Our Payroll Mate payroll software comes with a complete 2010 withholding calculator that is capable of calculating 2010 payroll withholding for federal withholding tax and different state withholding taxes. Payroll Mate has been updated to include the latest 2010 withholding tables released by the Internal Revenue Service and the different state departments of revenue .
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2010 Payroll Withholding Details:
Alabama (AL) 2010 Payroll Withholding: There are two methods for computing Alabama withholding tax. Tax can be computed using the tables provided in the “Alabama Instructions for Employers and Withholding Agents” booklet or tax can be computed using the withholding tax formula which is also provided in the same booklet. Payroll Mate uses the withholding tax formula.
Alaska (AK) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The state of Alaska does not withhold state income tax.
Arizona (AZ) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Arizona income tax withholding is a percentage of the amount of federal income tax withheld. The employee completes Arizona Form A-4, Employee’s Arizona Withholding Percentage Election, to elect an Arizona withholding percentage. Amounts that are considered to be wages for federal tax purposes are also considered wages for Arizona income tax and withholding purposes.
Arkansas (AR) 2010 Payroll Withholding: There are two methods for computing Arkansas payroll withholding. Withholding can be computed using the tables provided in the “STATE OF ARKANSAS INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING TABLES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMPLOYERS” book or tax can be computed using the withholding tax formula which is also provided in the same booklet. The tables include tax amounts for daily, weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly and monthly. Employers who are using a computer can use the tax formula or when the dependents claimed exceeds the number of dependents provided by the tables. Payroll Mate payroll software uses the computer tax formula.
California (CA) 2010 Payroll Withholding: California provides two methods for determining the amount of wages and salaries to be withheld for state personal income tax. METHOD A provides a quick & easy way to select the appropriate withholding amount, based on the payroll period, filing status, and number of withholding allowances (regular and additional) if claimed. The STANDARD DEDUCTION and EXEMPTION ALLOWANCE CREDIT are already included in the wage bracket tables. METHOD B may be used to calculate withholding amounts either manually or by computer. This method will give an exact amount of tax to withhold. Payroll Mate payroll software and 2010 withholding calculator use METHOD B to calculate California 2010 Payroll Withholding.
Colorado (CO) 2010 Payroll Withholding: There are two different methods for determining how much income you should withhold from an employee’s paycheck; Wage Bracket Method and Percentage Method of Withholding. Payroll Mate uses the Colorado Percentage Method of Withholding.
Connecticut (CT) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers can use either the withholding calculation rules or the withholding tables to determine the amount of tax to be withheld from the wages of employees. There is no percentage method available to determine Connecticut withholding. Payroll Mate payroll software uses
Delaware (DE) 2010 Payroll Withholding: An employer may withhold taxes according to the withholding tax tables provided in the employer guide booklet or use any approved formula to determine the correct amount of tax to be withheld each pay period. The employer must withhold at a rate so that no tax is estimated to be due on the wages paid when the employee files his or her personal income tax return. The Division of Revenue will approve an alternate formula that considers the allowable standard deduction and tax credit(s) claimed by the employee, using the tax rate schedule on the balance of the wages paid. Payroll Mate uses the “Withholding Methods Based on Annualized Wages”, which is one of the methods approved by Delaware.
District of Columbia (DC) 2010 Payroll Withholding: DC income tax is to be withheld in accordance with either the wage bracket method or the percentage of wages paid method. Tax is withheld from each wage payment in accordance with the information provided on the employee’s withholding allowance certificate (DC Form D-4). Payroll Mate’s 2010 Withholding Calculator uses the “Percentage of Wages Paid Method”, which is approved by the D.C Office of Tax and Revenue.
Florida (FL) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The state of Florida does not withhold state income tax.
Georgia (GA) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The amount of tax to withhold is based on wages, number of allowances, and additional withholding amounts as indicated on Form G-4 Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate or Form G-4P Withholding Certificate for Pension and Annuity Payments. Employers can use the tax tables or the percentage method to determine the amount of tax to withhold. The tax tables calculate withholding tax based on an income range. Applicable standard deductions and personal allowances are factored into the tables. The percentage method calculates withholding tax based on a specific dollar amount. Taxable income is derived by reducing gross wages by the appropriate deductions. For this reason, tax amounts derived from one method will slightly differ from those derived from the other. Payroll Mate’s 2010 Withholding Calculator uses the the percentage method.
Hawaii (HI) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Hawaii provides two methods of withholding; withholding tax tables and the the formula method. Payroll Mate uses the formula method to calculate Hawaii 2010 Payroll Withholding.
Idaho (ID) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Idaho Payroll Withholding can be calculated using the Percentage Computation and Wage Bracket Methods. Payroll Mate uses the percentage computation method with rounding to the nearest Dollar.
Illinois (IL) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Generally, the rate for withholding Illinois Income Tax is 3 percent. For wages and other compensation, subtract any exemptions from the wages paid and multiply the result by 3 percent.
Indiana (IN) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The rate for withholding Indiana Income Tax is 3.4 percent.
Iowa (IA) 2010 Payroll Withholding: There are two methods of figuring the Iowa income tax withholding. The employer can use either the manual tables or the computer formula. Either method is acceptable. Payroll Mate’s 2010 Withholding Calculator uses the computer formula.
Kansas (KS) 2010 Payroll Withholding: There are two methods you may use to determine the amount of Kansas income tax to be withheld from a wage or other payment subject to Kansas income tax withholding — the percentage formula and the wage bracket tables. Both methods use a series of tables for single and married taxpayers for each type of payroll period frequency (weekly, monthly, etc.). Payroll Mate payroll software uses the percentage formula in its internal 2010 Withholding Calculator.
Kentucky (KY) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The employer must withhold tax according to the tables or computer formula. Payroll Mate uses the computer formula.
Louisiana (LA) 2010 Payroll Withholding: According to Louisiana Administrative Code 61:I.1501, employers are required to deduct and withhold taxes in an amount determined in accordance with the tables or formula provided through the rulemaking process. The Withholding Tax Tables method determines the amount of tax to be deducted and withheld based upon the employee’s payroll period, number of withholding exemptions and dependency credits, and wage brackets. The computer formula method produces equivalent amounts and is the method currently used by Payroll Mate withholding calculator.
Maine (ME) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Any of the following methods may be used to calculate the amount of Maine income tax to withhold from payments subject to the federal wage method of withholding: Percentage Method , Wage Bracket Tables , Flat-Amount (Fixed Percentage Rate Method) or Alternate Method. Payroll Mate payroll software uses the percentage method (rounded to nearest dollar).
Maryland (MD) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers and withholding agents may use the withholding tables to determine the correct amount of state and local income tax that must be withheld from employee wages. To determine a precise amount to be withheld, use the percentage method tables. Payroll Mate payroll software uses the percentage method tables.
Massachusetts (MA) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The amount of income tax withheld is based on the employee’s taxable wages, the number of exemptions claimed, and any additional withholding amounts requested on the Massachusetts Employee’s Withholding Exemption Certificate (Form M-4). Withholding is calculated either by using the tax tables available from DOR or by using a mathematical formula commonly known as the percentage method. Payroll Mate 2010 Withholding Calculator uses the mathematical formula.
Michigan (MI) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Determine the amount of tax withheld using a direct percentage computation or the withholding tables. The withholding rate is 4.35 percent of compensation after deducting the personal and dependency exemption allowance. Payroll Mate payroll software uses the direct percentage computation.
Minnesota (MN) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers and withholding agents can either use the Minnesota Withholding Computer Formula or the Minnesota withholding tables. Payroll Mate uses the Computer Formula.
Mississippi (MS) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The tax table method or the computer accounting formula can be used to calculate the Mississippi Payroll Withholding. The 2010 Withholding Calculator inside payroll mate uses the computer accounting formula.
Missouri (MO) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Use the taxable wages to determine the amount of withholding. In determining the amount of tax to be withheld, use the table for the correct payroll period — daily, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly periods. The Percentage Formula Withholding may be used on electronic data processing equipment for withholding Missouri income tax. Our 2010 Withholding Calculator uses the Percentage Formula to calculate 2010 Payroll Withholding.
Montana (MT) 2010 Payroll Withholding: You can either use Montana Withholding Tax Formula for Computerized Payroll Systems or the withholding tax tables. The 2010 Withholding Calculator built into Payroll Mate uses the Montana Withholding Tax Formula.
Nebraska (NE) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers can either use the Percentage Method or the withholding tables. Payroll Mate uses the Percentage Method.
Nevada (NV) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The state of Nevada does not withhold state income tax.
New Hampshire (NH) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The state of New Hampshire does not withhold state income tax.
New Jersey (NJ) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers can use the PERCENTAGE METHOD OF WITHHOLDING Applicable to Wages, Salaries, and Commissions Paid on and after January 1, 2010. Employers can also use the withholding tables. Our New Jersey 2010 Withholding Calculator uses the percentage method of withholding.
New Mexico (NM) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers can use the percentage method of withholding tax, and detailed “look-up” tables. Payroll Mate uses the percentage method.
New York (NY) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employer can use the dollar-to-dollar withholding tables or the exact calculation method. Payroll
Mate New York 2010 Withholding Calculator uses the exact calculation method.
North Carolina (NC) 2010 Payroll Withholding: There are three primary methods for computing the amount to withhold from wages. The wage bracket tables are the first method. The formula tables for the Percentage Method and the Annualized Wages Method also acceptable. These methods are suitable for computer processing. In addition, an employer may use any other method or formula to determine the amount of tax required to be withheld if the amount determined is substantially the same as that obtained by using the wage bracket tables. The 2010 Withholding Calculator inside Payroll Mate uses the Annualized Wages Method.
North Dakota (ND) 2010 Payroll Withholding: There are three different methods accepted by North Dakota. Of the three methods employers might consider using the first method, Percentage of Wages. This method most closely resembles the Internal Revenue Service Percentage Method. The second method, Percent of Federal Withholding, is calculated as a percent of federal withholding. North Dakota does not recommend that you use this method for certain employees because it is possible to create a situation of over-withholding. Lastly, the third method utilizes Withholding Tables. These tables are more useful for those employers who only have a few employees and use a manual payroll operation. Payroll Mate 2010 Withholding Calculator uses the Percentage of Wages method.
Ohio (OH) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Payroll Mate uses the Computer Formula to calculate the Ohio 2010 Payroll Withholding.
Oklahoma (OK) 2010 Payroll Withholding: There are two methods you may use to determine the amount of Oklahoma income tax to be withheld from wage payments subject to Oklahoma income tax withholding – the percentage formula method and the wage bracket tables. Both methods use a series of tables for single and married taxpayers for each type of payroll period frequency (weekly, monthly, etc.). Payroll Mate uses the the percentage formula method.
Oregon (OR) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers can use the standard tax tables or the computer formula for automated payroll data systems. Payroll Mate withholding calculator uses the computer formula in it’s built-in 2010 Withholding Calculator.
Pennsylvania (PA) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Payroll Mate payroll software uses the percentage of total wages method.
Rhode Island (RI) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers can use either the percentage method or the with withholding tables. Payroll Mate uses the percentage method.
South Carolina (SC) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers can use either the formula or the wage bracket tables.
South Dakota (SD) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The state of South Dakota does not withhold state income tax.
Tennessee (TN) 2010 Payroll Withholding : The state of Tennessee does not withhold state income tax.
Texas (TX) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The state of Texas does not withhold state income tax.
Utah (UT) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers can use the withholding tables or the percentage method. Payroll Mate uses the percentage method.
Vermont (VT) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers can use the withholding tables or the percentage method. Payroll Mate’s 2010 Withholding Calculator uses the percentage method.
Virginia (VA) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Employers can use the computer formula or the withholding tables. Our 2010 Withholding Calculator uses the computer formula.
Washington (WA) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The state of Washington does not withhold state income tax.
West Virginia (WV) 2010 Payroll Withholding: The amount of tax to be withheld is based on the employee’s withholding exemption certificate and the rates defined by the WEST VIRGINIA EMPLOYER’S WITHHOLDING TAX TABLES booklet. To determine the amount of tax to be withheld, the employer may use the wage bracket tables or the percentage method. Payroll Mate uses the percentage method to calculate the 2010 payroll withholding.
Wisconsin (WI) 2010 Payroll Withholding: Payroll Mate uses METHOD “B”, which is one of two alternate methods approved by the state in addition to the wage bracket tables.
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