Set up filing groups to identify entities and jurisdictions
Filing groups supply calculation attributes to use for each estimated tax filing. You can either create filing groups automatically by using the Binder Identification process in ONESOURCE Income Tax or create them manually.
tip
Since entities are already set up in ONESOURCE Income Tax, we highly encourage you to use Binder Identification to quickly set up your filing groups in Estimated Payments using the Auto Create function.
Create filing group using Auto Create
note
Don't use Auto Create if you're not using the ONESOURCE Income Tax product or you haven't yet set up Binder Identification for your income tax binders.
- In Estimated Payments, go toSetup, and thenFiling Groups.
- Select the appropriateYear, and thenAuto Create.
- Select theBinder Identification Yearfrom which you want to build member entities.
- And selectBeginto start the process.
- Lists of groups appear with entity and jurisdiction count based on the year you selected on the previous screen.
- SelectFinishto complete the process.
Filing groups are now displayed with related Jurisdiction(s), Tax Law, Filing Method, and Entity Count information.
If new filings are identified in the income tax product subsequent to running
Auto Create
, you can run Auto Create
again, and the Estimated Payments system will add the newly identified filing groups. Create a filing group manually
- Select aYearfrom the toolbar, and thenNew.
- Enter a name for the filing group and selectNext. This name is the name that identifies this filing group throughout the system.
- Select one of the following:
- Select an existing consolidation binder in the Income Tax application to determine entities for the new filing group
- Create a new consolidation entity to use for the new filing group.
- Do nothing because it's for separate filing jurisdictions.
- To select an existing consolidated entity, select aYearfor the income tax binder.
- Select the entity and thenNext.
- Select the jurisdiction(s) you intend to file estimated payments and/or extensions for this filing group.
- After selecting a jurisdiction, assign a user created tax law if you don't want to use the default law. If you aren't using the default tax law filing method, create the custom tax law and filing method prior to creating the filing group.
- Go to theAssign Tax Lawfield.
- Select the applicable tax law, and selectNext. Only jurisdictions selected in theJurisdiction Setupmenu will be listed in this screen.
- Select the entities to include in the filing group.
- To create new entities that don't already exist in the system, selectNewand then enter:
- Entity name, address, employer ID
- Entity type
- Return type
- Workarea
- SelectOK.
- Continue selectingNewto create entities. Make sure you selectIncludefor these entities.
- To add additional entities, not already included in the selected filing group for this jurisdictions, selectAddand thenInclude.
- SelectFinish.