Washington state taxes
FreePaid Family & Medical Leave, WA Cares Fund, State Unemployment Insurance (SUI), and Labor & Industries (L&I) workers' comp premiums by risk classification.
Where to find itSettings → Active states, and Settings → Tax rates
How it works
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Turn on Washington
Only the states you turn on show up as work states, tax rates, forms and elections.
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Set each employee's L&I risk class
L&I premiums are calculated per hour worked from the employee's risk class, along with their SOC occupation code for the ESD report.
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PFML, WA Cares and SUI rates
Platform defaults are filled in — replace the SUI rate with the one on your ESD rate notice.
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Payments tracked on every run
The ESD (SUI, Paid Leave and WA Cares) and L&I amounts due, with links to each portal.
Good to know
- Employees with an approved WA Cares exemption can be marked exempt on their record.
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