2009 Payroll Tax Tables - Updated Dec 31, 2008

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2009 FEDERAL WITHHOLDING TAX TABLES
For the GREUX Payroll

(KISS Dos Users - See notice below)

Updated Feb 21, 2009 (includes Stimulus changes)

GREUX users

If you have not done so since the above date, you should Download/Update your Greux programs. Then for every company that has a Payroll, get to the P/R Configuration/Tax tables window (shown below). Select US and click on the "Update selected tax table" button.

If you need tables for your State, then select your state and click "Update...". If your state is not there, contact KISS Development.

This is all you need to do to get the latest tables.

These Tax Table Masters are always available with the Payroll module.

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The following is furnished for reference only for GREUX users. You may use the Tax Tables listed below to verify that you have updated your tables.

Reference: Circular E for January 2009, also see
IRS Ref from Feb 2009 Stimulus Bill (pdf file)

The following are the new withholding tables effective Febuary 2009. If you have run one or more payrolls using the old tables, that's OK. The changes from 2008 are that the W/H allowance per exemption has increased from 3500 to 3650 and the Social Security wage limit has changed from 102,000 to 106,800.

For the Stimulus Updates there was a change of the wage brackets, resulting in lower taxes for most single people below $173,000 a year, and for married people below $216,000 a year.


     Lines below in Red = Changed lines for 2009

TAX TABLE: ZZ - FICA & Federal W/H Allowance

 1. Federal W/H Allowance per dependent (Annual)       3650           
 2. Soc Sec Annual Wage Limit ...................    106800   
 3. EmployEE's Soc Sec Withholding Rate .........   0.06200             
 4. EmployER's Soc Sec Rate .....................   0.06200             
 5. Medicare Annual Wage Limit ..................   9999999             
 6. EmployEE's Medicare Withholding Rate ........   0.01450             
 7. EmployER's Medicare Rate ....................   0.01450             


CLASSIFICATION:  US  - HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD  - Same as SINGLE table below
      (Separate table not needed - H will use Single)

CLASSIFICATION:  US  - MARRIED                                 
   SEQ.       GROSS WAGE        DOLLARS 
   NO.          LIMIT            OF TAX        RATE 
   01          15,750.00           0.00      0.00000 ACTIVE      02/21/09
   02          24,450.00           0.00      0.10000 ACTIVE      02/21/09
   03          75,650.00         870.00      0.15000 ACTIVE      02/21/09
   04         118,130.00       8,550.00      0.25000 ACTIVE      02/21/09
   05         216,600.00      19,170.00      0.28000 ACTIVE      02/21/09
   06         380,700.00      46,741.50      0.33000 ACTIVE      01/01/09
   07      99,999,999.99     100,894.50      0.35000 ACTIVE      01/01/09

CLASSIFICATION:  US  - SINGLE                                  
   SEQ.       GROSS WAGE        DOLLARS             
   NO.          LIMIT            OF TAX        RATE 
   01           7,180.00           0.00      0.00000 ACTIVE      02/21/09
   02          10,400.00           0.00      0.10000 ACTIVE      01/01/09
   03          36,200.00         322.00      0.15000 ACTIVE      02/21/09
   04          66,530.00       4,192.00      0.25000 ACTIVE      02/21/09
   05         173,600.00      11,774.50      0.28000 ACTIVE      02/21/09
   06         375,000.00      41,754.00      0.33000 ACTIVE      01/01/09
   07      99,999,999.99     108,216.00      0.35000 ACTIVE      01/01/09

CLASSIFICATION:  US  - Married - Filing Separately
 
        No separate table defined for 2009 
             Suggest treating as Single.

If the tax rates for your state have changed, let us know. We do not monitor all state withholdings rates. That is your responsibility as an employer. However if yours did change and we don't have the new rate, we will ask you to send us a copy of the state's computer formula (annualized). We will update the calculations and include in the master tables used above.

NOTE - KISS MSDOS users
Contact KISS Development for info on downloading the P/R tax tables. There will be a minimum $50 charge for assistance with updating these tables.

For Greux users this service is free, unless you require telephone assistance.

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