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The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $32,700 for 2009 to $34,100 for 2010. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on Alaska unemployment taxable wage base or visit our Unemployment Taxable Wage Base page.

In Notice 2009-91, Withholding on Wages of Nonresident Alien Employees Performing Services Within the United States, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) modified the procedures for calculating the amount of federal income tax to be withheld from wages paid to nonresident aliens starting on January 1, 2010. Since nonresident aliens are not eligible for the Making Work Pay Tax Credit, the withholding procedures must be modified to reflect this difference. According to Notice 2009-91:

First, employers need to add an amount to wages before determining withholding under the wage bracket or percentage method in order to offset the standard deduction built into the withholding tables. Second, employers need to determine an additional amount of withholding from a separate table applicable only to nonresident alien employees to offset the effect of the Making Work Pay Tax Credit built into the withholding tables. The specific steps to be followed for each of these two modifications will be set forth in Publication 15 and other IRS forms or publications.

Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on Notice 2009-91.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $7,000 for 2009 to $9,500 for 2010. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on Indiana unemployment taxable wage base or visit our Unemployment Taxable Wage Base page.

The Employment Security Division of the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $26,600 for 2009 to $27,000 for 2010. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on Nevada unemployment taxable wage base or visit our Unemployment Taxable Wage Base page.

This week’s question is from Mariana, an HR Manager. We are reviewing our payroll processing schedule for 2010. What is the holiday schedule for 2010? Answer: There are two types of holidays: those on which payrolls are processed and those on which payrolls are not processed. In addition, companies should also consider that there is no mail pickup or delivery on federal holidays. UPS may pickup and deliver on certain holidays, but may not pickup or deliver on other days that are not holidays. Consult the UPS website for further information. The schedule for 2010 holidays is as follows:

The New Hampshire Department of Employment Security has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $8,000 for 2009 to $10,000 for 2010. The taxable wage base will also increase to $12,000 for 2011 and $14,000 for 2012. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on New Hampshire unemployment taxable wage base or visit our Unemployment Taxable Wage Base page.

On or before June 30 of each year the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development must calculate an amount equal to sixty percent of Minnesota’s average annual wage, rounded to the nearest $1,000. This amount is the taxable wage base for the next taxable year. For 2010, the taxable wage base will increase from $26,000 to $27,000. Contact Vision Payroll if you have questions on the Minnesota Taxable Wage Base or visit our Unemployment Taxable Wage Base page.

The Florida Department of Revenue has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $7,000 for 2009 to $8,500 for 2010. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on Florida unemployment taxable wage base or visit our Unemployment Taxable Wage Base page.

The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services has announced an increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $10,000 for 2009 to $12,000 for 2010. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on Arkansas unemployment taxable wage base or visit our Unemployment Taxable Wage Base page.

The Division of Labor & Worker Safety of the Ohio Department of Commerce announced recently that, effective January 1, 2010, the minimum wage for the state of Ohio will remain at $7.30 per hour for non-tipped employees and $3.65 for tipped employees. The minimum wage will apply to employers who gross more than $267,000 per year. As a result of a constitutional amendment that passed in 2006 an adjustment to the minimum wage must be applied on January 1 of each year. The adjustment is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the 12-month period prior to September. The 0.2% decrease in the CPI will result in no change for 2010. Contact Vision Payroll if you have any questions on the Ohio minimum wage increase or visit our Minimum Wage Chart.