Deductions and Withholdings
OPERS
Accruals
All Things Tax
Best Practices
100

In Ohio, this mandatory deduction is withheld from local government employees paychecks instead of Social Security.

What is OPERS (Ohio Public Employees Retirement System) contribution?

100

The current percentage of their salary that most employees contribute to OPERS.

What is 10%?

100

These two pay codes do not impact accruals.

What are 200 and 205?

100

This form is completed by employees to determine their federal tax deduction.

What is W-4?

100

The module in ERP where you can make manual entries, if needed, to correct time.

What is Time Entry?

200

The maximum number of direct deposit accounts an employee can have.

What is two?

200

The percentage that employers generally contribute to OPERS on behalf of their employees.

What is 14%?

200

The rate at which sick time is accrued for each hour worked.

What is 0.0575?

200

Tax paid by an employee for the gross cost of a clothing item.

What is Fringe Benefit tax?

200

This report is ran every two weeks and retained by departments for audit purposes.

What is the Accrual Report?

300

This specific Ohio tax, based solely on an employee's residence, is withheld from employee paychecks.

What is School District Income Tax?

300

Minimum number of years of service required for an employee to access OPERS disability benefits.

What is five years?

300

Maximum number of sick hours that can be converted to Personal Wellness.

What is 48?

300

This is the percentage that local government employees and employers pay into Medicare tax.

What is 1.45%?

300

Maximum vacation carryover amount, according to the Ohio Revised Code.

What is three years, plus current?

400

The two main types of Ohio deferred compensation.

What are Traditional (pre-tax) and Roth (after-tax)?

400

If you leave public employment and request a refund, this is the percent of your member contributions you will receive.

What is 100%?

400

This is when an employee exchanges vacation hours for cash.

What is Vacation Conversion?

400

Health, dental, and vision premiums are deducted before income taxes are calculated, effectively lowering this. 

What is taxable income?

400

Payroll clerk approvals of time worked must be completed on this day of the week. 

What is Tuesday?

500

Recently changed Ohio law requires this tax to be withheld for employees.

What is workplace tax?

500

This type of compensatory time is not pensionable.

What is prior year?

500

Recommended number of working days in advance you should put in a vacation leave requests.

What is ten?

500

According to recent Ohio legislation, individuals making up to this income amount will pay zero state income taxes.

What is $26,050?

500

Known as the last safeguard in the payroll process, this document must be reviewed for precise accuracy, because any mistake on it flows directly to employee paychecks.

What is the Detail Proof?

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