Goldenseal Payroll
Software Info
US Federal Withholding
Tables
Free 2021 Payroll
Tax Table Updates
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There are no Florida state income taxes, and no state
payroll tax withholding. However, you'll still
need to withhold for federal taxes, SUTA and
FUTA.
HINT-- Turtle Creek's payroll accounting software
includes free annual updates for state
and US federal tax withholding rates.
Florida
State Withholding Instructions |
To enter withholding information for an employee in your Goldenseal company file,
follow these steps:
- Choose Employees from the Accounts
menu.
- Locate the employee record.
- Click the Payroll Setup button.
- Enter the employee's marital status
into the Marital Status field.
- Enter the number of federal dependents
into the Federal Exemptions field.
- Enter
the Florida
Tax Package
into
the Tax
Package
field. HINT--
If you
don't
see it
in the
list,
you'll
need
to import the
tax info
first.
- Click
OK.
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Florida
State Unemployment Tax Instructions |
In 2021, the Florida SUTA unemployment insurance
tax applies to the first $7,000 of wages (it was reduced from $8,000 in 2014 and stayed the same ever since). The
starting rate for a new company is 2.7%. It stays at that rate for the first 10 quarters
of employment. After that, the rate can vary between .1% and 5.4% depending on payroll
totals and the number of UI claims made against your business.
To enter your Florida 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 Florida SUTA tax in the list, and double-click
on it. HINT:
If you don't see Florida
SUTA in the list, you'll
need to import your
state's payroll info first.
- Enter the percentage rate that
you pay 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.
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Florida
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 (S table)
- Married- married employee
with two personal exemptions (M table)
- Dual Income- married employee
with one personal exemption (S table)
- Head of House- employee
claims Head of Family status
- Other- not used
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Florida
Tax Contacts |
Revenue department website
Tax Forms-- 850 488-8422
SUTA rate info-- 904 488-6093
Worker's Comp info-- 904 922-3146
Florida Department of Revenue
Carlton Building Tallahassee FL 32399 0100 |
Little Known Florida Tax Facts |
Thanks to the Panhandle Prosperity Act of 1987, residents of the Florida panhandle may purchase goods tax-free from businesses located in the Texas, Idaho and Oklahoma panhandles. |
Official State Lawn Ornament |
1987 to 1999-- Pink plastic flamingo being
eaten by pink plastic alligator.
2000 to 2001-- Hanging chad.
2002 to 2003-- Pink plastic flamingo being eaten by pink plastic alligator.
2004 to 2005-- Pink plastic flamingo covered with hurricane debris.
2006 to 2007-- Pink plastic flamingo covered with tiny blue tarp.
2008-- Pink plastic flamingo with Obama campaign sticker.
2009 to 2013-- Unemployed relative.
2014 to present-- Pink plastic boa constrictor swallowing pink plastic alligator. |
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