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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 Georgia and federal payroll tax tables, click here.
Georgia state income tax withholding is based on a 'step' table similar to the federal payroll
tax tables. Withholding rates did not change in 2005. They have only changed 3 times in the past 15 years.
HINT-- Turtle Creek Software provides free annual updates for US federal and Georgia tax withholding
rates.
Georgia 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 Georgia dependents into
the State Exemptions field.
Georgia Unemployment Tax Instructions
Georgia SUTA tax (unemployment insurance) applies to the first $8,500 in annual wages for each
employee. The 2005 rate for new companies is 2.7%. After that the rate is adjusted, based on past hiring and
layoff history.
To enter your Georgia 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 Georgia SUTA tax in
the list, and double-click on it. HINT: If you don't see Georgia SUTA in the list, you'll
need to import your state's payroll info first.
- Enter your SUTA percentage rate 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
Contacts
Tax Forms-- (404) 656-4181
SUTA rate info-- 706 721-3131
Georgia Department of Revenue Field Services Division
PO Box 211708 Augusta GA 30917 1708
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