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Goldenseal Payroll
Software Info
US Federal Withholding
Tables
Free 2008 Payroll Tax Table Updates
New & Used
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Washington has no state income tax withholding nor payroll tax tables.
However there are employee withholding and employer taxes for worker's
compensation and disability insurance, with different rates for each
type of work done by the employee.
HINT-- Turtle Creek Software provides free annual updates for
US federal and Washington state tax withholding and insurance rates.
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State Withholding Instructions |
To enter withholding information for a Washington
employee, follow these steps:
- Choose
Employees from the
Accounts menu.
- Locate
the employee record.
- Click the Payroll
Setup button.
- Enter
the employee's marital
status into the Marital
Status field
(see note below).
- Enter
the number of federal
dependents into the
Federal Exemptions
field.
- Enter
the Washington Tax
Package into the
Tax Package field. HINT--
If you don't see
it in the list, you'll
need to import the
tax info first.
- Click OK.
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| Washington
Industrial Insurance & Disability |
The state of Washington provides
disability insurance
and worker's compensation
coverage. The coverage
rates are based on the
type of work done by
your employees. To calculate
the amount to pay, you'll
need to fill in the
current Industrial Insurance
rates for the types of
work you do. To do that,
follow these steps:
- Choose
Category Setup from
the Costs menu, and
choose Category Systems
from the submenu.
- Double-click
on a Category System.
- The
Comp Rate for each
category handles
the Industrial Insurance
rate, and the Tax
Rate handles disabiility
insurance costs.
Enter the rates you
pay for each type
of work. If you use
subcategories, you'll
need to enter the
rates for each category
and subcategory.
- Turn off the Comp
Rate as Percent and
Tax Rate as Percent
checkboxes, since
Washington uses a
fixed hourly dollar
amount for insurance
and disability rates.
- When you are finished
setting up rates
in a Category System,
click OK to save
changes.
- Repeat
steps 3 to 5 for
each Category System
that you use.
When you enter Labor
Hours records, enter the work category
into the Category field. When you write
payroll, Goldenseal will automatically
use the correct rate for each type of
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State Unemployment Tax Instructions |
In 2008, Washington charges new employers a
SUTA tax on wages
up to $34,000 per year.
The rate for new companies
varies, depending on
industry rate class.
The rate for established
companies varies, depending
on the employer's rate
class and experience
rating.
To enter your company's
unemployment
insurance rate,
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 the
Washington SUTA tax
in the list, and
double-click on it. HINT:
If you don't see
Washington state
SUTA in the list,
you'll need to import your
state's payroll info
first.
- Click
your mouse in the
percentage field
to the right of Calculation
method. and type
in the SUTA percentage
rate for your business.
- If
the cutoff amount
has changed, enter
it into the field
to the right of First
Adjustment.
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Marital Status |
Enter one of the following value into the Marital
Status popup field in each Employee account:
- Single-
single employee with
one personal exemption
- Married-
married employee
with two personal
exemptions
- Dual
Income- married
employee with one
personal exemption
- Head
of House- employee
claims Head of
Family status
- Other-
not used
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| Washington
Tax Contacts |
Payroll Tax Office-- 800 647-7706
SUTA-- 206 753-5180
Worker's Comp-- 206 956-5799
Washington Dept of Revenue
PO Box 47450
Olympia WA 98504-7450 |
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State Lawn Ornament |
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