Tax Table Changes Included In Payroll Update 20901
 
Federal Tax Changes - 2009 Changes to Tax Tracking Types - 2009
State and Local Tax Changes - 2009    
 
Federal Tax Changes - 2009
 
Federal Withholding
New Federal income tax withholding tables, effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,650 from $3,500.
Social Security

 

 Social security wage limit increased to $106,800 from $102,000. Rate is still 6.2%. (No change in Medicare.)
Advance Earned Income Credit (AEIC)

 

 New Advance Earned Income Credit (AEIC) tables effective 1/1/2009. Filing status "Married Without Spouse Filing Certificate" is separated in the tables from filing status "Single or Head of Household." QuickBooks does not support this separated filing status.
   
 
State/Local Tax Changes - 2009
 
  If you are looking for information on particular state taxes and do not see it here, there is more information available by clicking here.
Alabama Idaho Michigan New Jersey Oregon Wisconsin
Alaska Illinois Minnesota New Mexico Rhode Island Wyoming
Arizona Iowa Missouri North Carolina South Dakota    
California Kansas Montana North Dakota Utah    
Hawaii Maine Nevada Oklahoma Washington    
 
 
  Alabama
  Due to the Federal withholding tables changing, there may be a difference in Alabama withholding calculations, effective 1/1/2009.
     
  Alaska
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $32,700 from $31,300.
  QuickBooks 2009 R4 or higher now supports the Alaska Geographic and Occupational Codes through the Payroll Setup feature.  The codes are reported on Form TQ01C, Alaska Quarterly Contribution Report.
 

QuickBooks Assisted Payroll subscribers:   There is no change to the tax filing service for Assisted Payroll customers who have Alaska unemployment insurance tax returns filed on their behalf.  Assisted Payroll customers will now have the ability to enter the Geographic and Occupational Codes for their employees.

  Action Required: From the Employees menu, select Payroll Setup.  Go to Employee Setup and click on Employee List.  On the Review your employee list screen, highlight an applicable employee and click Edit.  Click Next until you get to the Setup geographic and occupational information screen, select the appropriate Geographic Code, enter the appropriate Occupational Code in the applicable field, and then click Finish.
     
  Arizona
  Due to the Federal withholding tables changing, there may be a difference in Arizona withholding calculations, effective 1/1/2009.
     
  California
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009.
  Wage limit for state disability insurance (SDI) increased to $90,669 from $86,698.
  State disability insurance (SDI) tax rate increased to 1.1% from 0.8%.
  QuickBooks 2009 R4 or higher now supports the California Wage Plan Codes through the Payroll Setup feature.  For Enhanced Payroll subscribers using our E-File and Pay service, the Wage Plan Codes will report on the electronic filing of Form DE 6, Quarterly Wage and Withholding Report.
 

QuickBooks Assisted Payroll subscribers: There is no change to the tax filing service for Assisted Payroll customers who have California tax returns filed on their behalf.  Assisted Payroll customers will now have the ability to enter the Wage Plan Codes for their employees.

  Action Required: From the Employees menu, select Payroll Setup. Go to Employee Setup and click on Employee List. On the Review your employee list screen, highlight an applicable employee and click Edit. Click Next until you get to the Setup wage plan information screen, select the appropriate Wage Plan Code, and then click Finish.
     
  Hawaii
  Wage limit for state disability insurance (SDI) has increased to $45,639.88 from $43,813.12.
   
  Idaho
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,650 from $3,500.
   
  Illinois
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $12,300 from $12,000.
   
  Iowa
  Due to the Federal withholding tables changing, there may be a difference in Iowa withholding calculations, effective 1/1/2009.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI), Admin. Surcharge, and Reserve Fund increased to $23,700 from $22,800.
     
  Kansas
  To accurately reflect the account number format for state withholding assigned by the agency, please verify the format is 999#999999999Z99.
  Action Required: If you need to modify the account number reflected in your company file, please take the following steps:  Refer to Form KW-5. Enter the current Account Number by selecting KS - Withholding from the Payroll Item List, click Next to get to the Agency for employee-paid liability screen. Enter the current Withholding Tax Account Number in the Enter the number that identifies you to agency box. Continue to click Next, and then click Finish.
     
  Maine
 

New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009.
     
  Michigan
 

New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,600 from $3,500.

     
  Minnesota
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,650 from $3,500.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Workforce Enhancement Fee (WEF) increased to $26,000 from $25,000.
     
  Missouri
  Due to the Federal withholding tables changing, there may be a difference in Missouri withholding calculations, effective 1/1/2009.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $12,500 from $12,000.
     
  Montana
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Admin. Fund Tax (AFT) increased to $25,100 from $23,800.
     
  Nevada
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Career Enhancement Program (CEP) increased to $26,600 from $25,400.
     
  New Jersey
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI), Workforce Development/Supplemental Workforce Fund (WF/SWF), Health Care Subsidy (HCS), and state disability insurance (SDI) increased to $28,900 from $27,700.
     
  New Mexico
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,650 from $3,450.
 
Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $20,900 from $19,900.
     
  North Carolina
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $19,300 from $18,600.
     
  North Dakota
  To accurately reflect the account number format for state withholding assigned by the agency, please verify the format is 99999999999.
  Action Required: If you need to modify the account number reflected in your company file, please take the following steps:  Refer to Form 306. Enter the current Identification Number by selecting ND - Withholding from the Payroll Item List, click Next to get to the Agency for employee-paid liability screen. Enter the current Withholding Identification Number in the Enter the number that identifies you to agency box. Continue to click Next, and then click Finish.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $23,700 from $22,100.
     
  Oklahoma
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $14,200 from $13,600.
     
  Oregon
  Oregon Lane Transit District rate increased to 0.65% from 0.64% effective 1/1/2009.
  Oregon Tri-Met Transit District rate increased to 0.6718% (rounded to 0.672% in QuickBooks) from 0.6618% (rounded to 0.662% in QuickBooks) effective 1/1/2009. QuickBooks supports only 3 decimal places, so the rate has been rounded up 0.672%.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) has increased to $31,300 from $30,200.
     
  Rhode Island
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,650 from $3,500.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Job Development Fund has increased to $18,000 from $14,000.
  Wage limit for state disability insurance (SDI) has increased to $56,000 from $54,400.
  State disability insurance (SDI) tax rate increased to 1.5% from 1.3% effective 1/1/2009.
     
  South Dakota
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Investment Fee has increased to $9,500 from $9,000.
     
  Utah
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $27,800 from $26,700.
   
  Washington
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Employment Admin. Fund increased to $35,700 from $34,000.
   
  Wisconsin
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $12,000 from $10,500.
   
  Wyoming
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $21,500 from $20,100.
   
Changes to Tax Tracking Types - 2009
 
  Simple IRA

Annual deferral limit increased to $11,500 from $10,500.
  Section 457 Annual deferral limit increased to $16,500 from $15,500 for pension plans offered by state and local governments and tax-exempt organizations that fall under Internal Revenue Code Sections 457(b)(2) and (c)(1).
  Section 401(k) and designated Roth Contributions Annual deferral limit increased to $16,500 from $15,500.
 

Action Required: In the Payroll Item List, edit the Simple IRA Emp., Elective 457(b), 401(k) Emp., and Roth 401(k) Emp. payroll items to change the annual limit as listed above. In addition, to change the annual limits for the employee, edit the payroll setup for each employee for whom the limits apply. [ Note: If your 401(k) plan allows for designated Roth 401(k) elective deferrals, remember that the annual individual elective contribution limit (aggregate of all designated Roth contributions and traditional, pre-tax contributions) is $16,500 for 2009.]


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