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Timeline
When will this be released?
UAT Preview Window: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Production Availability: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Is there downtime for this release?
No.
New Feature/Enhancements
The Winter Release for Payroll introduces the following new features and enhancements. We also encourage you to review the Monthly Release Notes from the past quarter, which include additional updates and modifications to support year-end and new-year tax changes.
Pension Reporting Enhancements
This release updates the pension reporting process, allowing you to run the following pension reports through the new, modernized user interface in the Payroll Dashboard:
- Florida Retirement Report (PEFRS)
- Nevada Pension Report
- New Mexico PERA
- New York State and Local Retirement
- Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
- Oregon State PERS
- Washington State PERS
Value
Accessing multiple pension reports from a single location in the Payroll Dashboard reduces the number of steps required to generate and review pension data.
Audience
Payroll Administrator
Example
To run a pension report, the Payroll Administrator navigates to the Payroll Dashboard, selects Pension Reporting, and then chooses the desired state and report.
W-2 State Reporting Enhancement
Previously, finalizing W-2s automatically generated the electronic Federal W-2 file, but required you to run each state file separately. With this release, finalizing W-2s now generates the electronic W-2 files for both Federal and State at the same time.
Value
Generating both Federal and State files in a single step streamlines the process, reduces filing time, minimizes the risk of errors by eliminating extra steps, and creates a more efficient year-end reporting workflow.
Audience
Payroll Administrator
Examples
When you select Finalize W-2s, the system generates the electronic W-2 files for both Federal and State simultaneously.
Appendix: Bugs Resolved
No additional bug fixes outside of the maintenance releases. Please refer to the maintenance release notes for details.
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