Washington State Tax Information

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 Washington Department of Revenue

 Employment Security Department

Withholding Requirements:

• Register as an employer by clicking here
• No withholding tax in Washington
• Withholding Method = N/a
• Supplemental Rate = N/a

Local Taxes

None

Washington State Tax: Unemployment Insurance (SUI)

Benefit ratio formula 
Wage base is $37,300 for 2011, increases to $38,200 in 2012.
Rates range from 0.49% to 6.00% which include the Employment Administration Fund assessment of .03%.
New employers use average industry tax rate, but not less than 1.0%.

Workers' Compensation Tax

Tax is calculated as an hourly rate.  A portion of this is withheld from each employee's check.  The remainder is paid by the employer.  The tax is based on risk classification of the job being performed. Visit the Department of Labor & Industries website for further information and for a complete list of rates.

State Disability Insurance (SDI)

None

State Labor Laws

Minimum Wage - $8.67, $9.04 per hour effective 1/1/12
Termination Pay - Fired/Quit - end of pay period.

New Hire Reporting

Employers must report hiring, rehiring, and return to work within 20 days on Form W-4, telephone, paper list, magnetic media, internet to:

State New Hire Reporting Program
ISSD Data Control
Employer Reporting Program
PO Box 9023
Olympia, WA 98507-9023
800-562-0479
800-782-0624 fax

To report online click here

Remit withholding for child support to

Office of Support Enforcement
DSHS Revenue Division
712 Pear Street SE
PO Box 9162, Mail Stop HJ-31
Olympia, WA
98507-9162
360-586-3520

To report online click here

Reciprocal States

None

For paycheck calculation visit the Washington Paycheck Calculator of PaycheckCity.

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