Payroll Utilities:

Updating Tax Tables

Existing values are loaded & displayed when this form loads. To change an existing value, just enter the new value, or hit return/enter on a blank line to advance to new field & leave the existing value unchanged.

All values needed to keep this table up to date can be found in IRS Publication 15 (Circular E).

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(Picture Shows Updated Values for 2008)

FICA / Medicare: Hopefully these items are self-explanatory

Withholding Allowances: This value comes from Table 5.

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The lower part of the -Update Tax Table Form- uses values that can be found in Table 1of the Tables for Percent Method of Withholding, as shown below.

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Just follow the colored arrows to fill in the various boxes.

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