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Payroll

General

Q. What does my earnings statement look like?
Q. What do all the codes on my paycheck mean?
Q. How do I print my earnings statement, commonly known as View Paycheck?
Q. I need to pick up paper paychecks for some employees. How do I do that?
Q. How can I find out my 2004 total income and taxes paid prior to the arrival of 2004 W-2s? 13 Jan 2005
Q. I am an international employee (Nonresident Alien). How will this transition to the new payroll affect me? 13 Jan 2005

Direct Deposit

Q. How do I submit my Direct Deposit Authorization Form?
Q. How do I make a change to my banking information?
Q. What if I have questions regarding my direct deposit?

Net Pay

Q. Why is my net pay different in the new system from when payroll checks were computed by the Bureau of State Payrolls (BOSP)?
Q. I understand there are two basic methods for computing federal income taxes. One is the Table Rate for regular wages and the other a Supplemental Rate at 25% for many of the non-regular payments such as bonuses. Which method does PeopleSoft used?

View Paycheck

Q. What is View Paycheck? 13 Jan 2005
Q. Where can I find out what all these codes mean on my earnings statement? 13 Jan 2005
Q. How do I find prior earning statements in myUFL? 13 Jan 2005
Q. Why can't I see YTD amounts in prior earning statements? 13 Jan 2005
Q. The address on "View Paycheck" is incorrect or missing. What do I do?

For Administrators

Q. What is the Schedule of Paydays for 2004-2005?
Q. I need to pick up paper paychecks for some employees. How do I do that?
Q. How do I run cost distribution reports for my cost center for previous pay periods?
Q. Why can't I run paylists for prior payrolls? 13 Jan 2005
Q. I have questions about the payroll amounts listed. Who do I call? 13 Jan 2005
Q. I have questions about why payroll costs were distributed as reported. Who do I call? 13 Jan 2005

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General

What does my earnings statement look like?
Click here to view a sample of your online earnings statement. You will be able to view and print a copy of your pay stub and leave balances on-line via. Navigate to My Self Service > Payroll and Compensation > View Paycheck to view your earnings statement.

What do all the codes on my paycheck mean?
Resources on the Bridges Web site can be found to help you understand the codes on your paycheck. Navigate to Services > Payroll to help you decipher your paycheck. Resources available include Earning Codes, Deduction Codes, and Deduction Codes.

How do I print my earnings statement, commonly known as View Paycheck?
When printing your on-line earnings statement, please note that Internet Explorer users will need to either print it in landscape mode or reduce the size of the document as follows:

In Internet Explorer:

  1. Click anywhere on the "View Paycheck" frame (or page).
  2. In the browser window, select File > Print Preview.
  3. In the Print Preview window, select 75% of page from the drop down window.
  4. Select 'Only the Selected Frame' from the drop down window.
  5. If the far-right numbers are still truncated, adjust your left and right margins to .5 using File > Page Setup.
  6. Click print in the upper left-hand corner.

Netscape and Mozilla users should be able to print the "View Paycheck" document without any adjustments.

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I need to pick up paper paychecks for some employees. How do I do that?
You will continue to pick up paychecks at the Central Payroll office in Tigert at the usual schedule. The checks will be sorted in DeptID number then alpha, last name.

How can I find out my 2004 total income and taxes paid prior to the arrival of 2004 W-2s?
This year, due to the transition to a new payroll system mid-year, the Year-to-Date (YTD) amount on your last earnings statement in 2004 does not provide a full year of data if you were employed at UF prior to June 18, 2004. If you need to know your 2004 Federal Tax Withholding prior to the W-2 forms being distributed by the university (which will be on or before January 31 as required by federal law), you will need to add together the YTD amounts from your last State-issued paycheck on June 25, 2004 and your December 23, 2004 paycheck from UF.

If you did not keep a copy of your June 25, 2004 State paycheck, you may print an on-line copy. Sign on to myUFL portal > Quick Links > Admin Menu > My Self Service > Review My Pay Warrants > State Employees. If you have never done this before, you will first need to register. Please click on the link entitled "New to Employee's Information." Otherwise, click on the second link, enter your SSN and password (or reset your password).

If you do not have a copy of your December 23, 2004 UF paycheck that shows the Year-to-Date (YTD) Amount for tax withholdings, then please contact your departmental administrator who handles payroll and have them print out an earnings statement for you (using the UF Earnings Statement Print functionality in myUFL).

I am an international employee (Nonresident Alien). How will this transition to the new payroll affect me?
The IRS deadline for mailing 1042-S forms to international employees is March 15, 2005. We will be receiving the 1042-S forms from the Bureau of State Payrolls by March 15, 2005 and it is possible that you could receive two 1042-S forms (one from the Bureau of State Payrolls and one from UF).  Both forms will be distributed at the same time to the departmental payroll administrators by March 15, 2005. International employees should NOT file their US income tax returns until they receive their 1042-S forms.

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Direct Deposit

How do I submit my Direct Deposit Authorization Form?
Beginning June 1, 2004 all direct deposit actions should be submitted to University Payroll Services instead of the State Comptroller's Office. The University Controller's Office has revised the employee Direct Deposit Authorization Form.

How do I make a change to my banking information?
Submit a new Direct Deposit Authorization Form to make any changes to your banking information. Select 'Change' as the Direct Deposit Action Requested.

What if I have questions regarding my direct deposit?
Please contact University Payroll Services at 392-1231.

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Net Pay

Why is my net pay different in the new system from when payroll checks were computed by the Bureau of State Payrolls (BOSP)?
Some small differences in your net pay may occur. Some of the Bureau of State Payrolls' computation methods differed from PeopleSoft methods. For example, the taxable value of Group Term Life, although a small amount for those qualifying employees, is taxable income reported on your W-2. BOSP withholds Social Security and Medicare taxes but does not withhold federal income tax. In PeopleSoft, Social Security, Medicare and federal income tax will be withheld on the taxable value of Group Term Life. This change does not change your taxable income for the year; it merely increases your federal tax withholding by a small amount.

I understand there are two basic methods for computing federal income taxes. One is the Table Rate for regular wages and the other a Supplemental Rate at 25% for many of the non-regular payments such as bonuses. Which method does PeopleSoft used?
The Table Rate will be used for all payments with one exception. The Supplemental Rate will be used to compute the gross-up amount for Superior Accomplishment Awards only. Generally the amount withheld will be in proportion to your regular wages. If your regular pay is relatively low, your taxes withheld will be relatively low. If your earnings are relatively large and you are in a high-income bracket, your withholdings will be higher on non-regular payments.

View Paycheck

What is View Paycheck?
UF employees can view or print a copy of their on-line earnings statement on the myUFL portal > My Self Service > Payroll and Compensation > View Paycheck.

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Where can I find out what all these codes mean on my earnings statement?
On the Bridges Web site, go to Services > Payroll > Resources and you will find the most current list of codes for earnings, deductions, and employee paid taxes.

How do I find prior earning statements in myUFL?
Navigate to View Paycheck and then click on "View a Different Payment." Please note that when looking at prior compensation the dates listed are based on the last day of the pay cycle, not the date the check was cut. For example, if you are looking for the December 23, 2004 paycheck, you should click on the December 16, 2004 link.

Why can't I see YTD amounts in prior earning statements?
As designed, "View Paycheck" in myUFL only shows the YTD amount on the current payroll (i.e., the earnings statement that is displayed when you first click on the View Paycheck link in myUFL). Because retroactive changes may occur, the current display always has the most accurate information.

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The address on "View Paycheck" is incorrect or missing. What do I do?
This means you do not have a Permanent Home Address listed in the UF Directory (which differs from the Local Home Address). Please update this in the UF Directory by logging on to the myUFL portal and following this navigational path:

> My Account > Update My Directory Profile > Click on the orange header "Addresses and Phone Numbers" > Select "Add New Addresses and Related Phone Numbers" link on left-hand menu and add the "Permanent Home Mailing Address."

Important Note: If you leave the "first day in effect" and "last day in effect" as they are, the address will take effect the same day you added it and will remain in effect until a change is made (RECOMMENDED).

Faculty and staff may also contact their Directory Coordinator to help them update or change their address (or other information) stored in the UF Directory. The Directory is the sole source of contact information for the University and is used to populate the myUFL systems. Changes made in the Directory should be reflected within 24 hours.

For Administrators

What is the Schedule of Paydays for 2004-2005?
The Schedule of Paydays and Critical Dates for fiscal year 2004-2005 can be accessed on the Payroll, Finance and Accounting website at Schedule of Paydays and Critical Dates for Fiscal Year 2004-2005.

I need to pick up paper paychecks for some employees. How do I do that?
You will continue to pick up paychecks at the Central Payroll office in Tigert at the usualschedule.

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How do I run cost distribution reports for my cost center for previous pay periods?
In Enterprise Reporting, navigate to Human Resources Information > Pay Information > Payroll Cost History. These reports will provide you access to historical information. Current Pay Cycle reports are limited to most recent two pay periods.

Why can't I run paylists for prior payrolls?
The purpose of the Paylist report in Enterprise Reporting is to check for errors in payroll before paychecks are cut. The Paylist report documents who is being paid and the payroll processor then accepts the payroll or notifies the payroll office before checks are produced. You should use the Cost Distribution reports for documenting what and how payroll was posted in the past.

I have questions about the payroll amounts listed. Who do I call?
University Payroll Services at 392-1231.

I have questions about why payroll costs were distributed as reported. Who do I call?
Your departmental administrator entering the distributions or University Accounting Services at 392-1324.

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