2024 New York Taxes
Employee Withholding Requirements
Withholding Method
: FormulaSupplemental Wage / Bonus Rate
: 11.7% for state tax- 4.25% for New York City
- Employer Compensation Expense Tax (ECET) — 5.0% for 2024 (Generally, payroll expense means a covered employee’s wages and compensation that are subject to either social security or railroad retirement tax, but with no annual cap applied. This is Medicare wages.)
- Register as an employer on the New York Employment Department of Labor website
Employee's Withholding Tax Exemption Certificate
: Form IT-2104
New York Local Taxes
New York State Unemployment Insurance (SUI)
New York Wage Base
: $12,500 for 2024New York SUI rates range from
: 2.1% to 9.9% including the Reemployment Services Fund for 2024New York new employer rate
: 4.1% for 2024- Get your unemployment insurance rate: New York UI agency website
New York State Disability Insurance (SDI)
New York employee SDI Rate
: 0.5% to a maximum of $0.60 per weekNew York employer SDI Rate
: Balance of costs over employee contributions necessary to provide benefits
New York Paid Family Leave Insurance (FLI)
New York FLI employee rate
: 0.455% with a maximum of $423.71 per year for 2024New York FLI wage limit
: $87,785.88 for 2024
New York Minimum Wage
New York Minimum Wage
: $15.00 per hour, except for counties and cities with their own rateNew York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County Minimum Wage
: $16.00 per hour- $15.00 per hour for New York City, Westchester and Long Island. Rates vary by employer size and location, check city for city minimum wage rates
New York State Labor Laws
New York Termination Pay
:- Employee is fired — pay next regular payday
- Employee quits — pay next regular payday
New York New Hire Reporting
- New Hire Notification
P.O. Box 15119
Albany, NY 12212-5119 - Phone: 518-320-1079
- Fax: 518-320-1080
Remit Withholding for Child Support to
- NYS Child Support Processing Center
P.O. Box 153634
Albany, NY 12212-5363 - Phone: 888-208-4485
New York Reciprocal States
- None
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