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Headline Federal Tax Changes Effective January 1, 2003
Posted on: December 11, 2002




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NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

Changes in federal tax withholding rates for wages paid after January 1, 2003 are provided for your information.

 

INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING PERCENTAGE METHOD

TO FIND TAX:

Subtract $127.08 for each exemption claimed by you from your gross earnings.

Subtract 8% Retirement from gross earnings.

Subtract any Pre-Tax Health, Dental, Life, Medical and Dependent Care deductions.

Subtract any Tax-Deferred Compensation (403b/457)

Subtract any Pre-Tax Parking Deductions

Figure balance from the table below.

 

EXAMPLE:

Your semimonthly gross wage is $1,500.00. You provide ‘Married’ and 2 personal allowances on your (Form W-4) withholding certificate.

 

Semimonthly Gross

$1,500.00

Less Personal Allowances (2 x 127.08)

254.16

Less 8% Retirement 

    120.00

Less Pre-tax Health Insurance deduction              

10.00

Less Pre-tax Life Insurance deduction 

.48

Less MCAP deduction            

137.70

TAXABLE EARNINGS                                            

$977.66

Tax on $977.66  (Married table)  is 50.00 plus 15% of excess over $769

$81.30

                                                    TAX WITHHOLDING

 

SEMIMONTHLY Payroll Period

 

SINGLE   (including head of household)-

If the amount of wages

(after subtracting withholding

allowances and other

deductions) is:                                                                       The amount of income tax to

withhold is:

Not over $110.    ……...............................……………….       $0

 

Over....

----But not over....

 

----of excess over.... ----

$110

$356

10%

$110

$356

$1,254

$24.60 plus 15%

$356

$1,254

$2,747

$159.30 plus 27%

$1,254

$2,747

$6,050

$562.41plus 30%

$2,747

$6,050

13,069

$1,553.31 plus 35%

$6,050

$13,069

 - - -

$4,009.96 plus 38.6%

$13,069

 

MARRIED

If the amount of wages

(after subtracting withholding                                

allowances and other                                                             The amount of income tax to

deductions) is:                                                                        withhold is::

Not over $269    ...........................……………………….        $0

 

Over....

----But not over....

 

----of excess over.... ----

$269

$769

10%

$269

$769

$2,181

$50.00 plus 15%

$769

$2,181

$4,658

$261.80 plus 27%

$2,181

$4,658

$7,483

$930.59 plus 30%

$4,658

$7,483

$13,202

$1,778.09 plus 35%

$7,483

$13,202

  - - -

$3,779.74 plus 38.6%

$13,202

 



 



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