Filing Status Codes

 

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When you enter a tax profile for an employee in Employee Maintenance, you'll be required to enter a filing status for some tax groups. Below are examples of commonly used filing status codes.

Code

Description

Comment

H

Head of Household

 

M

Married

 

MJ

Married Filing Joint

Some states use MJ1 and MJ2 to distinguish between employees claiming 0 or 1 exemptions and those claiming two or more.

MS

Married Filing Separate

 

S

Single

Some states use S1 and S2 to distinguish between employees claiming 0 or 1 exemptions and those claiming two or more.