Setup an Expatriate (expat) employee for Premier Payroll

 

Below are the steps to include an expatriate or expat employee in US payroll:

 

1. Create a new Workplace
a. Navigate Lists > Employees > Workplaces > New
b. Enter the name of the workplace on the Name field and use the information below:
Zip Code = 00000
City = APO (Note: to be entered manually)
State/Province = Armed Forces Americas

c. Click Save

2. Set up the Employee Address
a. Navigate to Lists > Employees > Employees
b. Click Edit next to the employee name
c. Navigate to the Address tab of the employee and enter the new address as:
Zip Code = 00000
City = APO (Note: to be entered manually)
State/Province = Armed Forces Americas
 

3. Navigate to the Payroll tab of the employee record and select the workplace created in Step # 1 above

4. Click Save

5. Sync the updates done to the payroll tax engine through the Update Payroll Information screen
a. Navigate to Setup > Payroll > Update Payroll Information
b. If you have a NetSuite OneWorld account, select a subsidiary from the dropdown list in the Subsidiary field
c. Click the Agree checkbox
d. Click Commit Updates
e. Navigate to the To Resolve tab to check for any errors
 

Notes:
1. All errors on the To Resolve tab are to be resolved to successfully set up the employee for US payroll.
2. The NetSuite payroll system taxes the employee on the federal level only (Social Security, Medicare, Federal Withholding and Unemployment).