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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 West Virginia and US federal payroll tax tables, click here.
West Virginia has state income tax withholding. There was no change to the payroll tax tables
in 2005. The tax formulas last changed in 1999 (the only change in the past 15 years).
HINT-- Turtle Creek Software provides free annual updates for
US federal and West Virginia state tax withholding rates.
West Virginia 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 (see note below).
- Enter the number of federal
dependents into the Federal Exemptions field.
- Enter the number of West Virginia dependents into
the State Exemptions field.
West Virginia Unemployment Tax Instructions
In 2005, the WV SUTA tax is based on the first $8,000 of annual wages for each employee. The starting
rate is 7.5% for construction businesses, and 2.7% for others. After three years, the rate is adjusted, depending
on your payroll experience and jobless claims.
To enter your West Virginia 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 West Virginia SUTA tax in
the list, and double-click on it. HINT: If you don't see W Virginia SUTA in the list, you'll
need to import the state payroll tax tables first.
- Click on the percentage field to the right of Calculation
method, and enter the current SUTA tax rate for your company.
- If the SUTA cutoff amount has changed, enter it into the dollar field to the right of First
Adjustment.
Marital Status
Enter one of the following values for the Marital Status popup 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
Payroll Tax Office-- 304 344-2068
SUTA-- 304 558-2630
West Virginia State Tax Department
Taxpayer Services Div
Box 3784
Charleston WV 25337-3784
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