Tax Table Updates for QuickBooks 2018  
 
Federal Tax Table Updates Changes to Tax Tracking Types
State and Local Tax Table Updates    
 
  Federal Tax Table Updates  
 
  Federal Withholding
New Federal income tax withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
  New Nonresident Alien withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
 
  Social Security
  Social Security employer and employee wage limits increased to $132,900 from $128,400. (21901)
 
 
  State and Local Tax Table Updates  
 
  If you are looking for information on particular state taxes and do not see it here, there is more information available by clicking here.
Alaska Idaho Minnesota New Mexico Oklahoma Vermont
California Illinois Missouri New York Oregon Washington
Colorado Iowa Montana North Carolina Rhode Island Wyoming
Georgia Kentucky Nevada North Dakota South Carolina    
Hawaii Maine New Jersey Ohio Utah    
 
 
   
  Alaska
Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $39,900 from $39,500.
   
  California
Wage limit for state disability insurance (DI) increased to $118,371 from $114,967.
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21901)
   
  Colorado
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Total Surcharge increased to $13,100 from $12,600. (21901)
   
  Georgia
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21901)
   
  Hawaii
Wage limit for state disability insurance (DI) increased to $56,580.16 from $55,568.24.
   
  Idaho
Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Workforce Development Fund (WDF) increased to $40,000 from $38,200.
   
  Illinois
New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
   
  Iowa
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21901)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI), and Reserve Fund increased to $30,600 from $29,900. (21901)
   
  Kentucky
New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $10,500 from $10,200. (21901)
   
  Maine
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21901)
   
  Minnesota
New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Workforce Enhancement Fee increased to $34,000 from $32,000. (21901)
   
  Missouri
New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) decreased to $12,000 from $12,500. (21901)
   
  Montana
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Admin. Fund Tax (AFT) increased to $33,000 from $32,000. (21901)
   
  Nevada
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Career Enhancement Program (CEP) increased to $31,200 from $30,500. (21901)
 

 
  New Jersey
New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
  State disability insurance (DI) employee rate decreased to 0.17% from 0.19% effective 1/1/2019.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI), Workforce Development/Supplemental Workforce Fund (WF/SWF), and Family Leave Insurance (FLI) increased to $34,400 from $33,700. (21901)
  Wage limit for state disability insurance (DI) increased to $34,400 from $33,700. (21901)
   
  New Mexico
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $24,800 from $24,200. (21901)
   
  New York
New withholding tables for New York State and City of Yonkers Resident effective 1/1/2019.
  NY – Paid Family Leave has been updated effective 1/1/2019. (21901)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Re-employment Service Fund increased to $11,400 from $11,100. (21901)
   
  North Carolina
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21901)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $24,300 from $23,500. (21901)
   
  North Dakota
Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $36,400 from $35,500.
   
  Ohio
New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
   
  Oklahoma
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $18,100 from $17,600. (21901)
   
  Oregon
New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
  Oregon Tri-Met Transit District rate increased to 0.7637% from 0.7537%. QuickBooks supports only 3 decimal places, so the rate has been rounded up to 0.764% from 0.754% effective 1/1/2019.
  Oregon Lane Transit District (LTD) rate increased to 0.74% from 0.73% effective 1/1/2019.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $40,600 from $39,300. (21901)
  Oregon Workers' Benefit Fund Assessment (WBF Assessment) employer and employee rates decreased to 2.4 cents per hour from 2.8 cents per hour effective 1/1/2019. (21901)
 

Action Required: Effective January 1, 2019, the rate for the Workers' Benefit Fund Assessment (WBF Assessment) will be changing.  For more information on the WBF Assessment rate change (employer and employee) and the action required, please click here. (21901)
 

To accurately reflect the account number format for state withholding assigned by the agency, verify the format is 9999999-9 or 99999999-9. (21901)
   
  Rhode Island
Job Development Fund (JDF) rate increased to 0.29% from 0.21% effective 1/1/2019.
  Wage limit for state disability insurance (DI) increased to $71,000 from $69,300.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Job Development Fund (JDF) increased to $23,600 from $23,000.
  Wage limit for UI/JDF Wage Base Increase increased to $25,100 from $24,500.
   
  South Carolina
New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
   
  Utah
Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $35,300 from $34,300.
   
  Vermont
New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) decreased to $15,600 from $17,600. (21901)
   
  Washington
  WA - Paid Fam Med Leave Co. is now a part of the 2019 tax table for employers. (21901)
  WA - Paid Fam Med Leave Emp. is now a part of the 2019 tax table for employees. (21901)
  Action Required:  For more information and action required steps, please click here. (21901)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Employment Administrative Fund increased to $49,800 from $47,300. (21901)
   
  Wyoming
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $25,400 from $24,700. (21901)
   
  Changes to Tax Tracking Types  
 
Sec 83i Qual. Equity Federal default taxability settings have been updated.
 

Action Required: For more information and action required steps for this update, please click here.
     
Sec 83i Tax Deferral Federal default taxability settings have been updated.
 

Action Required: For more information and action required steps for this update, please click here.
     
  Sec 83i Qual. Equity A new tax tracking type has been added to track income from qualified equity grants under Section 83(i) of the IRC, which will be reported on an employee's 2018 Form W-2, box 12, code GG. This new tax tracking type is effective 1/1/2018. (21901)
 

Action Required: For more information and action required steps for this update, please click here. (21901)

For additional information about W-2 box 12 Code GG found in the IRS 2018 General Instructions for Forms W-2 and W3, please click here. (21901)
     
  Sec 83i Tax Deferral A new tax tracking type has been added to track aggregate deferrals under Section 83(i) of the IRC elections as of the close of the calendar year, which will be reported on an employee's 2018 Form W-2, box 12, code HH. This new tax tracking type is effective 1/1/2018. (21901)
 

Action Required: For more information and action required steps for this update, please click here. (21901)

For additional information about W-2 box 12 Code HH found in the IRS 2018 General Instructions for Forms W-2 and W3, please click here. (21901)
 


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