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State Abbreviation: |
NY |
State Tax Withholding State Code: |
36 |
Acceptable Exemption Form: |
IT-2104 or W-4 |
Basis for Withholding: |
State Exemptions |
Acceptable Exemption Data: |
S, M/Number of Exemptions |
TSP Deferred: |
Yes |
Special Coding: |
None |
Additional Information: |
None |
Additional Resources: |
Withholding Formula 
(Effective Pay Period 06, 2014)
- Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.
- Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payments(s) (includes dental and vision insurance program and Flexible Spending Account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the amount computed in step 1.
- Add the taxable biweekly fringe benefits (i.e, taxable life insurance) to the amount computed in step 2 to obtain the adjusted gross biweekly wages.
- Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages by 26 to obtain the annual wages.
- Determine the standard deduction allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the annual wages.
Single/Head of Household
Married
$7,250$7,750
- Determine the exemption allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the result of step 5 to obtain the taxable income.
Exemption Allowance = $1,000 x Number of Exemption
- Apply the taxable income computed in step 6 to the following table to determine the annual New York tax withholdings.
Tax Withholding Table
Single or Head of Household
If the Amount of
Taxable Income Is:The Amount of New York
Tax Withholding Should Be:Over:
But Not Over:
Of Excess Over:
$0
$8,300$0
plus
4.00%
$0
8,300
11,450
332
plus
4.50%
8,300
11,450
13,550
474
plus
5.25%
11,450
13,550
20,850
584
plus
5.90%
13,550
20,850
78,400
1,015
plus
6.45%
20,850
78,400
94,100
4,727
plus
6.65%
78,400
94,100
104,600
5,771
plus
7.58%
94,100
104,600
156,900
6,567
plus
8.08%
104,600
156,900
209,250
10,792
plus
7.15%
156,900
209,250
261,550
14,535
plus
8.15%
209,250
261,550
1,046,350
18,798
plus
7.35%
261,550
1,046,350
1,098,700
76,481
plus
49.02%
1,046,350
1,098,700
and over
102,143
plus
9.62%
1,098,700
Married
If the Amount of
Taxable Income Is:The Amount of New York
Tax Withholding Should Be:Over:
But Not Over:
Of Excess Over:
$0
$8,300$0
plus
4.00%
$0
8,300
11,450
332
plus
4.50%
8,300
11,450
13,550
474
plus
5.25%
11,450
13,550
20,850
584
plus
5.90%
13,550
20,850
78,400
1,015
plus
6.45%
20,850
78,400
94,100
4,727
plus
6.65%
78,400
94,100
104,600
5,771
plus
7.28%
94,100
104,600
156,900
6,535
plus
7.78%
104,600
156,900
209,250
10,604
plus
8.08%
156,900
209,250
313,850
14,834
plus
7.15%
209,250
313,850
366,200
22,313
plus
8.15%
313,850
366,200
1,046,350
26,579
plus
7.35%
366,200
1,046,350
2,092,800
76,570
plus
7.65%
1,046,350
2,092,800
2,145,150
156,624
plus
88.42%
2,092,800
2,145,150
and over
202,912
plus
9.62%
2,145,150
- Divide the annual New York tax withholding by 26 to obtain the biweekly New York tax withholding.