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Alabama |
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Due to the Federal withholding tables changing, there may be a difference in Alabama withholding calculations, effective 1/1/2009. (20901) |
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Alaska |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) increased to $32,700 from $31,300. (20901) |
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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. (20901) |
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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. (20901) |
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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. (20901) |
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Arizona |
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Due to the Federal withholding tables changing, there may be a difference in Arizona withholding calculations, effective 1/1/2009. (20901) |
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California |
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New withholding
tables effective 1/1/2009. (20901) |
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Wage limit
for state disability insurance (SDI) increased to $90,669 from $86,698. (20901) |
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State disability
insurance (SDI) tax rate increased to 1.1% from 0.8%. (20901) |
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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. (20901) |
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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. (20901) |
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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. (20901) |
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Connecticut |
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New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. |
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District of Columbia |
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New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $1,750 from $1,675. (20902) |
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QuickBooks has modified the programming of how the Filing Status label selections are displayed on the employee’s withholding State Tax Information slide in Payroll Setup and the Employee State Taxes tab in the Employee Center. These modifications were implemented to reflect the revised Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate, Form D-4; Line 1, Tax filing status. No action is required. (20902) |
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Hawaii |
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Wage limit for state disability insurance (SDI) has increased to $45,639.88 from $43,813.12. (20901) |
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Idaho |
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Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (SUI) and Workforce Development Fund (WDF) increased to $33,200 from $32,200. (20902) |
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New
withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,650 from $3,500. (20901) |
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Illinois |
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Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $12,300 from $12,000. (20901) |
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Iowa |
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Due to the
Federal withholding tables changing, there may be a difference
in Iowa withholding calculations, effective 1/1/2009. (20901) |
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Wage limit
for state unemployment insurance (UI), Admin. Surcharge, and
Reserve Fund increased to $23,700 from $22,800. (20901) |
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Kansas |
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To accurately reflect the account number format for state withholding assigned by the agency, please verify the format is 999#999999999Z99. (20901) |
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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. (20901) |
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Kentucky |
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New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Standard deduction amount increased to $2,190 from $2,100. (20902) |
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Maine |
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New
withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. (20901) |
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Michigan |
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Unemployment Insurance Solvency Tax implemented for calendar year 2009. The Solvency Tax is in addition to the assigned experience rate and shown as a separate line item on Form UIA 1771, Tax Rate Determination for Calendar Year 2009, if applicable. Affected employers will add the Solvency Tax rate to their assigned Unemployment Insurance tax rate in QuickBooks. For more information, please  click here. (20902) |
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Action Required: From the Payroll Item List, select MI - Unemployment Company, click Next to get to the Company tax rates for 2009 screen. Enter the total Company rate, which includes the Solvency Tax rate, in each of the Company rate boxes. Continue to click Next, and then click Finish. (20902) |
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New
withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,600 from $3,500. (20901) |
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Minnesota |
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New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,650 from $3,500. (20901) |
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Wage limit
for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Workforce Enhancement
Fee (WEF) increased to $26,000 from $25,000. (20901) |
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Missouri |
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Due to the Federal withholding tables changing, there may be a difference in Missouri withholding calculations, effective 1/1/2009. (20901) |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) increased to $12,500 from $12,000. (20901) |
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Montana |
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Wage limit for
state unemployment insurance (UI) and Admin. Fund Tax (AFT)
increased to $25,100 from $23,800. (20901) |
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Nevada |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) and Career Enhancement Program (CEP) increased
to $26,600 from $25,400. (20901) |
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New
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A Family Leave Insurance (FLI) contribution has been enacted into law by the state and is now part of the 2009 tax table. It is a variable rate between 0.0% and 0.09% and has the same wage limit as the unemployment insurance of $28,900. Click here to see more information on this tax. |
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Action Required: From the Employees menu, select Pay Employees to trigger the Add New Tax Wizard . The Wizard will guide you through the setup process. If you have already set up a Custom Payroll Item for this particular tax, the Add New Tax Wizard will provide instructions on how to merge the Payroll Items.
Additional Frequently Asked Questions are provided on Payroll.com. |
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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. (20901) |
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New
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New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,650 from $3,450. (20901) |
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Wage
limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $20,900 from $19,900. (20901) |
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North
Carolina |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) increased to $19,300 from $18,600. (20901) |
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North
Dakota |
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New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,650 from $3,500. (20902) |
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To accurately reflect the account number format for state withholding assigned by the agency, please verify the format is 99999999999. (20901) |
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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. (20901) |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) increased to $23,700 from $22,100. (20901) |
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Ohio |
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New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. (20902) |
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Oklahoma |
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New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. (20902) |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) increased to $14,200 from $13,600. (20901) |
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Oregon |
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For withholding tax, the annual exemption credit increased to $176 from $169. Federal tax subtraction limit increased to $5,850 from $5,600. Standard deduction for single filing status increased to $1,945 from $1,825 and for married filing status increased to $3,895 from $3,650. (20902) |
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Oregon Lane Transit District
rate increased to 0.65% from 0.64% effective 1/1/2009. (20901) |
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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%. (20901) |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) has increased to $31,300 from $30,200. (20901) |
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Rhode
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New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,650 from $3,500. (20901) |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) and Job Development Fund has increased to $18,000 from $14,000. (20901) |
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Wage limit for state disability
insurance (SDI) has increased to $56,000 from $54,400. (20901) |
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State disability insurance (SDI) tax rate increased to 1.5% from 1.3% effective 1/1/2009. (20901) |
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South
Dakota |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) and Investment Fee has increased to $9,500 from $9,000. (20901) |
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Utah |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) increased to $27,800 from $26,700. (20901) |
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Vermont |
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New withholding tables effective 1/1/2009. Annual withholding allowance increased to $3,650 from $3,500. (20902) |
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Washington |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) and Employment Admin. Fund increased to $35,700 from $34,000. (20901) |
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Wisconsin |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) increased to $12,000 from $10,500. (20901) |
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Wyoming |
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Wage limit for state unemployment
insurance (UI) increased to $21,500 from $20,100. (20901) |
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