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Florida Payroll Instructions

For more about Goldenseal payroll accounting software, click here.
For more about US Federal withholding in the Goldenseal payroll software, click here.
For info about downloading current payroll tax tables from our free update service, click here.

There are no Florida state income taxes.

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

Florida State Unemployment Tax Instructions

The Florida SUTA unemployment insurance tax applies to the first $8000 of wages. The 2005 rate for a new company is 2.7%. After that the rate can vary between .1% and 5.4% depending on payroll totals and the number of UI claims.

To enter your Florida 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 Florida SUTA tax in the list, and double-click on it. HINT: If you don't see Florida 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 percentage 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.

Contacts

Tax Forms-- 850 488-8422
SUTA rate info-- 904 488-6093
Worker's Comp info-- 904 922-3146

Florida Department of Revenue
Carlton Building Tallahassee FL 32399 0100

Official State Lawn Ornament

1987 to 2003-- Pink plastic flamingo being eaten by pink plastic alligator.

2004-- Pink plastic flamingo covered with hurricane debris.