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How to Calculate 2016 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 2016 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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2026 New York State Tax Witholding Table
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Tax rate used in calculating New York state tax for year 2016

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 2016)
  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
    $7,900

  6. Determine the exemption allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the result of step 5 to compute the taxable income.

    7. Exemption Allowance = $1,000 x Number of Exemptions

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

    8. 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
    $ 8,450
    $ 0
    plus
    4.00%
    $ 0
    8,450
    11,650
    338
    plus
    4.50%
    8,450
    11,650
    13,850
    482
    plus
    5.25%
    11,650
    13,850
    21,300
    598
    plus
    5.90%
    13,850
    21,300
    80,150
    1,037
    plus
    6.45%
    21,300
    80,150
    96,200
    4,833
    plus
    6.65%
    80,150
    96,200
    106,950
    5,900
    plus
    7.58%
    96,200
    106,950
    160,500
    6,715
    plus
    8.08%
    106,950
    160,500
    214,000
    11,042
    plus
    7.15%
    160,500
    214,000
    267,500
    14,867
    plus
    8.15%
    214,000
    267,500
    1,070,350
    19,227
    plus
    7.35%
    267,500
    1,070,350
    1,123,950
    78,237
    plus
    49.02%
    1,070,350
    1,123,950
    and over
    104,512
    plus
    9.62%
    1,123,950


    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
    $ 8,450
    $ 0
    plus
    4.00%
    $ 0
    8,450
    11,650
    338
    plus
    4.50%
    8,450
    11,650
    13,850
    482
    plus
    5.25%
    11,650
    13,850
    21,300
    598
    plus
    5.90%
    13,850
    21,300
    80,150
    1,037
    plus
    6.45%
    21,300
    80,150
    96,200
    4,833
    plus
    6.65%
    80,150
    96,200
    106,950
    5,900
    plus
    7.28%
    96,200
    106,950
    160,500
    6,683
    plus
    7.78%
    106,950
    160,500
    214,000
    10,849
    plus
    8.08%
    160,500
    214,000
    321,050
    15,172
    plus
    7.15%
    214,000
    321,050
    376,600
    22,826
    plus
    8.15%
    321,050
    376,600
    1,070,350
    27,190
    plus
    7.35%
    376,600
    1,070,350
    2,140,900
    78,328
    plus
    7.65%
    1,070,350
    2,140,900
    2,194,500
    160,225
    plus
    88.42%
    2,140,900
    2,194,500
    and over
    207,618
    plus
    9.62%
    2,194,500

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