What You Need to Know About Connecticut Taxes

Looking for Connecticut state tax information? Keep reading to discover the latest resources on state tax, unemployment, income tax and more. Connecticut Department of Revenue Services
Connecticut Department of Labor

Withholding Requirements:

• Register as employer by filing Form UC-1A (Employer Status Report) to register online click here
• Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate: CT-W4
• Withholding Method = formula
• Supplemental Rate = Add to annualized regular wages, compute tax on total, and subtract tax withheld from regular wages.

Local Taxes:

None

State Unemployment Insurance (SUI):

Report quarterly wages and contributions by filing Form UC-5A (Employee Quarterly Earnings Report) and Form UC-2 (Employer Contribution Return) by last day of month following end of quarter:
To file online click here.
Wage base is $15,000 for 2014
Rates range from 1.90% to 6.80% including fund solvency tax of 1.4%. for 2014.
New employers use 4.5% for 2014.
Benefit ratio formula

State Disability Insurance (SDI):

None

State Labor Laws:

Minimum Wage - $8.70 per hour effective 1/1/14 and $9.15 as of 1/1/15
Termination Pay - Fired - next business day. Quit - next regular payday.

New Hire Reporting:

Employers must report hiring, rehiring, and return to work within 20 days on Form CT-W4 (Employee's Withholding or Exemption Certificate) to:

Connecticut Department of Labor
Office of Research, ATTN; CT-W4200 Folly Brook Boulevard
Wethersfield, CT 06109
860-263-6310
800-816-1108 fax (in state only)
To report online click here
Remit Withholding for Child Support to:
Child Support Division
Department of Human Resources
1049 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105860-424-5044
To report online click here.

Reciprocal States:

None

For paycheck calculation visit the Connecticut Paycheck Calculator of Paycheck City.