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Last Updated: 2025-05-30
Reference: View Tax Authority Data (USA)

Reference: View Tax Authority Data (USA)

Use these reports to view the federal and state tax data that Workday uses to calculate payroll taxes. Workday automatically updates tax data in response to changes made by tax authorities.
Report
Description
View Payroll Tax Authority
Specifies federal, state, local, or all tax authorities by:
  • Start date.
  • Valid and default marital statuses.
  • Default allowances.
  • Valid and default supplemental tax methods.
Payroll Tax Authority Defaults
Displays details for federal and state taxes.
View Payroll Other Tax Authorities
Displays tax data for all state tax authorities except withholding and unemployment, including:
  • Tax associated with the authority.
  • Tax codes.
  • Whether worker exemption is allowed (for mandatory taxes) or election is required (for nonmandatory taxes).
    When a tax is calculated automatically, the
    View Payroll Tax Authority
     report displays
    Yes
     for
    Worker Tax Election Exemption Allowed
    .
  • Region.
  • Start date.
  • Whether the authority allows tax override rate on company reporting.
  • Whether the tax for workers with multiple jobs resolved based on the state where SUI is resolved.
You can review which local tax authorities don't allow negative tax withholding by reviewing the
Do Not Allow Negative Tax Withholding
 field. This field indicates which tax authorities don't support refunding taxes when negative taxable wages exist on the pay result.
Payroll State Authority Attributes
Displays valid marital statuses, allowances, and withholding percents by state. The default start date reflects when Workday began tracking this data (2007/01/01).
View Payroll Tax/Allowance Data
Provides tax authority:
  • Values.
  • Limits.
  • Calculation methods.
  • Federal or state rates or amounts.
Workday displays the
Payroll Compliance Updates
 tab if the tax authority you select has any compliance updates (since 2014/12/05).
All Payroll Tax Allowance Data
Provides information that defines the pay components for all tax authorities (federal and state), including:
  • Type. Example:
    Reduces Taxable Wages
     or
    Reduces Calculated Tax
    .
  • Start date.
  • Description.
  • Calculation method.
  • Flat rate or flat deduction amount.
  • Wages to compare against table base/cap amounts.
All Payroll Tax Data
For the tax deduction combinations you select, Workday displays the:
  • Calculation values.
  • Limits.
  • Calculation methods.
  • Federal or state rates or amounts.
The start date reflects the most recent changes.
Payroll Authority Minimum Wages
Displays the minimum wages for the specified state since 2008.
Workday displays the
Payroll Compliance Updates
 tab if the tax authority you select has any compliance updates (since 2014/12/05).
All Payroll Authority Minimum Wages
Displays the minimum wage for all states since 2008.
Payroll Tax Mappings on Location
Use for the Tax Location Mapping (TLM) feature. Displays all:
  • Payroll tax locations.
  • TLM activation status.
  • Respective tax authority data.
Payroll Tax Mapping Inactivation on Worker
Displays tax authority data for worker-level Tax Location Mapping (TLM) configurations.