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How to Calculate 2017 New York State Income Tax by Using State Income Tax Table

1. Find your income exemptions

2. Find your pretax deductions, including 401K, flexible account contributions ...

3. Find your gross income

4. Check the 2017 New York state tax rate and the rules to calculate state income tax

5. Calculate your state income tax step by step

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New York State Tax Tables

Tax rate used in calculating New York state tax for year 2017

State Abbreviation:

NY

State Tax Withholding State Code:

36

Acceptable Exemption Form:

IT-2104 or W-4

Basis For Withholding:

State Exemptions

Acceptable Exemption Data:

S, M / Number of Exemptions

TSP Deferred:

Yes

Special Coding:

None

Additional Information:

None




Withholding Formula (New York Effective 2017)
  1. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.

  2. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment(s) (includes flexible spending account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the amount computed in step 1.

  3. Add the taxable biweekly fringe benefits (taxable life insurance, etc.) to the amount computed in step 2 to obtain the adjusted gross biweekly wages.

  4. Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages by 26 to obtain the annual wages.

  5. Determine the standard deduction allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the annual wages.

  6. Single/Head of Household

    Married

    $7,400
    $7,950

  7. Determine the exemption allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the result of step 5 to compute the taxable income.
  8. Exemption Allowance = $1,000 x Number of Exemptions

  9. Apply the taxable income computed in step 6 to the following table to determine the annual New York tax withholding.

  10. Tax Withholding Table
    Single
    or
    Head of Household

    If the Amount of
    Taxable Income Is:

    The Amount of New York State
    Tax Withholding Should Be:

    Over:

    But Not
    Over:

    Of Excess
    Over:

    $ 0
    $ 8,500
    $ 0
    plus
    4.00%
    $ 0
    8,500
    11,700
    340
    plus
    4.50%
    8,500
    11,700
    13,900
    484
    plus
    5.25%
    11,700
    13,900
    21,400
    600
    plus
    5.90%
    13,900
    21,400
    80,650
    1,042
    plus
    6.45%
    21,400
    80,650
    96,800
    4,864
    plus
    6.65%
    80,650
    96,800
    107,650
    5,938
    plus
    7.58%
    96,800
    107,650
    161,550
    6,760
    plus
    8.08%
    107,650
    161,550
    215,400
    11,115
    plus
    7.15%
    161,550
    215,400
    269,300
    14,965
    plus
    8.15%
    215,400
    269,300
    1,077,550
    19,358
    plus
    7.35%
    269,300
    1,077,550
    1,131,500
    78,765
    plus
    49.02%
    1,077,550
    1,131,500
    and over
    105,211
    plus
    9.62%
    1,131,500


    Married

    If the Amount of
    Taxable Income Is:

    The Amount of New York State
    Tax Withholding Should Be:

    Over:

    But Not
    Over:

    Of Excess
    Over:

    $ 0
    $ 8,500
    $ 0
    plus
    4.00%
    $ 0
    8,500
    11,700
    340
    plus
    4.50%
    8,500
    11,700
    13,900
    484
    plus
    5.25%
    11,700
    13,900
    21,400
    600
    plus
    5.90%
    13,900
    21,400
    80,650
    1,042
    plus
    6.45%
    21,400
    80,650
    96,800
    4,864
    plus
    6.65%
    80,650
    96,800
    107,650
    5,938
    plus
    7.28%
    96,800
    107,650
    161,550
    6,727
    plus
    7.78%
    107,650
    161,550
    215,400
    10,921
    plus
    8.08%
    161,550
    215,400
    323,200
    15,272
    plus
    7.15%
    215,400
    323,200
    377,100
    22,980
    plus
    8.15%
    323,200
    377,100
    1,077,550
    27,373
    plus
    7.35%
    377,100
    1,077,550
    2,155,350
    78,856
    plus
    7.65%
    1,077,550
    2,155,350
    2,209,300
    161,307
    plus
    88.42%
    2,155,350
    2,209,300
    and over
    209,010
    plus
    9.62%
    2,209,300

  11. Divide the annual New York tax withholding by 26 to obtain the biweekly New York tax withholding.
 

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