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March 2025 Tax Update

2025 March Tax Update Release Notes

Released: 2025-3-20

important

  • You must be using ReadyPay and ReadyPay Services version 3.66.0.10 (or higher) to install this tax update.

  • The Dev. ticket number format is changing from RPO-nnnn to TAPS-nnnn.

  • FL SUI paper return updates have yet to be verified by the agency. An additional tax update will be required after the agency has verified the changes.

  • High Impact ticket in this update: LA paper returns now include a bar code. You must install the updated .dll mentioned in the installation instructions to produce a correctly formatted return.

Installation Instructions​

  1. Download the 2025MarTaxUpdate.zip file from the bottom of this article.

  2. Unzip the 2025MarTaxUpdate.zip file, which contains 40 tax form files (.PDF and .EMF), and 1 .dll file.

  3. Copy the 40 tax form files to your ReadyPay shared TaxForms folder, overwriting any existing files.

  4. Stop all instances of the ReadyPay .Net Process Server service in your service bureau environment.

  5. Copy the 1 .dll file to every computer in your service bureau environment with ProcessServer.NET installed,  thus overwriting the existing file . The default file location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Millennium 3\

  6. Stop all but one instance of the Ready Pay Process Server service on your classic Process Servers in your service bureau environment.

  7. SyncUP to Taslar to receive tax updates.

  8. Restart all instances of your Ready Pay Process Server and ReadyPay .Net Process Server services .

  9. Copy the 40 tax form files to your ReadyPay Online environment's shared TaxForms folder, overwriting any existing files.

  10. SyncUP RPO to ReadyPay to push the tax updates to RPO.

  11. Restart your RPO process server(s).

  12. Recycle your RPO web server's AppPool.

Release Notes​

TicketRelease Notes
RPO-3068AZ SUI paper return has been updated for 2025.
RPO-3069CT withholding paper return has been updated for 2025.
RPO-2867DE Paid Family Leave eFile and ACH Credit payment method have been added.

Tasks added:

- DEPFLC task will produce a generic type deposit report. Running the payments tab on the quarterly screens will generate the deposit.

- DEPFLCEFILE task will produce the CSV file referenced in the agency's specs.

N.B.:

To use the ACH Credit payment method, you must add the following ACH Scripting (System > Setup > Misc tab > ACH Setup option > User Scripts subtab). If you do not already have an ACH code in the list, create one.

- In the 5 record, the preparer name goes in position 5-20. To do this, add the following script to the Batch Header / Company Name ACH Field:

if ACHTrans.id = "DEPFL" then

AchTrans.BatchCompanyName = "SERVICE BUREAU NAME"

End If

- In the 5 record for the entry description in positions 54-63. To do this, add the following script to the Batch Header / Company Entry Description ACH Field:

If AchTrans.id = "DEPFL" then

AchTrans.BatchCompanyEntryDescription = "PFML CNTRB"

End If

- In the 6 record, the taxpayer id number in positions 40-54. To do this, add the following script to the Detail Record / Individual ID ACH Field:

If AchTrans.id = "DEPFL" Then

AchTrans.DetailIndividualID= CInfo.coEIN

End If

- In the 6 record, the taxpayer name in positions 55-76. To do this, add the following script to the Detail Record / Individual Name field:

If AchTrans.id = "DEPFL" Then

AchTrans.DetailIndividualName= UCASE(AchTrans.CoName)

End If

- In the 6 record, the discretionary data name in positions 77-78. To do this, add the following script to the Detail Record / Discretionary field:

If AchTrans.id = "DEPFL" Then

AchTrans.DetailDiscretionary = " "

End If
TAPS-86, TAPS-87Federal 941 eFile and paper return has been updated for 2025.
RPO-3050Federal Form 1096 has been updated for 2024.
RPO-3071GA withholding paper return has been updated for 2025.
RPO-3052IA withholding account numbers are now 9 digits. EIN Assistance information has been updated to reflect this change.
RPO-3102IL withholding quarterly paper return has been updated for 2025.
TAPS-95KS SUI paper returns have been updated for 2025
RPO-3063LA withholding paper return has been updated for 2025.
RPO-3081MA SUI rate has been updated to 0.0213, effective 1/1/2025.
RPO-2868ME Paid Family Leave returns have been added.

- The MEPFLCEFILE task will generate the quarterly eFile.

- The MEPFLC task will generate a generic form as the agency is not providing paper forms for this tax. Running the Payments on the quarterly screen for this task will create a deposit for MEPFL.

- An ACH Credit payment method has been added.
RPO-3073ME SUI paper return has been updated for 2025.
RPO-3072ME withholding paper return has been updated for 2025.
RPO-3100MI minimum wage rates have been updated. See the Excel spreadsheet attached to the bottom of this article for details.
TAPS-97MS withholding paper return has been updated for 2025.
RPO-3074NE withholding paper return has been updated for 2025.
RPO-3067NH SUI paper return has been updated for 2025.
RPO-3075NY combined quarterly paper return have been updated for 2025.
RPO-2758NY Quarterly Combined Withholding eFile specs have been updated to the newest specs. For more details, see Publication 72.5 on the agency's website: http://www.tax.ny.gov/
RPO-3047Poverty level variables for the following locations have been updated for 2025.

Federal: 15,600.00

Alaska: 1,9550.00

Hawaii: 17,990.00
TAPS-98RI SUI paper return has been updated for 2025.
TAPS-99SC SUI paper returns have been updated for 2025.
RPO-3029VI withholding has been updated with the following:

- A coupon for monthly depositors has been added.

- A quarterly reconciliation form has been added.

N.B.:

- The VISITW quarterly task will create the VI 941, and when necessary, the VI 941 Schedule B, and form 501 payment coupon.

Line A can be populated by entering principal business code in Master Company Setup>Taxes>VI>Return>Other 1.

Line 4 will always be set to 0. ReadyPay doesn't carry credits between quarters. Over payments in a quarter will result in the refund box being checked.

Line 6 will always be set to 0 as ReadyPay doesn't use EIC.

Line 11 will be populated when the deposit frequency is set to Monthly or Quarterly with a deposit amount greater than 2500.

Line 12 will be checked when the deposit frequency is set to Semi-Weekly or Next Business Day.

The Schedule B will produce when the deposit frequency is set to Semi-Weekly or Next Business Day.

Form 501 (the payment coupon) will produce only when there is an amount due found.

- Semi-Weekly or Next Business Day depositors cannot use ReadyPay to produce the payment coupon.
TAPS-96VT withholding paper return has been updated for 2025.

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