Accounting Software Revision December 2023

This revision should be installed AFTER the last payroll check date in 2023 and BEFORE the first payroll check date in 2024.

We’ve included the following items effective January 1, 2024:

State of Alabama: Exclude Overtime (OT) hours worked in excess of 40 hours a week from Alabama State Tax Withholding Tax for full-time hourly employees only.

2024 Federal Tax changes Pub 15T- Circular E

The following states have been changed:

AR, CA, CT, GA, IA, IN, KY, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, NM, NC, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC,VT.

2024 Ohio School District Tax Withholding changes.

2024 RITA Tax Withholding changes.

2024 Social Security Taxable wage base is $168,600.

Note: For E-filing 2023 1099 MISC/NEC information, use the IRS Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) system to file information returns.

If your agency currently uses the Information Returns Intake System (IRIS), you will need to enter the 1099 information manually, GMS does not currently create the .csv file for uploading through (IRIS).

Download and save this file to the GMSNET folder on the network drive, or on the C drive if you are not networked. Click on Save, or Save As, to select the location, then select the drive and path where the GMSNET folder exists.

A. On the server OR a workstation, using Windows Explorer, locate the GMSNET folder or the folder where you downloaded the AccountingDECNET23.exe, (either the network drive or the C drive if not networked). Double click on the exe file. If you get an Open file – Security warning, click on Run.

B. Unzip to folder: Select the GMSNET folder (located either on the network drive or the C drive if not networked), then in that field type manually \DECNET23, so that the path for unzipping is GMSNET\DECNET23 and click on Unzip. You will need to enter the password DECNET23. If the confirm file overwrite message appears, click on Yes. It should tell you that 79 files unzipped successfully. Close out of the Self Extractor form.

To install 2.4.97.187 revision, please do the following:

Note: All SQL Server users will need to complete a backup of the database (conversionnetSQL) through SQL Server Management Studio prior to installing the revision.

Note:  If your agency is networked, the DBUpdater file in the GMSNET\DECNET23 on the server, needs to be run from a workstation that has GMS installed and the ODBC setup for the database locations. If you are a SQL client, the workstation needs to have SQL Server installed also. 

1. 1. Locate and double click on DBUpdater.exe in the GMSNET\DECNET23 folder to open the file. A grid listing of all databases setup in tblcompanies in the current database, will be displayed. Click on Process.
   2. This process will update the databases listed and for Access databases, it will also backup and compact & repair.
   3. Upon successful completion of this process, you will receive a message Update Completed!

Note: On each workstation when you click on the GMS Accounting icon to go into the application, the software will compare the GMSACTG.exe to the database. If they are not the most recent versions, you will get the message “There is a newer version of the application. Your application needs to be updated.” Click on Ok. This will copy the GMSACTG.exe and any other pertinent files into C:\GMSACTG.NET so you are always assured each workstation is using the latest version. On each workstation, click on Help and About. The version should now be 2.4.97.187.

Note: Should you receive an error when logging into GMS, that indicates your computer/network security is preventing the proper files from being copied. You can go to steps A and B above and unzip the AccountingDECNET23.exe file to your workstation into the C:GMSACTG.net.

Please place a service call on our website, www.gmsactg.com, send an email to service@gmsactg.com or call 800/933-3501, ext. 1 and leave a message should you have any questions.