Tax rate used in calculating New York state tax for year 2021

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Withholding Formula (New York Effective 2021)

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.
   
   

Single/Head of Household	Married
$7,400	$7,950



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.

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.
   
   

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	5.97%	21,400
80,650	96,800	4,579	plus	6.33%	80,650
96,800	107,650	5,602	plus	7.38%	96,800
107,650	157,650	6,402	plus	7.88%	107,650
157,650	215,400	10,342	plus	6.83%	157,650
215,400	265,400	14,287	plus	9.59%	215,400
265,400	1,077,550	19,082	plus	7.35%	265,400
1,077,550	1,127,550	78,775	plus	52.08%	1,077,550
1,127,550	and over	104,815	plus	9.62%	1,127,550





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	5.97%	21,400
80,650	96,800	4,579	plus	6.33%	80,650
96,800	107,650	5,602	plus	7.28%	96,800
107,650	157,650	6,391	plus	7.78%	107,650
157,650	211,550	10,281	plus	7.99%	157,650
211,550	323,200	14,588	plus	6.83%	211,550
323,200	373,200	22,214	plus	10.71%	323,200
373,200	1,077,569	27,565	plus	7.35%	373,200
1,077,550	2,155,350	79,338	plus	7.65%	1,077,550
2,155,350	2,205,350	161,790	plus	94.54%	2,155,350
2,205,350	and over	209,060	plus	9.62%	2,205,350



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