We released version 2024.4.0 on December 19, 2024 with the following changes.
Accounting
important
In the Accounting CS v.2024.4.1 release, tentatively scheduled for January 9, 2025, we will remove the CS Professional Suite Accounting Products Conversion option from the
File
Import
menu. After applying the update, if you need to bring information into Accounting CS from Creative Solutions Accounting, you'll need to use other methods such as Spreadsheet Imports.
We updated the tax codes in the
Chart of Accounts
and
Enter Trial Balance
screens for integration with the 2024 version of UltraTax CS and GoSystem Tax RS.
We updated the Tax Code Listing PDF for the 2024 tax year.
General - Payroll
We updated the link for InsurePay, one of our preferred workers’ compensation insurance partners, in the Other Payroll Resources section of the Payroll Resources tab, accessed via the Payroll Form and Information portlet.
Payroll Compliance
We added Form W-2 Box 12 Code II for selection on pay items in the
Main
tab of the
Payroll Items
screen.
Code II
– Medicaid waiver payments excluded from gross income under Notice 2014-7
We added Form W-2 Box 12 Code II for selection in the Other W-2 Items window on the Personal tab of the
Employees
screen.
Code II
– Medicaid waiver payments excluded from gross income under Notice 2014-7
Federal
We added the ability to electronically file the following Form 1099 types, both original and corrected submissions, via IRIS (Information Return Intake System) for tax year 2024. (Idea Incubator #8437)
1098-T
1099-B
note
The charge to electronically file a Federal 1099 form sent via CS Connect is $14 per client per form type per tax year unless you are licensed for the 1099 Unlimited Electronic Filing Module.
If the client’s original Federal 1099 form for a specified tax year is electronically filed through Accounting CS, there is not an additional charge for filing the corresponding Corrected 1099 form.
We updated the following forms:
Form 940 and its electronic file
note
For tax year 2024, the following states/territories are credit reduction states that are reportable on Form 940 Schedule A.
California
New York
Virgin Islands
Form 943 and its electronic file
Form 943-X electronic file
Form 944 and its electronic file
Form 945 and its electronic file
Form 945-X electronic file
Forms W-2 Copy A and W-3 facsimile copies for 2024
Form W-2 internet file
Forms W-2c and W-3c facsimile copies
Forms 1099 and 1099 Corrected internet files
Forms 1094-C and 1095-C
Paper copies for 2024
Internet file
Corrected internet file
Replacement internet file
Alabama
We updated Form A-3.
Colorado
We updated Form DR 1093.
Connecticut
We updated Form CT-W3.
Delaware
We added the Delaware Paid Leave taxes (both employer and employee), that become effective January 1, 2025. As a result, we made the following changes to accommodate the new tax.
The following forms haven’t been released by the agency:
Fayette County Public Schools – Form 222-S
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government – Form 222
Maine
We added the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) taxes (both employer and employee), that become effective January 1, 2025. As a result, we made the following changes to accommodate the new tax.