Updates for 2017-R1 payroll tax are available for the American version of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3

The changes in the hotfix enable the updates for 2017-R1 payroll tax for the American version of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3.

Important notes regarding this release:
- As of the 2016-R4 release, the Windows versions of the Symmetry Tax Engine will be built using Visual Studio. As this is now the case, you will want to be aware of the face that these files will be much larger than they were previously (due to both STE versions being included) and that there will now be two folders within the Releases' Zip files that will contain those two different versions. Those folders are named Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2013. You must select the STE files you will be using to update from one of these two folders. These are the same release, they are just built in different versions of Microsoft Visual Studio. The Directory Structure for STE remains the same. The VC 2013 redistributables (32 bit and 64 bit) are included in the package in the _VCRedist folder.

- With 2016-R5 release we transitioned from the .NET 2.0 Framework to .NET 4.0 Framework. You must ensure that the .NET 4.0 Framework is installed on your machines. The installer is located in the package in the _.NET40FW folder.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. There is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If you are encountering an issue downloading, installing this hotfix, or have other technical support questions, contact your partner or, if enrolled in a support plan directly with Microsoft, you can contact technical support for Microsoft Dynamics and create a new support request. To do this, visit the following Microsoft website:

https://mbs.microsoft.com/support/newstart.aspx

You can also contact technical support for Microsoft Dynamics by phone using these links for country specific phone numbers. To do this, visit one of the following Microsoft websites:

Partners

https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/resources/support/supportinformation/Global+Support+Contacts

Customers

https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/support/information/SupportInformation/global_support_contacts_eng.htm

In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Technical Support Professional for Microsoft Dynamics and related products determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to any additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.