WASHINGTON STATE TAX CALCULATION#

Washington State Tax Calculation#

53-000-0000-ER_SUTA-000	Washington State Unemployment Tax
53-000-0000-ER_SUTA_SC-052	Washington Rate Class 1 Thru 40 Employment Admin Fund
53-000-0000-SDI-000	Washington Industrial Insurance
53-000-0000-ER_SDI-000	Washington Industrial Insurance - Employer

There is no State Tax for Washington, therefore, IPRLU Miscellaneous Tax Parameters are not required to be set up.// //IPRLU State tab ‘SDI EE Method’ and ‘SDI ER Method’ must be set up for Washington Industrial Insurance.

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WA – IPPC / PC Usages#

On IPPC, set up pay components for these PC Usages:

Usage	Description
6058	Pre-FWT Hours - Total Hours worked, this is used for SDI calculation
6721	SDI tax deduction
6723	SDI employer contribution
7610	WA-Class 1-40 Admin Fund
7611	WA-Reserved Tax

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WA – ER SUTA Rate#

ER SUTA may be bypassed on IPUTR with ‘Do not Calculate’ or IPRLU ‘SUI ER Method’ = ‘Do not Calculate’.

There are two options to set up the ER SUTA rate by state:

1. IPUTR
   • Enter the SUTA ER rate that is given by the government on the Override Tax Rate field.
   • This rate is applicable for the entire company within the State of Washington.
2. IDGV
   • If there is a specific rate given by the government for a different State Registration #, then enter the rate on IDGV by ‘Reg Type’; this overrides the IPUTR rate.

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WA – SDI Rate#

Washington Industrial Insurance tax is calculated as an hourly rate multiplied by the hours worked. These are treated as SDI tax and are to be contributed by both the employee and employer. IPPC must be set up for PC Usage 6058 Pre-FWT Hours in order to supply the Total Hours Worked. Both EE and ER Rate must be supplied on either the IPUTR or IDGV screen. This calculation may be bypassed on IPUTR with ‘Do not Calculate’ or IPRLU ‘SDI EE Method’ or ‘SDI ER Method’.

There are two options to set up SDI Rate by State:

1. IPUTR
   • Enter the SDI EE and ER rate that is given by the Government on the Override Tax Rate field
2. IDGV
   • If there is a specific rate given by the government for different State Registration #, then enter this on IDGV by ‘Reg Type’. This overrides the IPUTR Rate

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WA – Special Taxes#

IPUTR - Employer SUTA Surcharge Tax

By default, the following tax will be calculated unless the IPUTR ‘Do Not Calculate’ toggle is checked or IPRLU ‘SUI ER Method’ = ‘Do not Calculate’

• STE-2011-R12 supports Washington Rate Class 1 Thru 40 Employment Admin Fund
  • The wages that are used to calculate this tax are the same wages that are used for ER SUTA
  • Override Tax Rate must be supplied

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WA – Trial Calc Example#

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PC 8046 Res SIT Earn	=1536.22 - SIT Earn is updated for Information purpose
PC 6042 Res SIT	= No State Tax
PC 8056 Res SSP Earn	=871.10 - SSP Earn is updated for Information purpose
PC 6052 Res Supp Tax	= No SSP Tax
PC 6703 SUI ER Contr	= 2636.83 x IPUTR 53-000-0000-ER_SUTA-000 Override Tax Rate 0.0602
	= 158.74
PC 5510 WA-Class 1-40 Admin Fund	= 2636.83 x IPUTR 53-000-0000-ER_SUTA_SC-052 Tax Rate 0.03
	= 79.10
PC 6721 SDI EE	= Usage 6058 Pre-FWT Hours x IPUTR 53-000-0000-SDI-000 Override Tax Rate
	= 80 x 0.05 = 4.00
PC 6723 SDI ER	= Usage 6058 Pre-FWT Hours x IPUTR 53-000-0000-ER_SDI-000 Override Tax Rate
	= 80 x 0.06 = 4.80

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