Hawaii 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 Hawaiian and federal payroll tax tables, click here.

Hawaii uses a 'step' table to calculate state income tax withholding rates (similar to the federal withholding tax tables). Payroll withholding tax rates did not change in 2005 (they have changed six times in the past 15 years).

There is also an employee withholding for disability insurance.

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

Hawaii 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.
4. Enter the number of federal dependents into the Federal Exemptions field.
5. Enter the number of Hawaiian dependents into the State Exemptions field.

Hawaii Unemployment Tax Instructions

The Hawaii SUTA tax (unemployment insurance) applies to the first $32,300 in wages for each employee. In 2005 the starting rate is 2.4%. After the first year it varies, depending on the company's past experience rating.

To enter your Hawaiian 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 Hawaii SUTA tax in the list, and double-click on it. HINT: If you don't see the state SUTA in the list, you'll need to import Hawaiian 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.

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-- 800 222-3229
SUTA rate info-- 808 586-8842

Hawaii Department of Taxation-- Taxpayer Service Branch
PO Box 259 Honolulu HI 96809

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