Goldenseal Payroll
Software Info
US Federal Withholding
Tables
Free 2021 Payroll
Tax Table Updates
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Georgia state income tax withholding is based on a
'step' table similar to the federal payroll tax
tables. Withholding rates did not change in 2021 (the last revision was in 1998. There have only been 5 changes in the
past 31 years.
HINT-- Turtle Creek Software provides free annual
updates for US federal and Georgia tax withholding rates.
Georgia
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 number of Georgia
dependents into the
State Exemptions
field.
- Enter
the Georgia
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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Georgia
State Unemployment Tax Instructions |
Georgia SUTA tax (unemployment insurance) applies
to the first $9,500 in
annual wages for each
employee (2021 cutoff
amount, no change in many years). The current
rate for new companies
is 2.7%. After that
the rate is adjusted,
based on past hiring
and layoff history.
To enter your Georgia 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
Georgia SUTA tax
in the list, and
double-click on it. HINT:
If you don't see
Georgia SUTA in the
list, you'll need
to import your
state's payroll info
first.
- Enter
your SUTA percentage
rate 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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Georgia
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
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Georgia
Tax Contacts |
Tax Forms-- (404) 656-4181
SUTA rate info-- 706 721-3131
Georgia Department of Revenue Field Services
Division
PO Box 211708 Augusta GA 30917 1708 |
Official
State Lawn Ornament |
Pink plastic flamingo in lawn chair, sipping
peach daiquiri.
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