Goldenseal Payroll
Software Info
US Federal Withholding
Tables
Free 2021 Payroll
Tax Table Updates
|
Massachusetts has state income tax withholding. The payroll tax computations changed slightly for 2020 (exemptions and/or tax
tables have changed in 15 of the past 30 years).
The state calculates payroll withholding amounts
with a simple flat percentage tax after
deducting exemptions (currently 5.0%).
HINT-- Turtle Creek Software provides free annual updates for
US federal and Massachusetts tax withholding rates.
Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts
dependents into the
State Exemptions
field.
- Enter
the Massachusetts
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.
The Massachusetts state income tax system includes a special
deduction for blindness. If the employee and/or her spouse
is blind, enter a “1” into the “Other
Exemptions” field in the Employee Account. Otherwise,
leave the field blank. |
Massachusetts
State Unemployment Tax Instructions |
Massachusetts SUTA tax applies to the first
$15,000 in wages. In
2021, rates range between
1.12% and 10.96%, depending
on your company's past
experience. The starting
rate for new companies
depends on the business
type.
To enter your 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 your
state's SUTA tax
in the list, and
double-click on it. HINT:
If you don't see
Massachusetts 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.
|
Massachusetts
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
|
Massachusetts
Tax Contacts |
Withholding tax website
Automated System-- 617 887-6367
Fax On Demand-- 617 727-2123
SUTA-- 617 727-6850
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Service & Supply Section
100 Cambridge St
Boston MA 02204 |
Official
State Lawn Ornament |
Glacial boulder.
|
|
|

Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut
Delaware | District
of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana
Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland
| Michigan
Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New
Hampshire
New Jersey | New
Mexico | New York | North
Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio
Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode
Island | South Carolina | South
Dakota
Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington
State | West Virginia
Wisconsin | Wyoming | US
Federal
|