We’re excited to announce the latest updates for Sage BusinessWorks 2025 SP2 and 2024 SP9
Payroll Update Highlights – What You Need to Know
We’re sharing a few important updates included in the latest release, along with a heads-up on timing and what’s new. This post is designed to give you a clear, high-level overview without getting too technical.
Important Reminder Before You Start
Please do not install these updates until after your W-2s have been printed. Installing too early could impact year-end reporting.
Release Notes
New Information Available on Payroll Check Stubs
We’ve added several new fields that can now appear on employee payroll check stubs. These give clearer visibility into overtime and paid time off totals, especially year-to-date amounts.
New fields include:
- Nontaxable Overtime (hours and amount)
- Year-to-date Nontaxable Overtime (hours and amount)
- Year-to-date Vacation Pay
- Year-to-date Sick Pay
Here is a step-by-step article explaining how to add these fields to your forms
Forms That Automatically Include These New Fields
You won’t need to manually update most layouts. These new fields will be automatically included on many common payroll checks and direct deposit stub formats, including:
- Direct Deposit Detailed Dual Stub
- Payroll Check Detailed Bottom Stub
- Payroll Check Bottom Stub
- Payroll Check Top Stub White
- Payroll Check Stub
- Direct Deposit Detail Bottom Stub
- Payroll Check Detailed Dual Stub
- Payroll Check Bottom Stub White
- Payroll Check Dual Stub
- Payroll Check Stub White
- Direct Deposit Detailed Top Stub
- Payroll Check Detailed Top Stub
- Payroll Check Top Stub
- Payroll Check Dual Stub White
- Payroll Stub Check White
If you already use one of these standard forms, the new information will appear automatically once service pack is installed.
Payroll Tax Updates
This release also includes updated payroll tax calculations for federal taxes in the following states:
Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming.
Sage BusinessWorks 2024 SP9 and 2025 SP2 will still calculate taxes on overtime pay and tips.
If you have questions about the new Federal law regarding no federal withholding on tips and overtime read further HERE.
Issues Resolved
- Fixed an issue where “No box selected” appeared on the 1099 Worksheet.
Additional Updates (2025 SP2 Only)
If you’re on 2025 SP2, you’ll also see:
- A fix for an error that could occur when running Annual Budgets
- A new report: Task Code Pay – Detail by Task Code ID, offering more detailed pay visibility by task
Download Sage BusinessWorks Accounting
Important: If you use third-party products that integrate with Sage BusinessWorks, check with the vendor of your third-party product to ensure their product is fully compatible with this release. If you integrate with other Sage products, check with your business partner or Sage to ensure that these components are compatible.
- Visit the Sage BusinessWorks Download Portal and select to download Sage BusinessWorks 2025 & 2024.
- If you are prompted to log on, enter your Customer Portal Username and Password, and then click Log on.
Video: How to download Sage BusinessWorks
Watch this short video for a step through of how to access the Sage BusinessWorks downloads and troubleshooting tips should you encounter any issues accessing the download.
Need more help?
Visit www.sage.com/resources for options, including links to Sage Year-End Center, Sage Knowledgebase, Sage Community Hub, and Sage University, as well as Chat and Online Case submission.