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North Dakota 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 North Dakota and federal payroll tax tables, click here.

North Dakota has state income tax withholding- it is a simple percentage of the federal tax. We calculate the state payroll withholding amounts with two 'step' tables that are based on the federal tax tables. Withholding tax formulas changed in 2005 (they have changed in 6 of the past 15 years).

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

North Dakota 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 (see note below).
  4. Enter the number of federal dependents into the Federal Exemptions field.
  5. Enter the number of North Dakota dependents into the State Exemptions field.

North Dakota Unemployment Tax Instructions

In 2005, the North Dakota SUTA unemployment insurance tax is calculated on the first $18,500 of wages for each employee. The starting tax rate for new companies is 10.09% for construction companies and 2.09% for others. After the first year the rate is adjusted, based on hiring and layoff experience.

To enter your North Dakota 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 North Dakota SUTA tax in the list, and double-click on it. HINT: If you don't see N Dakota SUTA in the list, you'll need to import that info first..
  3. Enter the rate that you pay into the percentage field to the right of Calculation method.
  4. Enter the current SUTA cutoff amount into the dollar field to the right of First Adjustment.

Marital Status

Use the following to determine the value of the Marital Status popup field in each Employee account record:

  • 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

Payroll Tax Office-- 701-224-2770

North Dakota State Tax Commission
State Capitol 600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck ND 58505-0599

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