ACS 11.7.1.59 Release Notes
View new features released on January 15, 2026
To view loading instructions, see Installing ACS Software Upgrades and Minor Revisions.
You may update from any version of ACS 11.7.
This release includes updated Federal Payroll tax tables for 2026. We recommend loading this update AFTER processing 2025's final payroll. This ensures 2025 tax updates apply for your final payroll of the year.
Federal and State Tax Updates
We've updated Federal Payroll Tax tables for 2026.
We've updated state tax tables for Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Vermont.
To download the latest updates, visit the ACS Client Portal.
Contact Name for Electronic Filing
The Social Security Administration (SSA) now requires the following fields for W-2, W-2c, W-3, and W-3c forms:
Employer Contact Name
Employer Contact Email
Employer Contact Phone Number
To comply, we have updated our forms W-2 and W-2c so you can enter your contact name. You can enter or update your email address and phone number in Add/Edit Datasets.
Your contact name, email, and phone now display on the Validation Report, and if you do not include these fields, your Tax E-file Transmit will fail.
Form W-2
Form W-2c
Add/Edit Datasets
Year-End Tax Forms
Our team has updated the year-end tax forms and tested them to make sure everything prints and submits properly.
You can also view the Year-End Guide to learn more about year-end procedures.
Parochial Report
We've updated the Parochial Report year to 2025, which is the only change for this year's filing.