Generating the Hartford Life 403b Report

Note: Below are the instructions for generating a report to submit to The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. for administration and management of your 403(b) plan.

From the Payroll screen, select the Government Reporting menu and then 403b Reporting.

Note: When accessing the 403b Reporting option for the first time, the Select 403b Administrator screen will appear; enter Hartford Life in the Administrator Name field and click the Save button.

At the 403b Reporting - Hartford Life screen, click the Report Options tab and complete the information.

Note: If the 403b Reporting screen appears for a different company other than Hartford Life, complete the Change 403b Administrator option in order to select the correct company.

Enter the range of dates in the From Date and To Date fields for which payroll calculation batches to display (based on Check Date). Use the mm/dd/yyyy format or click the down-arrow button for the fields to select the desired dates. After entering or selecting a date, you must advance out of the field. The current month (as based on the computer date) will appear as the default, but can be changed.
The payroll batches with Check Dates in the specified date range appear in the Payroll Batches List. Select the desired payroll calculation batches (and/or date sequences if a payroll batch has multiple date sequences) from the Payroll Batches List to include when generating the report by clicking the box for the Selected column to the left of the desired record. A checkmark will appear in the box if the record is selected. To select all the payroll batches (and/or date sequences if a payroll batch has multiple date sequences), click the Select All button located above the Payroll Batches List. If desired, change the filters to modify the records displayed here.
Enter the number assigned to your school district by Hartford Life in the Group Number field. The number can be alphanumeric and up to 6 digits long.
Click the Save button.

Click the Pay Groups tab to select the pay groups to include on the report.

Note: The pay groups defined (within the Pay Group File) to be included on the 403b Report are selected by default, but can be changed if needed; if changes are made here, the changes will also be reflected in the Pay Group File.

To select a pay group, click the box under the Selected column to the left of the pay group ID. A checkmark will appear in the box if the pay group is selected.
To select all of the pay groups, click the Select All button located above the Pay Groups List.
Click the Save button.

Click the Deductions tab to select the appropriate categories for the deductions to include on the report.

Tip: To lock a column in place so that it does not move while scrolling the information in the grid, click the pushpin located to the right of the desired column heading. Once the pushpin has been selected for a column, the pushpin will appear vertical to indicate the column is locked, and the locked column will move to the left and appear in front of all unlocked columns. To unlock a column, click the pushpin again; the pushpin will appear horizontal to indicate a column is unlocked. If the screen is closed and re-opened, or the Save button is clicked (if applicable), the settings for the pushpins will go back to the defaults.

For each applicable deduction, enter which share (Employee, Employer, or Both) of the deduction to include on the report in the field under the column for the appropriate category of Pretax 403b, Roth 403b, or Loan, or click the down-arrow button in the field under the appropriate category to select the correct one.

Note: The employee or employer share of a deduction can only be selected under one category (cannot have the same share selected for multiple categories for a deduction).

Click the Save button.

Click the Payroll Contributions tab to view the information on the report submitted on a per pay period basis and make any changes if desired.

To change any of the information for an employee, click in the desired field and then key the correct information, or click the down-arrow button for the desired field to select the correct item (if applicable). To delete an employee from the report, click the Delete button to the left of the desired employee.

Note: All changes will be lost once the Payroll Contributions screen is closed; if any changes were made, create the file at this time in order to include the desired changes. The Record Indicator field (column) reflects CN for Contribution Lines and LN for Loan Lines (if applicable). The Location Code field (column) displays four zeros as required by the 403(b) plan administrator and should not be changed. The Payroll End Date field (column) reflects the Last Worked Date from the selected payroll batch (if more than one payroll batch was selected, separate lines appear for each batch). If the line has a Record Indicator of CN, the Code 1 field (column) reflects A for Pretax, the Code 2 field (column) reflects D for Employer Match, and the Code 3 field (column) reflects B for Roth Contributions; in rare cases, if a different source code should be used, such as L for Roth Rollover Contributions, the codes can be changed accordingly (refer to the list of source codes provided by Hartford Life). If the line has a Record Indicator of LN, the loan account number as entered in the Member Number field on the Deductions screen in the Employee File appears in the Code 1 field (column) for the first loan (and in the Code 2 and Code 3 fields (columns) for the second and third loans, if applicable); however, if the Member Number field has not been completed for the loan deduction for an employee, *missing* appears instead to indicate the loan number should be entered.

To export the report into a file in order to open and print the report (such as in Microsoft® Excel), if desired, complete the Export Grid option (accessed from the File menu).

Steps to Export Grid

Note: The file created with the Export Grid option is not the file to submit to the 403(b) plan administrator as it is not using the correct required file format/layout.

Create the file to submit by completing the following steps:

Select the Options menu and then Create Payroll Contribution File.
At the Create Report File screen, select the desired path (drive and folders) for the destination location and click the Save button.

After the report is generated and the file created, click the X in the upper right-hand corner to close the screen.