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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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      New York STATE TAX TABLES

    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

    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
      $ 8,450
      $ 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

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