Montana 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 Montana dependents into the State Exemptions field.
7. Enter the Montana 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.

The Montana SUTA rate for new employers varies depending on the type of business. After three years, the tax rate is computed via a formula based on past contributions and UI claims.

In 2008 the SUTA insurance payment applies to the first $23,800 of wages.

To enter your Montana 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 Montana SUTA tax in the list, and double-click on it. HINT: If you don't see Montana SUTA in the list, you'll need to import your state's payroll info first.
3. Enter the percentage rate that you pay into the field to the right of Calculation method.
4. If the cutoff amount has changed, enter it into the field to the right of First Adjustment.

Enter one of the following choices in 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

Payroll Tax Office-- 406 444-6900
Forms-- 406 444-3614

Montana Department of Revenue
Mitchell BuildingPO Box 5805
Helena MT 59604-5805

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