Florida Payroll

Paying Employees in Florida

Florida 2021 Minimum Wage: $8.65 per hour

Florida Overtime Rules: Adheres to federal FLSA requirements – 1.5 x’s the regular rate for all hour worked in excess of 40 in a workweek

Florida Paystub Requirements:

• No state requirement

How often do you have to pay employees in Florida?

• No state requirement

When is an employee’s final check due in Florida?

• Voluntary resignation – no state requirement
• Involuntary termination – no state requirement

Florida Withholding Tax 

• N/A – no state income tax

Florida Unemployment Tax

Florida Unemployment Tax Registration

• Register on the Florida Department of Revenue’s website

Florida Unemployment Tax Employer Liabilities

• New employer rate: 2.7%
• 2021 Wage Base: $7,000

Florida Unemployment Tax Due Dates

• Return and payment are due quarterly on the last day of the month following the end of the reporting period

Florida New Hire Reporting

• Report new hires online using the Florida Department of Revenue’s website
• Florida New Hire Reporting Center
  P.O. Box 6500
  Tallahassee, FL 32314-6500
• Phone:  (888) 854-4791 
• Fax: (888) 854-4762

Florida Child Support

• Submit payments online using the Florida State Disbursement website
• Florida Child Support State Disbursement Unit
  PO Box 8500
  Tallahassee, FL 32314-8500
• Phone: (888) 883-0743 

Resources

• Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
• Florida Department of Revenue – Information for Employers