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Withholding Requirements:
Request identification number online by using Webfile for Business. Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate, M-4
Withholding Method = formula.
Supplemental Rate = formula.
Local Taxes:
None
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State Unemployment Insurance (SUI):
Reserve ratio formula. Wage Base $15,000 for 2016.
Rates range from 0.73% to 11.13% for 2016.
New employers use 1.87% for 2016.
.ew construction employers use 6.73% for 2016.Work Force Training Contribution is .056% for 2016.Health Insurance Contribution rate is 0.48%.
State Disability Insurance (SDI):
None.
State Labor Laws:
Minimum Wage - $8.00 per hour effective 1/1/2014, $9.00 effective 1/1/2015, $10.00 effective 1/1/2016 and $11.00 effective 1/1/2017.
Termination Pay - If employee is fired, pay at once. If the employee quits, pay by the next regular payday or the Saturday after resignation if no scheduled payday.
New Hire Reporting:
Employers must report hiring, rehiring, and return to work within 14 days on Form W-4 and this form (Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate) to:
Massachusetts Department of Revenue:
P.O. Box 55141
Boston, MA 02205-5141
Phone: 617-887-7607
Fax: 617-376-326
2To report online click here.
Remit Withholding For Child Support To:
DOR.
P.O. Box 55140.Boston, MA 02205-5140.
Phone: 800-332-2733.
Fax: 617-887-7560.To report online, click here.
Reciprocal States:
None.
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