Virginia State Tax Information
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Virginia Department of Taxation
Virginia Employment Commission
Withholding Requirements:
- Register as an employer by completing form R-1 or online by clicking here
- Employee's Income Tax Withholding Exemption Certificate: Form VA-4
- Withholding Method = formula
- Supplemental Rate = Withhold at 5.75% of the total.
Local Taxes:
None
State Unemployment Insurance (SUI):
Benefit ratio formula
Wage base is $8,000 for 2012 and 2013
Rates range from 0.68% to 6.78%
New employers use 3.23% in 2012; 3.08% in 2013
Foreign contractors doing business in VA use 6.93% in 2012 and 6.78% in 2013
State Disability Insurance (SDI):
None
State Labor Laws:
Minimum Wage -The Federal minimum wage rate applies.
Termination Pay - Fired/Quit - next regular payday.
New Hire Reporting:
Employers must report hiring, rehiring, and return to work within 20 days on Virginia New Hire Reporting form to:
Virginia New Hire Reporting Center
PO Box 640097
Atlanta, GA 30364
Phone: 800-979-9014
Fax: 800-688-2680
To report online click here
Remit Withholding for Child Support to:
Division of Support Enforcement
Department of Social Services
PO Box 570
Richmond, VA 23218-0570
Phone: 800-468-8894
to report online click here
Reciprocal States:
Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, West Virginia
For paycheck calculation visit the Virginia Paycheck Calculator of PaycheckCity.
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