Massachusetts 2021 Tax Rates

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2021 Massachusetts Taxes

Withholding Requirements

  • Register as an employer on the Massachusetts Commonwealth website

  • Employee's Withholding Tax Exemption Certificate

    : M-4

  • Withholding Method

    : Formula

  • Supplemental Rate

    : Formula

Local Taxes

  • None

Massachusetts State Unemployment Insurance (SUI)

  • Massachusetts Wage Base

    : $15,000 for 2021

  • Massachusetts SUI Rates range from

    : 0.94% to 15.03% for 2021

  • Massachusetts new employer rate

    : 3.12% for 2021

  • Massachusetts new construction employer rate

    : 6.89% for 2021

Massachusetts State Disability Insurance (SDI)

  • None

Massachusetts State Labor Laws

  • Massachusetts Minimum Wage

    : $13.50 per hour

  • Massachusetts Termination Pay

    :
    • Employee is fired — pay immediately
    • Employee quits — pay by the next regular payday or the Saturday after resignation if no scheduled payday

Massachusetts New Hire Reporting

Remit Withholding for Child Support to

Massachusetts Reciprocal States

  • None
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