non-cash taxable benefit

We are in JDE 9.2.2.2 - trying to record a $3000 gift card for an employee so that wages appear on W2 but want the employer to absorb the taxes.  I have a DBA set up as effect on gross 3 - non-cash taxable.  Do I need to gross up the $3000 and then adjust the taxes?  The strange thing is after I do the gross up then change the check type to off cycle - I enter my DBA in one time override and do calculate.  There is no gross on the tax calculation side of the check which