Calculate the annual withholding allowance.Multiply the annual taxable wages by 4.85 percent to determine the annual gross tax amount.Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages by the number of pay dates in the tax year to obtain the gross annual wages.Add taxable biweekly fringe benefits (e.g., taxable life insurance) to the amount computed in step 2 to obtain the adjusted gross biweekly wages.

Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan payment(s) (includes dental and vision insurance program, and Flexible Spending Account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the adjusted gross biweekly wages.

Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.

Withholding Formula (Effective Pay Period 11, 2022) Employees who have not previously submitted a 2020 or later Federal Form W-4 or a prior to 2020 Federal Form W-4, will be withheld at the flat rate of 4.85 percent without benefit of the annual withholding allowance. The M and MJ marital status will be treated as Married.Ī State tax certificate is not required since the Federal Marital Status is used in the computation of the State formula. The S, MS, and HH marital status will be treated as Single. MS/MJ/HH, for 2020 or later Federal Form W-4. No action on the part of the employee or the personnel office is necessary.

The wages exempt from tax credit reduction for Married filers have changed from $14,256 to $15,548.

The wages exempt from tax credit reduction for Single filers have changed from $7,128 to $7,774.

The base allowance for Married filers have changed from $720 to $780.

The base allowance for Single filers have changed from $360 to $390.

The income tax rate has changed from 4.95 percent to 4.85 percent.

The income tax withholding formula for the State of Utah includes the following changes: TAXES 22-23, Utah State Income Tax Withholding TAXES 22-23, Utah State Income Tax Withholding | National Finance Center

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