State Subtask

Use this subtask to designate various choices regarding how a deduction is treated for each state's income tax when payroll is computed. For example, a 401(k) deduction can be subtracted from wages before income tax is computed for some states, and not for others.

If a state for which an employee has been set up on the Manage Employee Taxes screen is not found here, Costpoint performs the calculation based on the federal tax setup for this deduction.

Note: A cafeteria plan deduction is exempt from federal withholding. If you have a state that follows this same rule (that is, a cafeteria plan is exempt from state withholding), you need not set it up here because, if it is not found, Costpoint calculates by the federal rules.

Click to add a row to the table.

Contents

Field	Description
State	Enter, or click to select, the abbreviation for the state for which you want to set up taxability rules. State IDs are validated against the system's state table.
State Name	The state name is displayed automatically after the abbreviation for the state is entered.
Income Taxability	Use the drop-down list to select one of the system-provided codes depending on the state income tax computation for this deduction. Valid options are: F-Fully Taxable: The deduction has no effect on calculation of income tax. An example of this is an employee advance deduction. W-Taxable, but not subject to W/H: The deduction is taxable when added to gross pay, but withholding is not required. An example of this is Excess Life Insurance. E-Exempt: The deduction is subtracted from gross pay before taxes are computed. An example of this is a cafeteria plan deduction.
SUTA Taxability	Use the drop-down list to select one of the system-provided codes depending on the state unemployment tax computation for this deduction. If you do not assign taxability at this level, Costpoint assumes taxability at the FUTA level. Valid options are: Fully Taxable: The deduction has no effect on calculation of state unemployment wages. An example of this is an employee advance deduction. Exempt: The deduction is subtracted from state unemployment wages before taxes are computed. An example of this is a cafeteria plan deduction.