California 2022 Tax Rates

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2022 California Taxes

Withholding Requirements

  • Register as an employer on the California Employment Development website

  • Employee's Withholding Tax Exemption Certificate

    : DE 4

  • Withholding Method

    : Formula

  • Supplemental Wage / Bonus Rate

    : 6.6% for all supplemental payments excluding bonus and stock options
  • Supplemental Wage / Bonus Rate for Bonus and Stock Options: 10.23%

California Local Taxes

California State Unemployment Insurance (SUI)

  • California Wage Base

    : $7,000 for 2022

  • California SUI rates range from

    : 1.5% to 8.2% for 2022

  • California new employer rate

    : 3.4% for 2022

California State Disability Insurance (SDI)

  • California SDI employee rate

    : 1.1% for 2022

  • California SDI wage limit

    : $145,600 for 2022

California Family Leave Insurance (FLI)

  • Included in disability

California State Labor Laws

  • California Minimum Wage

    :
    • 25 employees or less — $14.00 per hour
    • 26+ employees — $15.00 per hour
    • Rates vary by location, check for city minimum wage rates

  • California Termination Pay

    :
    • Employee is fired — pay immediately
    • Employee quits — pay within 72 hours or immediately if 72 hours notice is given

California New Hire Reporting

Remit Withholding for Child Support to

California Reciprocal States

  • None
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