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State Unemployment Tax CalculatorTaxable Wages and SUTA Due

What does this come to under the current IRS rules?

State unemployment taxable wages capped at the wage base you enter, and the tax at your assigned rate.

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State unemployment tax
$7,074
State taxable wages
$262,000
Tax per employee at the wage base
$324
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State unemployment tax$7,074
State taxable wages$262,000
Tax per employee at the wage base$324
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MeasureResult
State unemployment tax$7,074
State taxable wages$262,000
Tax per employee at the wage base$324
How this was worked out
Work shownrecomputed as you type
Taxable wages = employees at or above the base x wage base + wages of employees below it
Tax = taxable wages x assigned rate

Illustrative arithmetic on the figures you enter. Check the result against your firm's methodology before relying on it.

The formulas

  • Taxable wages = employees at or above the base x wage base + wages of employees below it
  • Tax = taxable wages x assigned rate

How it works

Each state sets its own unemployment taxable wage base and assigns each employer a rate. Publication 15 notes that the state wage base limit may differ from the $7,000 federal base. Enter the base and rate from your state agency notice for the year.

Count an employee's wages only up to the base for the calendar year.

Illustrative figures only. Check the result against your firm's methodology before relying on it.

Common questions

Does paying state tax affect FUTA?

Yes. Paying state unemployment tax in full and on time earns the FUTA credit of up to 5.4 percent.

Where is my rate?

On the annual rate notice from your state unemployment agency.

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