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Wyoming Payroll Instructions

Wyoming does not have state income tax or payroll tax withholding. It does have a state unemployment insurance tax (SUTA), and you'll also need to withhold federal taxes, and pay the employer portion of FICA, Medicare and FUTA.

HINT: TurtleSoft provides free annual updates for US federal tax rates, and Wyoming tax withholding rates.

Wyoming State Withholding Instructions

To enter withholding information for an employee in your Goldenseal company file, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Payroll tab on the left, and choose Employees.
  2. Locate the employee's record.
  3. Click the Payroll Setup button.
  4. Enter the employee's marital status into the Marital Status field.
  5. Enter the number of federal dependents into the Federal Exemptions field.
  6. Enter a Wyoming Tax Package into the Tax Package field, based on the employee’s W4 form. Choose Old W4 for pre-2020 forms. Choose New W4 Step2- if they did not check the box in step 2 of the new form. Choose Step2+ if they did check it. HINT: If you don't see Wyoming packages in the list, you'll need to import 2022 tax info first.
  7. Click OK.

Wyoming State Unemployment Tax Instructions

In 2023, Wyoming SUTA tax rates apply to the first $29,100 in wages for each employee (up slightly from last year). The rate is variable for each business, depending on industry and past history (the usual tax rate for a new construction company is 3.44%).

To enter your Wyoming state unemployment insurance tax rate into Goldenseal payroll software, follow these steps:

  1. Choose Payroll Setup from the Costs menu, and choose Tax Items.
  2. You'll see a list of Tax Items. Open the Wyoming SUTA item. HINT: If you don't see Wyoming 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.

Wyoming Marital Status

Use the following to determine the value for the Marital Status popup menu in each Employee account:

State Tax Contacts

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Official State Lawn Ornament

2017: Discarded solar eclipse glasses.

Other years: Bleached cow skull.