Hawaii State Tax, Hawaii Unemployment and Payroll Tax

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Hawaii Hawaii Department of Taxation

Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Withholding Requirements:

Register as an employer by filing Form GEW-TA-RV-3 or register online by clicking here
Employee's Withholding Allowance and Status Certificate - HW-4
Withholding Method = formula
Supplemental Rate = Add to regular wages for current or preceding payroll period, compute tax on total, and subtract tax withheld from regular wages.

Local Taxes:

None

State Tax Unemployment Insurance (SUI):

Contribution rate Schedule F
Wage base is $38,800 for 2012, $39,600 for 2013.
Rates range from 2.4% to 6.6%
New employers use 5.2% for 2012 and 4.6% for 2013
Employment and training fund assessment/interest payment assessment is 0.0% for 2012 and 0.01% for 2013.

State Disability Insurance (SDI):

Wage Base is $903.28 and maximum employee withholding is $4.52 for 2012.

Wage Base is $921.78 and maximum employee withholding is $4.61 for 2013.
Rate is 0.50% of wages

State Labor Laws:

Minimum Wage - $7.25 per hour
Termination Pay - Fired - at once, or next day if conditions prevent immediate payment. Quit - next regular payday or immediately if employee gave one pay period's notice.

New Hire Reporting:

Employers must report hiring, rehiring, and return to work within 20 days on Form UC-BP-5(A) (Report of New Hires) to:

Child Support Enforcement Agency
New Hire Reporting
Kakuhihewa Building
601 Kamokila Blvd., Suite 251
Kapolei, HI 96707

Fax: (808) 692-7001
Phone: (808) 692-7029

Remit Withholding for Child Support to:

Child Support Enforcement Agency
Department of the Attorney General
PO Box 1860
Honolulu, HI 96805-1860
808-587-3695

To report online, click here

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