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Withholding Requirements:
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Employee's Maine Withholding Allowance Certificate- Form W-4ME
Withholding Method = formula
Supplemental Rate = Withhold at 5% or add to regular wages from preceding payroll period, compute tax on total, and subtract tax withheld from regular wages.
Local Taxes:
None
State Unemployment Insurance (SUI):
Reserve ratio formula
Wage base is $12,000
Rates range from 0.92% to 8.01%
New employers use 1.53%
Rates do not include the new Competitive Skills Scholarship program tax of 0.05%.
State Disability Insurance (SDI):
None
State Labor Laws:
Minimum Wage - $7.50 per hour
Termination Pay - Fired/Quit - earlier of next regular payday or within 2 weeks after demand.
New Hire Reporting:
Employers must report hiring, rehiring, and return reporting to work within 7 days on Form W-4 (Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate) to:
Department of Human Services
New Hire Reporting
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-2886
207-287-6882 (fax)
To report online click here
Remit Withholding for Child Support to:
Division of Support Enforcement and Recovery
Bureau of Income Maintenance
Department of Human Services
State House, Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-3176
To report online click here
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