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Wisconsin Payroll Information
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Paying Employees in Wisconsin
- $7.25/hour
Wisconsin Overtime Rules: 1.5x’s the regular rate of pay for non-exempt employees for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek
Wisconsin Paystub Requirements:
An employer must state clearly on an employee’s paycheck, pay envelope, or paper accompanying the wage payment, including direct deposit payments:
- the number of hours worked,
- the rate of pay and
- the amount of and reason for each deduction from wages due or earned by the employee
How often do you have to pay employees in Wisconsin?
- Employees must be paid at least monthly with no more than 31 days between pay periods
When is an employee’s final check due in Wisconsin?
- Voluntary resignation – next regular payday
- Involuntary termination – next regular payday
Wisconsin Withholding Tax
Wisconsin Withholding Tax Registration
Wages subject to Wisconsin withholding tax
- All wages earned in Wisconsin are subject to Wisconsin income tax, unless the employee is a resident of state with a reciprocal agreement
Wisconsin Employee’s Withholding Exemption Certificate
- Form WT-4
Reciprocity
- Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan
Wisconsin Withholding Tax Due Dates (payment frequency assigned by the state)
- Due quarterly on the last day of the month following the quarter-end
- Monthly on the last day of the following month
- Semimonthly by the end of the month for 1-15 and by the 15 of the following month for 16 – EOM
Wisconsin Unemployment Tax
Wisconsin Unemployment Tax Registration
- Register online on the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development website
Wisconsin Unemployment Tax Registration Employer Liabilities
- New employer rate: 3.05%
- 2022 Wage Base: $14,000
Wisconsin Unemployment Tax Registration Due Dates
- Return and payment are due quarterly on the last day of the month following the end of the reporting period
Wisconsin New Hire Reporting
- Employers must report new hires and rehires to the state within 20 days
- P.O. Box 14431
Madison
WI 53708 - Phone: 888-300-4473
- Fax: 800-277-8075
- Submit new hires online using the Wisconsin New Hire Reporting Center
Wisconsin Child Support
- Remit Wisconsin child support payments online using Expertpay
- WI SCTF
Box 74400
Milwaukee, WI 53274-0400 - Email: bcsinfo@wisconsin.gov
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