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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 DC and federal payroll tax tables, click here.
HINT-- Turtle Creek Software provides free annual updates for DC and federal tax withholding
rates.
The District of Columbia has income tax withholding. It calculates payroll withholding amounts
with a step table similar to the federal withholding tax tables. Withholding tax rates last changed in
2001 (they have only changed in 2 of the last 15 years).
DC Withholding Instructions
To enter withholding information for an employee who lives in DC, follow these steps:
- Choose Employees from the
Accounts menu.
- Locate the employee record
- 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 number of DC dependents
into the State Exemptions field.
DC Unemployment Tax Instructions
In 2005 the District of Columbia SUTA tax is charged on the first $8000 of wages for each employee.
The rate is different for each company, based on its hiring experience.
To enter your SUTA tax rate into the Goldenseal payroll 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 the DC SUTA tax in the list, and double-click on it. HINT: If you
don't see DC SUTA in the list, you'll first need to import the latest payroll
tax tables.
- 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.
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
Employees in Multiple States
If you have employees that are residents of Maryland or Virginia,
you'll also need to import tax tables for those
states. Assign the appropriate tax package to each employee, depending on where they live.
Contacts
Payroll Tax Office-- 202 727-4829
SUTA rate info-- 202 724-7457
District of Columbia Tax Forms
Municipal Center —Room 1046
300 Indiana Ave NW Washington DC
Official State Lawn Ornament
Pink plastic Washington's monument.
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