Vermont Payroll Instructions

For more about Goldenseal payroll accounting software, click here.
For more about US Federal withholding in the Goldenseal payroll software, click here.
To download free updates for Vermont and federal payroll tax tables, click here.

Vermont has state income tax withholding, based on "stepped" tax tables similar to the federal payroll withholding tax tables. Rates changed in 2005 (and in 13 of the past 15 years).

HINT-- Turtle Creek Software provides free annual updates for US federal and Vermont state tax withholding rates.

Vermont State Withholding Instructions

To enter withholding information for an employee, follow these steps:

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

Vermont Unemployment Tax Instructions

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

Marital Status

Use the following to determine the value for the Marital Status popup menu 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

Contacts

Payroll Tax Office-- 802 828-2505
SUTA-- 802 828-4253

Vermont Dept of Taxes
109 State St.
Montpelier VT 05609-1401

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