New Mexico: EE and ER Workers Compensation Tax, Deduction Timing?

unknown

We are setting up the New Mexico Worker's Comp Tax for both employee and employer which are tax categories 40 and 30 respectively. Once the taxes were added to the employee record (verified on PR14), I tested a handwrite and the deductions were not taken. 

I know the tax is a one time payment by the employee and employer, but does anyone know how the system handles the deduction? Is it prorated to be a deduction for each pay day or is it actually a one time deduction the employee and employer will be charged at the end of the quarter?

rgomez1

You can refer to KB 1188431 for more details, but New Mexico workers compensation is designed to be deducted in the LAST PAY PERIOD
that falls completely within the quarter. The system is using the PAYMENT DATE from Earnings and Deductions (PR140)or Manual Payment (PR80) to determine what pay period the payment falls into. It must be the last pay period of the quarter that also ends within the quarter. If the pay period crosses into the following month it will not be withheld.