Save Operation on UPR_WORK_State_Tax

When building a payroll (Transactions-Payroll-Build Checks) on GP2010, a client encountered the error "A save operation on table 'UPR_WORK_State_Tax' has created a duplicate key".  We isolated the error to benefit transactions for three specific employees and then determined what they had in common-- they were all being paid wages that were being taxed in a state other than their default state.  So, here is the scenario...

1. Employee has default state tax code defined, Cards-Payroll-Tax Information (in this example, MO)
2. Employee has pay code transactions entered (Transactions-Payroll-Transaction Entry) with state tax codes for another state only (in this example, IL)
3. Employee has benefit transactions entered (Transactions-Payroll-Transaction Entry) that are state taxable (Cards-Payroll-Benefits)

Now, in the example above, if the employee also had pay code transactions with the state tax code of MO then there would be no error.

Also, if you change the employee's default state tax code (Cards-Payroll-Tax Information) to IL, then there would be no error either.

I know this is not the most common scenario since most employees have wages that are only taxed in a single state. But I work with several organizations who need to tax specific wages in specific states for employees. I will update you all when I get more information from Microsoft on additional workarounds and/or a fix.

Christina Phillips is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Dynamics GP Certified Professional. She is a supervising consultant with BKD Technologies, providing training, support, and project management services to new and existing Microsoft Dynamics customers. This blog represents her views only, not those of her employer.