The Oregon Employment Department has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2011. The wage base will increase from $32,100 for 2010 to $32,300 for 2011. Find Out the Wage Base for All States by Visiting the Vision Payroll Unemployment Taxable Wage Base...
Pennsylvania Unemployment Wage Base to Remain at $8,000 for 2011
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has announced the taxable wage base for 2011. The wage base will remain at $8,000 for 2011. Wage Base Does Not Apply To Employee Withholding Pennsylvania employees are subject to withholding for unemployment tax. The...
South Carolina Unemployment Wage Base to Increase to $13,000 for 2011
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce has announced that pursuant to SC General Assembly Bill 391, the taxable wage base will increase for 2011. The wage base will increase from $7,000 for 2010 to $10,000 for 2011. Further Increases Are Already...
Minnesota Unemployment Wage Base to Remain at $27,000 for 2011
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has announced the taxable wage base for 2011. The wage base will remain at $27,000 for 2011. New Employer Tax Rates to Increase The tax rates for new employers will increase from 1.91% to 2.41% for new...
Colorado Solvency Surcharge Remains in Effect for 2011
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has announced that since the UI Trust Fund balance as a percentage of the total wages reported by ratable Colorado employers was less than zero, the solvency surcharge would be assessed for rate year 2011. UI Trust...
California Announces 2011 UI, ETT, and EDI Rates
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) recently released the 2011 UI, ETT, and SDI rates. An historical compilation of prior year rates is available in Form DE 3395. 2011 UI, ETT, and SDI Rates The UI rate schedule in effect for 2011 is Schedule “F+.”...
Wisconsin Unemployment Wage Base to Increase to $13,000 for 2011
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2011. The wage base will increase from $12,000 for 2010 to $13,000 for 2011. Under Wisconsin Statute 108.18, rates for 2011 will be determined under Schedule A....
North Dakota Unemployment Wage Base to Increase to $25,500 for 2011
The Job Service North Dakota has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2011. The wage base will increase from $24,700 for 2010 to $25,500 for 2011. Annual Increase Is Mandated by Law This amount is set annually and is 70% of a statewide average wage. Find...
Social Security Administration Announces 2011 Changes
The Social Security Administration announced recently that the Maximum Taxable Earnings or Social Security Wage Base would not change for 2011. Social Security Increases Based on CPI Change Since there was no increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third...
Connecticut Unemployment Wage Base to Remain at $15,000 for 2011
The Connecticut Department of Labor has announced the taxable wage base for 2011. The wage base will remain at $15,000 for 2011. Find Out the Wage Base for All States by Visiting the Vision Payroll Unemployment Taxable Wage Base Page Contact Vision Payroll if you have...
Arkansas Unemployment Wage Base to Remain at $12,000 for 2011
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services has announced the taxable wage base for 2011. The wage base will remain at $12,000 for 2011. Find Out the Wage Base for All States by Visiting the Vision Payroll Unemployment Taxable Wage Base Page Contact Vision Payroll...
Oklahoma Unemployment Wage Base to Increase to $18,600
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $14,900 for 2010 to $18,600 for 2011. Find Out the Wage Base for All States by Visiting the Vision Payroll Unemployment Taxable...
Maryland Unemployment Wage Base to Remain at $8,500
Assistant Secretary Julie E. Squire of the Division of Unemployment Insurance of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation has announced that the taxable wage base for 2011 will remain at $8,500, unchanged from 2010. Rate information for 2011 will be...
Iowa Increases Unemployment Rates and Wage Base for 2011
Iowa Workforce Development has announced that the 2011 unemployment rates will be based on Table 3; 2010 rates are based on Table 4. This move to higher rates is required to maintain the solvency of the Trust Fund used to provide unemployment benefits. Director...
Missouri Unemployment Wage Base to Remain at $13,000
Director Lawrence G. Rebman of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has announced that the taxable wage base for 2011 will remain at $13,000, unchanged from 2010. Highest Wage Base Allowed by Law Under §288.036 of the Missouri Revised Statutes,...
New Mexico Unemployment Wage Base to Increase to $21,900
Secretary Ken F. Ortiz of the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2011. The wage base will increase from $20,800 for 2010 to $21,900 for 2011. Find Out the Wage Base for All States by Visiting the Vision...
New Jersey Unemployment Wage Base to Decrease to $29,600
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has announced the wage base for New Jersey unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, and family leave insurance will decrease from $29,700 for 2010 to $29,600 for 2011. 2011 Rate Year Rates...
Wyoming Unemployment Wage Base to Decrease to $22,300
Director Gary W. Child of the Wyoming Department of Employment has announced a decrease in the taxable wage base for 2011. $500 Decrease Is the First in Many Years The wage base will decrease from $22,800 for 2010 to $22,300 for 2011. Find Out the Wage Base for All...
Montana Unemployment Wage Base to Increase to $26,300
Administrator Roy Mulvaney of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry has announced a 1% increase in the taxable wage base for 2011. $300 Increase Is the Lowest in Recent History The wage base will increase from $26,000 for 2010 to $26,300 for 2011. Find Out the...
Question of the Week: Has the 2011 Social Security Wage Base Been Announced?
This week’s question comes from Sylvia, a payroll manager. I thought I heard that the social security wage base would remain the same in 2011 as it was in 2010, but I can’t find anything official. Has the 2011 social security wage base been announced? Answer: Although...
New Hampshire Unemployment Wage Base to Increase to $12,000 in 2011
The New Hampshire Department of Employment Security has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2011. The wage base will increase from $10,000 for 2010 to $12,000 for 2011. The taxable wage base will also increase to $14,000 for 2012. Contact Vision Payroll...
Washington Unemployment Wage Base to Increase to $37,300
The Washington Employment Security Department has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2011. The wage base will increase from $36,800 for 2010 to $37,300 for 2011. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on the Washington unemployment taxable...
Florida Delays Increase in Wage Base to 2012
Florida Governor Charlie Crist has signed a bill to delay the increase in the unemployment wage base until 2012. Originally, the wage base was to increase from $7,000 to $8,500 in 2010. The new law also adjusts tax rate calculations through 2011 and provides for...
Rhode Island Unemployment Wage Base to Increase to $19,000
The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $18,000 for 2009 to $19,000 for 2010. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on the Rhode Island unemployment...
Illinois Unemployment Wage Base to Increase to $12,520
The Illinois Department of Employment Security has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $12,300 for 2009 to $12,520 for 2010. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on the Illinois unemployment taxable...
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