Warning TN preparers

[Nashville]

The sudden news is the legislature rushed through an increase in the SUTA base from $7,000 to $9,000. Additionally, all employers have been subjected to a 0.6% increase in the SUTA rate.

Many of you are already aware of this. However, what you may not know is that the online calculation of "Excess" wages on the TNPAWS website does not properly calculate. Their website does not take into account the fact that the increase is retroactive to January 1.

Take care to make your own independent calculations, and then override the "Excess" wages on the Summary Page. Good luck.

[JG EA]

That seems like a really low SUTA base.

For the NW
WA, OR, ID all in the in the $30,000's. There must be some other differences? %'s perhaps?

[Nashville]

Low Base

Yes, even at $9000 this is a very low base compared to other states in other regions. Most of the southeast states are low, however. AR, GA, AL, MS, LA are low as well.

However, benefits are low, too. Several years ago, the maximum weekly benefit for TN was $90, at a time my brother was drawing $300/wk from Michigan.

[joanmcq]

Heck, ole 'high tax' CA has a SUTA base of 7K. and the idea of raising it brings screaming of 'new taxes will drive out business!' from the right....

[Black Bart]

No kidding?

Heck, ole 'high tax' CA has a SUTA base of 7K. and the idea of raising it brings screaming of 'new taxes will drive out business!' from the right....

And here in "low tax" Arkansas, SUTA base is $10K. Too, we have a state income tax and 6% state (+1-2% counties) sales tax.

I think Veritas once said that Oregon doesn't have a sales tax. And Florida doesn't have a state tax. And seeing your CA Suta base is only $7K, I guess I need to move out of the rural "sticks" where we're (in theory) supposed to be insulated from high taxes.