https://help.ascendertx.com/business/ 2026-04-04T17:41:28+00:00 https://help.ascendertx.com/business/ https://help.ascendertx.com/business/lib/exe/fetch.php/wiki/favicon.ico text/html 2022-04-19T16:12:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.ascendertx.com/business/doku.php/payroll/tables/taxdeductions/annuityrates?rev=1650384750&do=diff Annuity Rates - HRS2400 Payroll > Tables > Tax/Deductions > Annuity Rates This is an alternative to paying full FICA/Medicare for those employees (e.g., substitutes and part-time employees) that do not participate in a qualified retirement plan (TRS). The amount of contribution by the employee is the FICA-only portion (not Medicare portion), and the employer can elect to also contribute to the plan. The amount the employer elects to contribute does not have to match the amount the employee con… text/html 2024-08-05T15:14:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.ascendertx.com/business/doku.php/payroll/tables/taxdeductions/deductioncd?rev=1722870894&do=diff Deduction Code - HRS2400 Payroll > Tables > Tax/Deductions > Deduction Cd This tab is used to establish and maintain deduction codes for your district. There are 25 predefined, abbreviated deduction codes that cannot be edited, but you can assign specific deductions to any of these abbreviated codes. text/html 2020-08-05T21:48:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.ascendertx.com/business/doku.php/payroll/tables/taxdeductions/earnedincomecredit?rev=1596664099&do=diff Per IRS requirements, this tab has been removed as it is obsolete for calendar years greater than 2019. Earned Income Credit - HRS2400 Payroll > Tables > Tax/Deductions > Earned Income Credit The EIC is a tax credit for certain workers who have a qualifying child who lives with them in the United States. The tax credit is based upon a percentage of their earned income. Eligible employees must sign a W-5 form each January to receive advance payments. On the general journal, EIC is a debit to t… text/html 2020-10-14T16:23:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.ascendertx.com/business/doku.php/payroll/tables/taxdeductions/exemptions?rev=1602692626&do=diff Per IRS requirements, exemptions will no longer be used as of the 2020 calendar year. As a result, all fields were removed from this tab for calendar years greater than 2019. Exemptions - HRS2400 Payroll > Tables > Tax/Deductions > Exemptions This tab is used to list the IRS exemption allowance, based on payroll frequency (biweekly, semimonthly, or monthly). This allowance figure is found in the IRS Circular E and is updated annually (go to text/html 2023-04-17T16:23:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.ascendertx.com/business/doku.php/payroll/tables/taxdeductions/ficatax?rev=1681748631&do=diff FICA Tax - HRS2400 Payroll > Tables > Tax/Deductions > FICA Tax This tab is used to establish the rates and maximums used by the system to calculate FICA and Medicare deductions from each paycheck. These tables include the rate to be applied to the gross salary to calculate FICA and Medicare deductions, the maximum salaries for which FICA and Medicare are calculated, and the maximum amount of FICA and Medicare tax regardless of salary amount. The taxed amount is matched by contributions from t… text/html 2023-04-17T16:08:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.ascendertx.com/business/doku.php/payroll/tables/taxdeductions/incometax?rev=1681747730&do=diff Income Tax - HRS2400 Payroll > Tables > Tax/Deductions > Income Tax For tax years less than or equal to 2019, the original data fields are displayed (except for the table column headers, which changed per IRS documentation) and data is saved per marital status and per pay frequency. Click here to view the previous text/html 2025-09-03T16:20:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.ascendertx.com/business/doku.php/payroll/tables/taxdeductions/trsrates?rev=1756916449&do=diff TRS Rates - HRS2400 Payroll > Tables > Tax/Deductions > TRS Rates This tab is used to maintain the TRS assigned rate that is used to calculate district TRS fees and contributions to the retirees' health insurance program. The TRS rate information must be the most current for the fee and contribution calculations to be accurate. The TRS rate information can be updated at any time and is available through the TRS Payroll Reporting Procedures Manual (go to the TRS website at text/html 2022-04-19T16:09:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.ascendertx.com/business/doku.php/payroll/tables/taxdeductions/unemployment?rev=1650384575&do=diff Unemployment - HRS2400 Payroll > Tables > Tax/Deductions > Unemployment This tab is used to maintain updated information concerning unemployment calculations. The information in the table is obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission or the LEA's unemployment insurance carrier. text/html 2020-10-14T16:14:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.ascendertx.com/business/doku.php/payroll/tables/taxdeductions/workerscomp?rev=1602692040&do=diff Workers' Compensation - HRS2400 Payroll > Tables > Tax/Deductions > Workers' Comp This tab is used to calculate the workers' compensation premiums for all types of district employee records. The workers' compensation codes default to A, B, C, D, E, and F. Code descriptions are also user-defined and can be changed.