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Goldenseal Payroll
Software Info
US Federal Withholding
Tables
Free 2012 Payroll
Tax Table Updates
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Arizona greatly simplified its withholding tax formulas in mid-2010. Instead
of calculating them as a percentage of federal withholding,
it now uses a simple percentage deduction of gross wages.
Employees can choose among several different percentages
on their A-4 Form. One additional withholding
rate (.8%) was added in 2011. Rates are unchanged in
2012.
There
have been 5 major changes of the calculation
methods in the past 22 years, plus annual
table changes in every year when it
was based on federal rates.
HINT-- We provides free updates for Arizona and
federal payroll tax tables in our payroll software.
Click here to download federal and Arizona
tax withholding tables for the Goldenseal payroll
software program.
| Arizona State Withholding Instructions |
To enter withholding information for an employee in your Goldenseal company file, follow these
steps:
- Choose Employees from the Accounts menu.
- Locate the employee record.
- Click the Payroll Setup button.
- Choose the employee's marital status
in the Marital Status field.
- Enter the appropriate Tax Package
with the employee's withholding rate into the Tax Package field.
- Enter the number of federal dependents
into the Federal Exemptions field.
- Enter the number of Arizona dependents
into the State Exemptions field.
- Click OK.
NOTE-- Goldenseal uses a 'step' table
to calculate each of the Arizona withholding
rates. It uses the same step ranges as the federal
tax tables, but the percentage and base amounts
are calculated using a percentage of the federal tax rate. |
| Arizona
State Unemployment Tax Instructions |
In 2012, the Arizona state unemployment insurance
tax applies to the first
$7,000 of each employees wages. The starting rate for new employers
is 2.0%, with a possible additional 2% surcharge
when fund balances are
low. After two years, the rates vary, depending on your history,
and the current fund balance.
To enter your Arizona state SUTA tax
rate into the Goldenseal payroll
accounting software, follow these steps:
- Choose Payroll Setup from
the Costs menu, and choose Tax Items from the submenu.
- You'll see a list of Tax Items. Locate Arizona
SUTA tax in the list, and double-click on it. HINT:
If you don't see Arizona SUTA in the
list, you'll need to import your
state's payroll info first.
- Enter the percentage rate
that you pay into the percentage field to the right of Calculation method.
- If the cutoff amount has changed, enter
it into the dollar field to the right of First Adjustment.
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| Arizona
Job Training Tax |
Arizona has a .1% job training
tax that is collected along with the regular
SUTA tax. This tax only applies to some employers,
depending on their reserve ratio and SUTA tax rate.
When you first import
tax tables for Arizona, Goldenseal does not include
this tax. If you need to pay the job
training tax, follow these steps:
- Choose Payroll Setup from
the Costs menu, and choose Tax Packages from the submenu.
- Click on one of the Arizona
tax packages, then click the Edit button.
- Turn on the checkbox next
to Job Training Tax.
- Click OK.
- Repeat steps 2 to 4 for
each of the Arizona tax packages.
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| Arizona Marital Status |
Use the following to determine the value for
the Marital Status popup menu in each Employee account:
- Single- single employee
- Married- married employee
- Dual Income- not used
- Head of House- not used
- Other- not used
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| Arizona Tax Contacts |
Payroll Tax Office-- 602 255-3381
Withholding Info-- 602 255-2060
Forms by Fax-- 602 542-3756
SUTA-- 602 255-4757
Arizona Department of Revenue
Box 29002 Phoenix AZ 85038-9002 |
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Pink plastic saguaro cactus.
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