Released!! 2016 Year End Phase - II Statutory patches for CA and US Legislation

The following US and Canadian Year End and Year Begin Statutory Update patches have been released!

- End of Year 2016 Phase 2
- Year Begin 2017

Reminder: The End of Year 2016 Phase 1 and Year Begin Statutory Updates for Oracle Mexico Payroll customers will be released separately. To find out more information about the Mexico Payroll Year End 2016 patching schedule, please be sure to consult My Oracle Support Document 975677.1

A. US and Canada Year Begin 2017

US Highlights:

• 2017 IRS Standard Deduction Amounts
• 2017 Deferred Compensation Increases
• 2017 SUI / SDI / TDI rates and wage base updates
• 2017 State Minimum Wage Increases

Canada Highlights:

• 2017 Federal and Provincial Basic Amounts
• 2017 Statutory Holidays

Patch Numbers:
Year Begin 2017 for US and Canadian Payroll Customers:
12.1 - Patch 25250001:R12.PAY.B
12.2 - Patch 25250001:R12.PAY.C


Year Begin 2017 for Canadian HR Only Customers:
12.1 - Patch 25250006:R12.PER.B
12.2 - Patch 25250006:R12.PER.B
For further details see:

• Document: 2213777.1 - Release 12.1.x - US Payroll Readme for End of Year 2016 Phase 2, Q4 2016, and Year Begin 2017 Statutory Updates
• Document: 2213779.1 - Release 12.2.x - US Payroll Readme for End of Year 2016 Phase 2, Q4 2016, and Year Begin 2017 Statutory Updates
• Document: 2213752.1 - 2016 Canadian Payroll Year End Phase 2 and Year Begin 2017 Readme
• Document: 2213753.1 - 2016 Canadian Payroll Year End Phase 2 and Year Begin 2017 Readme

• Document 2213755.1 - 2017 Canadian Year Begin for HR Only Customers (12.1)
• Document 2213756.1 - 2017 Canadian Year Begin for HR Only Customers(12.2)

Important Note: The Year Begin 2017 patch will require the post install steps of running the data installer and hrglobal.drv.

**Note: The functional readme's listed above do not contain detailed patch installation instructions. Please refer to the patch readme's available in the patch download area on My Oracle Support for the patch installation instructions.

B. US and Canada End of Year 2016 Phase 2

US Highlights:

• 1099-R Federal Magnetic Media Updates
• 1099-R Magnetic Media updates for District of Colombia, Iowa, Oregon and Pennsylvania
• Updates for PRSoft W-2 comma delimited extract
• EFW2 (State W-2 Magnetic Media) updates for Iowa, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island and Wisconsin
• CCA code and magnetic media updates
• RITA code updates
• Q4 2016 JIT Updates

Canada Highlights:

• 2016 PDF templates for RL-1 and RL-2 slips
• T4 and T4A Magnetic Media updates

Patch Numbers:
12.1 - Patch 25250000:R12.PAY.B
12.2 - Patch 25250000:R12.PAY.C
Note: The above patches require the post install steps of running the data installer and hrglobal.drv. Further note: There is no new version of Quantum included in the End of Year 2016 Phase 2 patch. The last new version of Quantum, 4.1.1
For further details see:

• Document: 2213777.1 - Release 12.1.x - US Payroll Readme for End of Year 2016 Phase 2, Q4 2016, and Year Begin 2017 Statutory Updates
• Document: 2213779.1 - Release 12.2.x - US Payroll Readme for End of Year 2016 Phase 2, Q4 2016, and Year Begin 2017 Statutory Updates
• Document: 2213752.1 - 2016 Canadian Payroll Year End Phase 2 and Year Begin 2017 Readme
• Document: 2213753.1 - 2016 Canadian Payroll Year End Phase 2 and Year Begin 2017 Readme

**Note: The functional readme's listed above do not contain detailed patch installation instructions. Please refer to the patch readme's available in the patch download area on My Oracle Support for the patch installation instructions.


For any issues or questions regarding these patches please log a Service request with My Oracle Support, products: Oracle HRMS (Canada), Oracle HRMS (US).