandated changes, it is essential to update to Spectrum version 2023 R3 before doing year-end processing.
- Register for or renew your Social Security Administration (SSA) PIN and Password:
- Call toll free at (800) 772-6270.
- Go to the SSA website at http://www.ssa.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm.
Tip: Viewpoint provides a data file that automatically updates the Tax Tables for Single and Married filing statuses in Spectrum.- You may download this file from the Viewpoint Customer Portal.
- The file includes all known changes to electronic tax tables for Federal and all 50 states.
- We update this file throughout the year to reflect changes issued by each entity.
