Tax Table Updates for QuickBooks 2019  
 
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. (21902)
  New Nonresident Alien withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
 
  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.
Alabama Hawaii Maine Missouri North Carolina South Carolina
Alaska Idaho Maryland Montana North Dakota Utah
California Illinois Massachusetts Nevada Ohio Vermont
Colorado Indiana Michigan New Jersey Oklahoma Virginia
District of Columbia Iowa Minnesota New Mexico Oregon Washington
Georgia Kentucky Mississippi New York Rhode Island Wyoming
 
 
   
  Alabama
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21906)
   
  Alaska
  Revised Occupational Codes, effective 1/1/2019. (21908)
  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 occupational information screen. Enter the appropriate Occupational Code and click Select, then click Finish. (21908)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $39,900 from $39,500. (21902)
   
  California
  Wage limit for state disability insurance (DI) increased to $118,371 from $114,967. (21902)
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21901)
   
  Colorado
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21906)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Total Surcharge increased to $13,100 from $12,600. (21901)
   
  District of Columbia
  DC - Paid Family Leave is now a part of the 2019 tax table for employers. (21909)
  Action Required:  For more information and action required steps, please click here. (21909)
   
  Georgia
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21901)
   
  Hawaii
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Employment and Training Assessment (E&T Assessment) increased to $46,800 from $45,900. (21904)
  Wage limit for state disability insurance (DI) increased to $56,580.16 from $55,568.24. (21902)
   
  Idaho
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21913)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Workforce Development Fund (WDF) increased to $40,000 from $38,200. (21902)
   
  Illinois
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
   
  Indiana
  New Occupational Codes, effective 1/1/2019. (21908)
  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 occupational information screen. Enter the appropriate Occupational Code and click Select, then click Finish. (21908)
 

Action Required: Effective January 1, 2019, Carroll, Cass, Dearborn, Grant, Hancock, Huntington, Jennings, and White counties changed their county income tax rates (Departmental Notice #1).  For more information, please click here. (21904)
   
  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. (21902)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $10,500 from $10,200. (21901)
   
  Maine
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21901)
   
  Maryland
  The county tax rate for Caroline will be changing to 3.20% from 2.80% effective 1/1/2019. (21904)
  Action Required:  For more information and action required steps, please click here. (21904)
   
  Massachusetts
MA - Paid Family Leave Co. is now a part of the 2019 tax table for employers, effective 10/1/2019.
  MA - Paid Family Leave Emp. is now a part of the 2019 tax table for employees, effective 10/1/2019.
  MA - Paid Medical Leave Co. is now a part of the 2019 tax table for employers, effective 10/1/2019.
  MA - Paid Medical Leave Emp. is now a part of the 2019 tax table for employees, effective 10/1/2019.
  Action Required:  For more information and action required steps, please click here.
 

To accurately reflect the account number format for Massachusetts Paid Famly Medical Leave assigned by the agency, verify the format is 99-9999999.
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21904)
   
  Michigan
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21904)
   
  Minnesota
Revised withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
  Revised withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21906)
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Workforce Enhancement Fee increased to $34,000 from $32,000. (21901)
   
  Mississippi
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21904)
   
  Missouri
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
  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
  Revised withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21906)
  New Jersey Family Leave Insurance (FLI) rate decreased to 0.08% from 0.09% effective 1/1/2019. (21904)
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
  State disability insurance (DI) employee rate decreased to 0.17% from 0.19% effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
  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. (21902)
  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
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21904)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $36,400 from $35,500. (21902)
   
  Ohio
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
   
  Oklahoma
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $18,100 from $17,600. (21901)
   
  Oregon
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
  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. (21902)
  Oregon Lane Transit District (LTD) rate increased to 0.74% from 0.73% effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
  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
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21904)
  Job Development Fund (JDF) rate increased to 0.29% from 0.21% effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
  Wage limit for state disability insurance (DI) increased to $71,000 from $69,300. (21902)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Job Development Fund (JDF) increased to $23,600 from $23,000. (21902)
  Wage limit for UI/JDF Wage Base Increase increased to $25,100 from $24,500. (21902)
   
  South Carolina
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
   
  Utah
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $35,300 from $34,300. (21902)
   
  Vermont
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019. (21902)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) decreased to $15,600 from $17,600. (21901)
   
  Virginia
New withholding tables effective 1/1/2019.
   
  Washington
 

To accurately reflect the account number format for Washington Paid Famly Medical Leave assigned by the agency, verify the format is 999-999-999. (21912)
  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

To accurately reflect the account number format for state unemployment insurance assigned by the agency, verify the format is 9999999999.
 

To accurately reflect the account number format for state unemployment insurance assigned by the agency, verify the format is 0999999999. (21913)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $25,400 from $24,700. (21901)
   
  Changes to Tax Tracking Types  
 
  SCorp Pd Med Premium State default taxability setting for Kentucky Withholding has been updated. (21906)
  Action Required: For more information and action required steps for this update, please click here. (21906)
     
  SCorp Pd Med Premium State default taxability setting for Missouri Unemployment Insurance has been updated. (21904)
  Action Required: For more information and action required steps for this update, please click here. (21904)
     
  Reported Tips State default taxability setting for Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave has been updated. (21904)
  Action Required: For more information and action required steps for this update, please click here. (21904)
     
  Sec 83i Qual. Equity Federal default taxability settings have been updated. (21902)
 

Action Required: For more information and action required steps for this update, please click here. (21902)
     
  Sec 83i Tax Deferral Federal default taxability settings have been updated. (21902)
 

Action Required: For more information and action required steps for this update, please click here. (21902).
     
  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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