California has four State payroll taxes which are administered by the California Employment Development Department or EDD. The four taxes are:
1. Unemployment Insurance Tax also referred to as UI tax: UI is paid by the employer and is part of a federal program administered by the U.S DOL (Department of Labor) under the SSA (Social Security Act) . The UI program provides temporary payments to individuals who are un-employed through no fault of their own. The taxable earnings maximum unemployment insurance for 2009 fiscal year is $ 7,000 a year per person. The tax rate for unemployment insurance for new employers is 3.4 percent (0034) for a maximum of three years. The UI tax rate for employers in California experience varies depending on the experience of each employer and the balance of the Unemployment Insurance Fund. The price of 2009 the maximum weekly benefit is $ 450. If you are using a payroll solution that automatically calculates the user interface for you, otherwise you should be able to manually configure a newTax class> in the software (just make sure that this tax is to be paid by the employer, not the worker).
2. Fee for employment training, also called tax ETT ETT is also paid by the employer and not the public, and provides training funds for workers in industries aimed at improving the competitiveness of firms in California and help Companies threatened by competition from out-of-state and international companies. The2009 ETT rate is 0.1 percent (001) of the first $ 7,000 per employee per year.
3. State Disability Insurance also raised the fee SDI: SDI is a deduction from salaries and employee benefits provide temporary workers in case of non-related work disability. SDI also offers tax paid family leave (PFL) benefits. Pay for family leave is a component of SDI and extends benefits to people unable to work because they must care for a seriously illfamily member or bond with a new minor child. The SDI tax rate in 2009 (which includes disability insurance and paid family leave is 1.1 percent). The SDI taxable wage limit is $ 90,669 per employee per year. The 2009 edition of the weekly maximum / PFL benefit award is $ 959. Most California employees are covered by SDI, except for the following categories: employees of government (in most cases), some non-profit employees, those who claim religious exemption, the railway of Iron workers and some interstatedomestic workers. The SDI benefit period depends on the declaration of the providers of medical services and how long the inability of the employee is expected to last. The medical provider may extend this period to the maximum of the program, which is usually 52 weeks (39 weeks for the option of coverage).
4. California income tax also called PIT: PIT is a tax imposed by the exemption of income tax on California residents and non-residents who derive income from theCalifornia. The rate of income tax varies from state 1 percent to 9.3 percent. The Golden State also assesses an additional 1 percent on taxable income of $ 1 million or more. For the 2009 fiscal year income tax rates in California are:
– 1 percent for the first $ 7,168 of taxable income.
– 2 percent on taxable income between $ 7.168 and $ 16.994.
– 4 percent on taxable income between $ 16,994 and $ 26,821.
– 6 percent on taxableincome between $ 26,821 and $ 37,233.
– 8 percent on taxable income is between $ 37.233 and $ 47.055.
– 9.3 percent on taxable income of $ 47,055 or more.
A further one percent is levied on taxable income of one million dollars or more, makes you stronger rate of 10.3 percent in California. California provides two methods of calculating the tax:
– Method A (Table wage bracket method) provides a quick and easy to select the appropriate sourceamount, calculated on the pay period, filing status, and number of shares at the source (regular and overtime) if required. The standard deduction and exemption credit are included in the tables support the salary. Although this method involves less corruption than the B method can not be used with a computer to determine the amounts to be withheld.
– MEHOD B (the exact calculation method) can be used to calculate the amounts of withholding taxes by hand or by acomputer program for payroll. This method provides the right amount of tax deductions. To use this method you must enter the pay period, filing status, number of shares held, the standard deduction and the allocation of amounts of free credit.