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Payroll Utah, Unique Aspects of Utah Payroll Law and Practice
The Utah State Agency that oversees the collection and reporting of State income taxes deducted from payroll checks is:
State Tax Commission Withholding Tax Development 210 North 1950 West Salt Lake City, UT 84134 (801) 297-2200 (800) 662-4335 (in state) http://tax.utah.gov/
Utah allows you to use the federal form W4 to calculate state income tax withholding.
Not all states allow salary reductions made under Section 125 cafeteria plans or 401(k) to be treated in the same manner as the IRS code allows. In Utah cafeteria plans are not taxable for income tax calculation; not taxable for unemployment insurance purposes. 401(k) plan deferrals are not taxable for income taxes; taxable for unemployment purposes.
In Utah supplemental wages are required to be aggregated for the state income tax withholding calculation.
You must file your Utah State W-2s by magnetic media if you are required to file your federal W-2s by magnetic media.
The Utah State Unemployment Insurance Agency is:
Department of Workforce Services 140 E. 300 South P.O. Box 45288 Salt Lake City, UT 84145 (801) 536-7400 http://jobs.utah.gov/employer/emservices.asp
The State of Utah taxable wage base for unemployment purposes is wages up to $22,700.00.
Utah requires Magnetic media reporting of quarterly wage reporting if the employer has at least 250 employees that they are reporting that quarter.
Unemployment records must be retained in Utah for a minimum period of three years. This information generally includes: name; social security number; dates of hire, rehire and termination; wages by period; payroll pay periods and pay dates; date and circumstances of termination.
The Utah State Agency charged with enforcing the state wage and hour laws is:
Labor Commission Anti-Discrimination and Labor Division P.O. Box 146630 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6630 (801) 530-6801 www.labor.state.ut.us/
The minimum wage in Utah is $5.15 per hour.
There is no general provision in Utah State Law covering paying overtime in a non-FLSA covered employer.
Utah State new hire reporting requirements are that every employer must report every new hire and rehire. The employer must report the federally required elements of:
- Employee's name
- Employee's address
- Employee's social security number
- Employer's name
- Employers address
- Employer's Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
This information must be reported within 20 days of the hiring or rehiring. The information can be sent as a W4 or equivalent by mail, fax or mag media. There is a $25.00 penalty for a late report and $500 for conspiracy in Utah.
The Utah new hire-reporting agency can be reached at 801-526-4361 or on the web at http://jobs.utah.gov/newhire/
Utah does not allow compulsory direct deposit except for large employers with 2/3 of employees already on direct deposit.
Utah requires the following information on an employee's pay stub:
Utah requires that employee be paid no less often than semimonthly; monthly if employee hired for yearly salary.
Utah requires that the lag time between the end of the pay period and the payment of wages to the employee not exceed ten days; wages paid monthly?7th of next month.
Utah payroll law requires that involuntarily terminated employees must be paid their final pay with in 24 hours and that voluntarily terminated employees must be paid their final pay by the next regular payday.
Deceased employee's wages must be paid when normally due to successor after affidavit stating estate does not exceed $25,000 at least 30 days since death, no petition for executor is pending, and entitlement to payment.
Escheat laws in Utah require that unclaimed wages be paid over to the state after one year.
The employer is further required in Utah to keep a record of the wages abandoned and turned over to the state for a period of 5 years.
Utah payroll law mandates no more than $3.02 may be used as a tip credit.
In Utah the payroll laws covering mandatory rest or meal breaks are only that all employees must have a 30-minute meal period after 5 hours; 10 minutes rest each 4 hours.
Utah statute requires that wage and hour records be kept for a period of not less than three years. These records will normally consist of at least the information required under FLSA.
The Utah agency charged with enforcing Child Support Orders and laws is:
Office of Recovery Services Department of Human Services 515 E. 100 S. P.O. Box 45011 Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0011 (801) 536-8901 http://www.ors.state.ut.us/
Utah has the following provisions for child support deductions:
- When to start Withholding? First pay period after 5 working days from service.
- When to send Payment? Within 7 days of Payday.
- When to send Termination Notice? Within 5 days of termination.
- Maximum Administrative Fee? one-time $25 fee
- Withholding Limits? Federal Rules under CCPA.
Please note that this article is not updated for changes that can and will happen from time to time.
Charles J. Read, CPA has been in the payroll, accounting and tax business for 30 years, the last fifteen in private practice. Mr. Read is the author of ?How to Start a New Business?. For Professional Payroll services at a Budget Price go to http://www.PayrollonaBudget.com a Paperless Payroll Company. Go to http://www.CustomPayroll.com For a full service payroll service bureau with CPA's on staff. See an excerpt of Mr. Read?s interviews from William Shatners ?Heartbeat of America? television show on the websites linked above. |
Charles Read
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