Mississippi State Tax Information

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Mississippi State Tax Commission

Department of Employment Security

Withholding Requirements:

• Register federal employer identification number for state withholding by filing Form 70-001 (Registration Application). A copy can be obtained here. To file online click here.
• Mississippi Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate - Form 89-350
• Withholding Method = formula
• Supplemental Rate = If no tax withheld from regular wages, add to regular wages for current or preceding payroll period and withhold on total. If tax withheld from regular wages, add to regular wages, compute tax on total, and subtract tax withheld on regular wages.

Local Taxes:

None

State Unemployment Insurance (SUI):

Benefit wage ratio formula

Wage base is $14,000
Rates range from 0.85% to 5.40% 
Rates include the .3% workforce training enhancement tax
New employers use 1.15%

State Disability Insurance (SDI):

None

State Labor Laws:

Minimum wage - The federal minimum wage rate applies

Termination Pay - no provision.

New Hire Reporting:

Employers must report hiring, rehiring, and return to work within 15 days to on Form MDHS-DCSE-6700.
Send to:
Mississippi State Directory of New Hires
c/o Federal Data Processing
PO Box 94673
Cleveland, OH 44101-4673
800-241-1330
800-937-8668 fax

Remit withholding for child support to:

Division of Child Support Enforcement
Department of Human Services
PO Box 352
Jackson, MS 39205
601-359-4885

To report online click here

Reciprocal States:

None 

For paycheck calculation visit the Mississippi Paycheck Calculator of PaycheckCity.

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