Federal Tax Changes
- Federal Income Tax Withholding
The 2019 allowance amount and withholding tax tables changed. - Social Security Wage Base
The 2019 social security wage base increased to $132,900.
State and Local Tax Changes
- Alaska Employee State Unemployment Tax
The 2019 wage base was increased. - California State Disability Insurance
The 2019 wage limit increased. - California State Income Tax
The 2019 withholding tables changed. - Hawaii Temporary Disability Insurance
The 2019 wage limit increased. - Iowa State Income Tax
The 2019 standard deduction amounts and withholding tables changed. - Kentucky State Income Tax
The 2019 standard deduction amount changed. - Maine State Income Tax
The 2019 standard deduction amounts and withholding tables changed. - Maryland State Income Tax
The 2019 standard deduction amount changed. - New Jersey State Disability Insurance, Unemployment Insurance and Family Leave Insurance
The 2019 rates and taxable wage base changed. - New York Paid Family Leave
The weekly wage base limit and rate changed for 2019. - New York State Income Tax
The 2019 withholding tables changed. - New York Yonkers Local Income Tax
The 2019 withholding tables changed. - North Carolina State Income
The 2019 standard deduction amount and withholding tables changed. - Ohio State Income Tax
The 2019 multiplier rate wage changed. - Oregon State Employer Tax – Tri-Met and Lane Districts
The 2019 rates changed. - Rhode Island State Disability Insurance
The 2019 wage base increased. - Rhode Island State Income Tax
The 2019 withholding tables changed. - South Carolina State Income Tax
The 2019 withholding tables changed.
2019 State Unemployment Wage Limits
The following state unemployment wage limits apply for 2019. For details on how to apply the limits for your state, please review Sage Knowledgebase article 11124. For additional information, please reference articles in the Sage City Year-end Center.
|
State |
Employee Annual Wage Limit |
State |
Employee Annual Wage Limit |
|
Alaska |
39,900 |
New York |
11,400 |
|
Colorado |
13,100 |
North Carolina |
24,300 |
|
Hawaii |
46,900 |
North Dakota |
36,400 |
|
Iowa |
30,600 |
Oklahoma |
18,100 |
|
Kentucky |
10,500 |
Oregon |
40,600 |
|
Minnesota |
34,000 |
Rhode Island |
23,600 |
|
Missouri |
12,000 |
Utah |
35,300 |
|
Montana |
33,000 |
Vermont |
15,600 |
|
Nevada |
31,200 |
Washington |
49,800 |
|
New Jersey |
34,400 |
Wyoming |
25,400 |
|
New Mexico |
24,800 |
|
|
Tax Forms
Payroll Tax Forms: The payroll tax forms are now all updated within the Payroll Tax Form Selector window as of December 20, 2018. To receive an update, select a Federal or State form and click on Next. If there is an update, the next window to appear will have an option to automatically update your forms. It is strongly recommended that you take all forms updates.
NOTE: The payroll forms update also updates the forms lists that appear in the Payroll Tax Form Selector window. If you are trying to run a year-end 2018 form such as W-2’s, 940/943/945 but only see the 2017 forms listed then:
- Select the 2017 form that you want and click on OK.
- If you have a current Sage 50 Payroll Solutions or Business Care subscription, the next window will prompt you to update your forms.
- After taking the forms update, you will see the 2018 year-end forms listed in the Payroll Tax Form Selector window.
Special Note: The forms provided by Sage 50 are approved by the taxing authorities. A few states have not yet approved their forms. Any form, that can be printed and mailed, and is awaiting approval, will print with the banner “Record Copy Do Not File”. We will be removing the “Record Copy” as the taxing agencies approve the forms. There will be periodic online updates for these forms via the Automatic Update feature in Payroll Tax form.
Making Sure That Your Tax Update is Applied
The version for this tax update is 20190101. Follow these steps to make sure that your tax update was applied:
- Open your Sage 50 company.
- Select Help > About Sage 50 Accounting.
- Confirm that the Installed Tax Update version number matches the version number listed above.
January 2019 Tax Update Release 2018
January 2019 Tax Update Release 2019
Getting Help
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