TAXES 17-27, Maine State Income Tax Withholding

Published: September 25, 2017
Effective: Pay Period 20, 2017

Summary

The Single and Married income tax withholdings for the State of Maine will decrease as a result of changes to the formula for tax year 2017. No action on the part of the employee or the personnel office is necessary.

Tax Formula

State Abbreviation:

ME

State Tax Withholding State Code:

23

Acceptable Exemption Form:

W-4 or W-4ME

Basis for Withholding:

State Exemptions

Acceptable Exemption Data:

S/M, Number of Allowances

TSP Deferred:

Yes

Special Coding:

Determine the Total Number of Allowances Claimed field as follows:

First Position - S = Single; M = Married.

Second and Third Positions - Enter the number of allowances claimed. If less than 10, precede with a 0 (zero).

Additional Information:

None

Withholding Formula (Effective Pay Period 20, 2017)

  1. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.
  2. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment(s) (includes dental and vision insurance program and Flexible Spending Account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the amount computed in step 1.
  3. 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.
  4. Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages by 26 to obtain the gross annual wages.
  5. Add the standard deduction adjustment from the following tables, based on marital status, to the annualized gross pay to get adjusted annualized gross pay:

    Single Taxpayer

    Annualized Gross Pay

    Standard Deduction Adjustment

    Over $0 but not over $70,000

    $8,750

    Over $70,000 but not over $145,000

    [1 - {(Taxable wages - $70,000) / $75,000}] x $8,750

    Over $145,000

    $0

    Married Taxpayer

    Annualized Gross Pay

    Standard Deduction Adjustment

    Over $0 but not over $140,000

    $20,350

    Over $140,000 but not over $290,000

    [1 - {(Taxable wages - $140,000) / $150,000}] x $20,350

    Over $290,000

    $0

  6. Determine the exemption allowance by applying the following guideline and subtracting this amount from the results in step 4 to compute the taxable income:

    Exemption Allowance = $4,050 x Number of Exemptions

  7. Apply the taxable income in step 6 to the following table(s) to determine the annual Maine tax withholding:

    Single Tax Withholding Table

    Taxable Wages

    Amount of Tax

    Over $0 but not over $21,100

    5.8%

    Over $21,100 but not over $50,000

    $1,224.00 plus 6.75% of excess over $21,100

    Over $50,000

    $3,175.00 plus 7.15% of excess over $50,000

    Married Tax Withholding Table

    Taxable Wages

    Amount of Tax

    Over $0 but not over $42,250

    5.8%

    Over $42,250 but not over $100,000

    $2,451.00 plus 6.75% excess over $42,250

    Over $100,000

    $6,349.00 plus 7.15% of excess over $100,000

  8. Divide the annual Maine income tax withholding calculated in step 7 by 26, and round to the nearest dollar to obtain the biweekly Maine income tax withholding.
  9. Add additional amount or percentage elected by the employee to the pay period tax calculated in the above step, and round to the nearest dollar to determine the amount of tax to be withheld for this pay period.

Resources

To view the updated tax formula, go to the HR and Payroll Clients page from the MyNFC drop-down menu on the National Finance Center (NFC) homepage. Select the Publications tab and select U.S. Income Tax Formulas from the Publications menu to launch the tax map. Select the desired State from the map provided for the formula.

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