Maximize Your 401k Contributions in 2024: A Guide with Calculator
New updates to the 2023 and 2024 401k contribution limits. Use a free paycheck calculator to gain insights to your 401k and financial future.
Learn the basics of the FUTA tax in this article.
The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) is an unemployment tax companies must pay on behalf of their employees. If your business paid at least $1,500 in wages during any business quarter in the current or previous year, you must pay FUTA.
FUTA – which has a different system and rate for each state – provides compensation to workers who’ve lost their jobs. The federal rate is 6.0%, and if employers live in a state with its own unemployment tax, they can earn a 5.4% credit for taxable income. That is, if they pay their State Unemployment Tax (SUTA) on time, and regularly.
Because of the SUTA tax credit, most employees end up paying 0.6% of the first $7,000 per year of each employee’s salary. The wage base for FUTA is $7,000. Generally, that equals a maximum cost for FUTA per employee per year as $42. The more employees, the more FUTA.
To determine what you must pay in FUTA, check out Form 940 here.
New updates to the 2023 and 2024 401k contribution limits. Use a free paycheck calculator to gain insights to your 401k and financial future.
Unlock the secrets of your 2023 bonus taxes with our guide, and use our Bonus Pay Percent Calculator for an instant breakdown of your take-home pay.
It’s the 2023 holiday season, and for fortunate employees, that means an end-of-year bonus! Yet many employees are disappointed when their bonus lands in their bank – usually a lower amount than anticipated. Here's a quick guide to help workers understand how bonuses are taxed.