Maine Payroll Instructions

To enter withholding information for an employee in your Goldenseal company file, follow these steps:

1. Choose Employees from the Accounts menu.
2. Locate the employee record.
3. Click the Payroll Setup button.
4. Enter the employee's marital status into the Marital Status field (see note below).
5. Enter the number of federal dependents into the Federal Exemptions field.
6. Enter the number of Maine dependents into the State Exemptions field.
7. Enter the Maine 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.
8. Click OK.

In 2008, Maine SUTA (state unemployment insurance tax) is based on the first $12,000 of wages for each employee. The tax rate depends on your company's past employment history (for new companies, it is currently 1.8%).

To enter your state SUTA tax rate into the Goldenseal payroll software, follow these steps:

1. Choose Payroll Setup from the Costs menu, and choose Tax Items from the submenu.
2. You'll see a list of Tax Items. Locate the Maine SUTA tax in the list, and double-click on it. HINT: If you don't see Maine SUTA in the list, you'll need to import your state's payroll info first.
3. Enter your percentage rate into the field to the right of Calculation method.
4. If the cutoff amount has changed, enter it into the dollar field to the right of First Adjustment.

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