Happy Holidays! As you might have expected we have received the annual W2 related release for 2016. The changes, excerpted below, do not require any functional changes at the locations. . Modify the laser printed Form W-2 year displayed to 2016. . Add 2016 Tier Retirement Codes T, C, 7, 8, and D to the existing retirement code values, which are picked up when setting the employee’s Qualified Pension Indicator for the W-2 process. . Collect the new 2016 Pension Tier GTNs (722, 724, 728 and 748) into the UCRP Amount and report them in Box 14 of the 2016 W-2. . Add the new pension tier information to the footnote on the SSA/IRS file layout. . Add the new pension tier GTNs to the footnote on the OW2 layout. . Report employer contributions to a health savings account (HSA), including amounts the employee elected to contribute on the W-2 in Box 12 using code W . Add the YTD balances in GTN 612 (employee contribution) and GTN 613 (employer contribution) and report the total on the 2016 W-2 in Box 12 using code W. . Report 2014 Health FSA unsubstantiated claims on the 2016 W-2 in Box 14. . Do not report wellness amounts in Box 12 code DD, since wellness program is discontinued This release is required to be installed prior to the creation of 2016 W-2 documents and we would like your approval as soon as possible. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please let us know. Thanks!