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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 Delaware and federal payroll tax tables, click here.
HINT-- Turtle Creek Software provides free annual updates for federal and Delaware
tax withholding rates.
Delaware has state income tax withholding, with payroll deductions that are calculated from a 'step'
table similar to the federal payroll tax tables. Rates last changed in 2001 (they have changed in 4 of the
last 15 years).
NOTE-- Delaware is the state with the second lowest highest point (448 ft)! Only Florida has
a lower highest point.
Delaware State Withholding Instructions
To enter withholding information for an employee, follow these steps:
- Choose Employees from the
Accounts menu.
- Locate the employee record.
- Enter the employee's marital status into the Marital Status field.
- Enter the number of federal dependents into the Federal Exemptions field.
- Enter the number of Delaware dependents
into the State Exemptions field.
Maryland Employees If you have employees who live in Maryland but work in Delaware, use one of the special tax packages
for Maryland residents. Otherwise enter the standard state tax package into the Tax Package field of the Employee
account.
Delaware Unemployment Tax Instructions
In 2005, Delaware calculates state unemployment tax on the first $8,500 of wages for each employee.
The tax rate is different for each company, based on its past employment history.
To enter your state 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 Delaware SUTA tax in
the list, and double-click on it. HINT: If you don't see Delaware SUTA in the list, you'll
need to import payroll info first.
- Enter the percentage rate that you pay into the percentage field next to Calculation
method.
- If the tax 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
- Married- married, filing joint return
- Dual Income- married, filing separate returns
- Head of House- not used
- Other- not used
Contacts
Payroll Tax Office-- (302) 577-8230
SUTA rate info-- 302 368-6749
Delaware Division of Revenue
Box 8995 Wilmington DE 19899-8995
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