Product updates

Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) requires a Power-of-Attorney (POA) in order for third parties to file and pay taxes on employers' behalf. Employers will need to complete this form in order for Check to properly pay and file Massachusetts State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) taxes. For newly onboarded companies where MA SUI is applicable, this form must be completed before employers can run payroll unless the State Account ID is marked "Applied For.” This form can be completed by employers via Company Onboard under the Filing Authorization section. Learn more about the Onboard Component here.

You can now fetch failed filings using Check’s Tax Filings API. Check will also send Failed Filing updates via webhooks. Currently, failed filing data is also available in a report in Console. Check out the API documentation here to learn more!

You can now update the PTO balance and sick balance on a payroll item after its associated payroll has been approved. Updates to these attributes will also be reflected on an employee’s paystub.

You can now download a CSV report in Console to view contractors with data errors that will prevent successful 1099 filing during Year End. This includes contractors with invalid or missing SSNs or EINs for individual and business contractors respectively, and contractors that are duplicated within a company. We are unable to complete 1099 filing successfully for these contractors, so part of Year End preparation, you can use this report to prevent issues ahead of 1099 filing. Learn more about the invalid contractors report here.