California state taxes

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California personal income tax withholding (EDD Method B, with DE 4 allowances), State Disability Insurance, and the employer-paid Unemployment Insurance and Employment Training Tax — with the EDD payment tracked on each run. Filing forms (DE 9/DE 9C) are not built yet.

Where to find itEmployees → an employee → Edit, and Settings → Tax rates

How it works

  1. 1

    DE 4 allowances on the employee

    Regular and estimated-deduction allowances from the employee's Form DE 4.

    California state taxes: DE 4 allowances on the employee
  2. 2

    Income tax withholding tables

    The EDD Method B tables, with a link to the official source.

    California state taxes: Income tax withholding tables
  3. 3

    SDI, UI and ETT

    State Disability Insurance, plus the employer's Unemployment Insurance and Employment Training Tax.

    California state taxes: SDI, UI and ETT
  4. 4

    One EDD payment per run

    Income tax, SDI, UI and ETT combined into the single payment due to EDD.

    California state taxes: One EDD payment per run

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