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Goldenseal Payroll
Software Info
US Federal Withholding
Tables
Free 2021 Payroll
Tax Table Updates
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Louisiana has state income tax withholding. Rates
did not change in 2021 (the withholding
formulas have changed 4 times in the past
31 years, most recently in 2003).
Louisiana state calculates payroll withholding
tax amounts with a 'step' tax table that
is similar to the federal tax "formula
method" calculation tables, though with fewer steps. They use text and math formulas to explain the steps and exemptions. Unfortunately, that makes it more difficult than other states. Sometimes a simple table is worth a thousand words!
HINT-- Turtle Creek Software provides free annual updates for
US federal and Louisiana tax withholding rate formulas.
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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
(see note below).
- Enter
the number of federal
dependents into the
Federal Exemptions
field.
- Enter
the number of Louisiana
dependents into the
State Exemptions
field.
- Enter
the number of dependency
credits claimed in
the Other Exemptions
field. Every child
and stepchild may
be claimed as a dependency
credit (as described
in Internal Revenue
Code, Section 152).
- Enter
the Lousiana
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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| Louisiana
State Unemployment Tax Instructions |
In 2021, Louisiana state unemployment insurance
tax applies to the first
$7,700 of wages for each
employee (the same since 2010). The
starting rate varies
for new businesses, depending
on the type of business.
After two years, the
rate is based on past
payroll amounts and claims.
To enter your Louisiana 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
Louisiana SUTA tax
in the list, and
double-click on it. HINT:
If you don't see
Louisiana SUTA in
the list, you'll
need to import your
state's payroll info
first.
- Enter
the percentage SUTA
rate for your business
into the 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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| Other
Louisiana Taxes |
In the past, employers paid
an SAFDST Debt Service Tax, which was
a direct 1.4% tax on each employee’s gross
wages. However we haven't seen any mention of
this tax recently, so it appears to be repealed.
We are still keeping a Tax
Item for it in each of
the Louisiana State Tax
Packages, just in case
it is reinstated, but
this employer tax currently
calculates a zero amount.
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| Louisiana
Marital Status |
Use one of the following choices in the Marital
Status popup field for each Employee account:
- Single-
employee with 0 or
1 deduction
- Married-
employee with 2 or
more deductions
- Dual
Income- not
used
- Head
of House- not
used
- Other-
not used
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| Louisiana
Tax Contacts |
Withholding tax website
Payroll Tax Office-- 225 219-0102
Forms-- 225 219-2112
SUTA-- 504 342-2944
Louisiana Department of Revenue & Taxation
330 N Ardenwood Dr
Baton Rouge LA 70823 |
| Little
Known Louisiana Tax Fact |
Louisiana residents may pay
their state income tax
in currency, alligator
hides, or gumbo.
Use form LS-406a to
accompany alternate
forms of payment.
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| Official
State Lawn Ornament |
Coastal Regions-- Alligator
Interior Regions-- Fracking Rig
New Orleans-- Plastic beads
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