Tax Table Updates for QuickBooks 2021  
 
Federal Tax Table Updates Changes to Tax Tracking Types
State and Local Tax Table Updates    
 
  Federal Tax Table Updates  
 
  Federal Withholding
  New Nonresident Alien withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22102)
  New Federal income tax withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22101)
 
  Social Security
  Social Security employer and employee wage limits increased to $142,800 from $137,700. (22101)
 
  American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) - H.R. 1319
  A new Addition tax tracking type, National Leave ARPA-Emp, has been added to pay and track wages for an employee who is unable to work because of COVID-19. These wages could be part of an employer paid leave credit. (22110)
  A new Addition tax tracking type, National Leave ARPA-Family, has been added to pay and track wages for an employee who is caring for an individual or child because of COVID-19. These wages could be part of an employer paid leave credit. (22110)
  A new Addition tax tracking type, National Leave ARPA-FMLA, has been added to pay and track wages for an employee who is utilizing paid expanded family and medical leave. These wages could be part of an employer paid leave credit. (22110)
  Action Required:  For more information about the H.R. 1319 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), why it replaces the similar tax tracking types used previously for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) of 2020, and the steps to setup these new tax tracking types, please click here. (22110)
 
 
  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 Maine Nevada Ohio Washington
Arkansas Illinois Maryland New Hampshire Oklahoma Wyoming
California Indiana Massachusetts New Jersey Oregon    
Colorado Iowa Michigan New Mexico Rhode Island    
Connecticut Kansas Minnesota New York South Carolina    
Delaware Kentucky Missouri North Carolina Utah    
Hawaii Louisiana Montana North Dakota Vermont    
 
 
   
  Alaska
  New Occupational Codes, effective 1/1/2021. (22113)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $43,600 from $41,500. (22102)
   
  Arkansas
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22101)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $10,000 from $7,000. (22101)
   
  California
  Wage limit for state disability insurance (DI) increased to $128,298 from $122,909. (22102)
  State disability insurance (DI) rate increased to 1.2% from 1.0%. (22102)
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22101)
   
  Colorado
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
   
  Connecticut
  For CT - Paid Leave the vendor payable name is changing to CT Paid Leave Authority From Administrator Unemployment Compensation. (22106)
  CT - Paid Leave is now a part of the 2021 tax table for employees. (22101)
 

Action Required: For more information and action required steps, please click here. (22101)
   
  Delaware
  New employee filing statuses effective 1/1/2021. (22102)
   
  Hawaii
  Wage limit for state disability insurance (DI) decreased to $57,350.80 from $58,210.88. (22101)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Employment and Training Assessment (E&T Assessment) decreased to $47,400 from $48,100. (22101)
   
  Idaho
  New withholding tables effective 7/1/2021. (22113)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Workforce Development Fund (WDF) increased to$43,000 from $41,600. (22102)
   
  Illinois
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $12,960 from $12,740. (22101)
 

Vendor payable name changing to Illinois Director of Employment Security from Director of Employment Security. (22101)
   
  Indiana
Revised Occupational Codes, effective 9/1/2021.
   
  Iowa
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22101)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI), and Reserve Fund increased to $32,400 from $31,600. (22101)
   
  Kansas
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22113)
   
  Kentucky
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) decreased to $10,800 from $11,100. (22109)
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22101)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $11,100 from $10,800. (22101)
   
  Louisiana
Revised Occupational Codes, effective 9/1/2021.
   
  Maine
  ME - Unemp. Prog. Admin. Fund (Unemployment Program Adminstrative Fund, or UPAF) is now a part of the 2021 tax table for employers. (22104)
 

Action Required: For more information and action required steps, please click here. (22104)
 

Competitive Skills Scholarship Fund (CSSF) rate increased to 0.07% from 0.06% effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22101)
   
  Maryland
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22106)
  The county tax rate for Anne Arundel will be changing to 2.85% from 2.81% effective 1/1/2021. (22106)
  The county tax rate for St. Mary's will be changing to 3.20% from 3.00% effective 1/1/2021. (22106)
  The county tax rate for Nonresidents will be changing to 2.25% from 1.75% effective 1/1/2021. (22106)
   
  Massachusetts
MA - Covid-19 Recovery Assmnt is now a part of the 2021 tax table for employers.
 

Action Required: For more information and action required steps, please click here.
  Wage limit for MA - Paid Family and Medical Leave has increased to $142,800 from $137,700. (22101)
   
  Michigan
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $9,500 from $9,000. (22106)
 

To accurately reflect the account number format for state unemployment insurance assigned by the agency, verify the format is 9999999999. (22106)
  For state unemployment insurance the vendor payable name is changing to State of Michigan - UI from MI - Unemployment Insurance Agency. (22106)
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
   
  Minnesota
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
   
  Missouri
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) decreased to $11,000 from $11,500. (22101)
   
  Montana
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Admin. Fund Tax (AFT) increased to $35,300 from $34,100. (22101)
   
  Nevada
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Career Enhancement Program (CEP) increased to $33,400 from $32,500. (22101)
 

 
  New Hampshire
  To accurately reflect the account number format for state unemployment insurance assigned by the agency, verify the format is 000999999. (22112)
   
  New Jersey
 

State disability insurance (DI) employer rate increased to 0.75% from 0.50% effective 1/1/2021. (22110)
  Wage limit for Family Leave Insurance (FLI) increased to $138,200 from $134,900. (22104)
 

Family Leave Insurance (FLI) rate increased to 0.28% from 0.16% effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22101)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI), and Workforce Development/Supplemental Workforce Fund (WF/SWF) increased to $36,200 from $35,300. (22101)
  Wage limit for employer state disability insurance (DI) increased to $36,200 from $35,300. (22101)
  Wage limit for employee state disability insurance (DI) increased to $138,200 from $134,900. (22101)
 

State disability insurance (DI) employee rate increased to 0.47% from 0.26% effective 1/1/2021. (22101)
 

State disability insurance (DI) employer rate decreased to 0.50% from 0.75% effective 1/1/2021. (22101)
   
  New Mexico
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $27,000 from $25,800. (22102)
   
  New York
  New withholding tables for New York State and City of Yonkers Resident effective 7/1/2021. (22113)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Re-employment Service Fund increased to $11,800 from $11,600. (22102)
  Wage limit for NY - Paid Family Leave has increased to $75,408.84 from $72,860.84. (22101)
  Rate for NY - Paid Family Leave has increased to 0.511% from 0.27%. (22101)
   
  North Carolina
 

Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $26,000 from $25,200. (22104)
   
  North Dakota
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $38,500 from $37,900. (22102)
   
  Ohio
  New withholding tables effective 9/1/2021. (22114)
   
  Oklahoma
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $24,000 from $18,700. (22101)
   
  Oregon
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
  Oregon Tri-Met Transit District rate increased to 0.7837% from 0.7737%. QuickBooks supports only 3 decimal places, so the rate has been rounded up to 0.784% from 0.774% effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
  Oregon Lane Transit District (LTD) rate increased to 0.76% from 0.75% effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $43,800 from $42,100. (22101)
   
  Rhode Island
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
  Wage limit for state disability insurance (DI) increased to $74,000 from $72,300. (22102)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Job Development Fund (JDF) increased to $24,600 from $24,000. (22102)
  Wage limit for UI/JDF Wage Base Increase increased to $26,100 from $25,500. (22102)
   
  South Carolina
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22101)
   
  Utah
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $38,900 from $36,600. (22101)
   
  Vermont
  New withholding tables effective 1/1/2021. (22104)
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) decreased to $14,100 from $16,100. (22101)
   
  Washington
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Employment Administrative Fund increased to $56,500 from $52,700. (22101)
  Wage limit for WA - Paid Family and Medical Leave has increased to $142,800 from $137,700. (22101)
   
  Wyoming
  Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $27,300 from $26,400. (22101)
 
 


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