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

Need a Better Way to Calculate New York State Income Tax Withholdings?

Click here to view the step by step guide on
How to Calculate New York State Income Tax Withholdings Automatically

How to Create After the Fact Paychecks and Generate the Paystubs

How to Calculate Federal Withholding Tax

How to Print Paychecks with Stubs on Blank Stock

Why the state income tax is not correct

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.
   
   

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	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



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