Obtain your year-to-date total gross pay from your last earnings statement for the applicable year. This can be found in the "Earnings" section.

II. Reduce Gross Pay by Non-Taxable Wages Received During the Year:
These amounts are also found in the "Earnings" section of your earnings statement. However, non-taxable wages will only be found on the earnings statements for the periods in which you received these types of wages. Therefore, you may need to review all earnings statements for the applicable calendar year to find these amounts:

1. Premium mileage - non tax portion
2. Non-taxable moving expense
3. Beneficiary payments at employee's death-subsequent year
4. Reimbursed qualified parking
5. Basic allowance - housing and subsistence
6. S/L payoff - disability retirement
7. Military leave payments or adjustments marked "Med/SS Non-Tax"
8. Non-taxable grievance/settlement payments*
9. Retirement contribution earned through county - Judges only

*Backpay is reported as taxable compensation, included in social security and Medicare (FICA) wages and subject to income tax and FICA withholding. Liquidated damages, interest and legal fees are reported as taxable compensation but not included in FICA wages and not subject to FICA withholding. Compensatory damages are not reported as taxable income, included in FICA wages or subject to income tax or FICA withholding.

III. Reduce Gross Pay by Pre-Tax Deductions:

These amounts are found in the "Employee Pre-Tax Deductions" section of the statement.

1. Health, dental and vision insurance premiums
2. House and Senate insurance premiums
3. Dependent care and medical care spending accounts
4. Pre-tax parking / qualified parking

IV. The net amount of this calculation should equal the taxable wages reported on your W-2 for social security (box 3) and Medicare (box 5).

NOTE: If your box 3 amount differs from box 5 please refer to the following FAQ: "If social security and Medicare taxable wages are calculated the same, why are the amounts in boxes 3 and 5 on my W-2 different?"

V. HR Offices Only - HR personnel that have appropriate security can access this information on PR52.1-Payroll History - Year to Date using the procedures outlined below:

1. Use F8 key to form transfer to PR52.1 screen
2. Enter company number (900); employee number; applicable calendar year
3. Click Inquiry button at top left corner of screen. Find the "Gross Wages" in the upper right corner of the "Wages" tab. Subtract the non-taxable earnings found on the "Wages" tab as indicated below. (Note: Use the "page down" key to scroll through all of the "Wages" tab information.)

4. Click "Deductions" tab; click Inquiry button. Deduction amounts and codes will appear. Subtract the applicable pre-tax deductions as indicated below. (Note: Use the "page down" key to scroll through all of the "Deductions" tab information.)

Deduction Codes