TAXES 21-19, North Dakota State Income Tax Withholding

Published: April 7, 2021
Effective: Pay Period 06, 2021

Summary

The Single, Married (including Married Filing Jointly), and Head of Household income tax withholding tables for the State of North Dakota will change.

No action on the part of the employee or the personnel office is necessary.

Tax Formula

State Abbreviation:

ND

State Tax Withholding State Code:

38

Acceptable Exemption Form:

W-4 (see the Additional Information section)

Basis for Withholding:

Federal Exemptions

Acceptable Exemption Data:

S/M/H, Number of Allowances, prior to 2020 Federal Form W-4.
MS/MJ/HH for 2020 or newer, Federal Form W-4.

TSP Deferred:

Yes

Special Coding:

None

Additional Information:

A State tax certificate is not required since Federal exemptions are used in the computation of the State formula. Employees who have not previously submitted a 2020 or newer Federal Form W-4, but have submitted a prior to 2020 Federal Form W-4, will default to the prior to 2020 Federal Form W-4 submission. Employees who have not previously submitted a prior to 2020 W-4 and have not submitted a 2020 or newer Federal Form W-4, will default to Single and zero (00) allowances.

Withholding Formula (Effective Pay Period 06, 2021)

  1. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.
  2. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Employees 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 (e.g., 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 the number of pay dates in the tax year to obtain the gross annual wages.
  5. Determine the exemption allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the annual wages to compute the taxable income:

    Multiply the number of Allowances by $4,300

  6. If the employee is Single and Married Filing Separately, or the employee is Head of Household and has claimed exemptions, apply the taxable income computed in step 5 to the following tables to determine the annual North Dakota income tax withholding:

    Single or Married Filing Separately Tax Withholding Table

    If the Amount of Taxable Income Is:

    The Amount of Tax Withholding Should Be:

    Over $0 but not over $6,275

    $0.00

    Over $6,275 but not over $46,800

    $0.00 plus 1.10% of excess over $6,275

    Over $46,800 but not over $104,375

    $445.78 plus 2.04% of excess over $46,800

    Over $104,375 but not over $210,950

    $1,620.31 plus 2.27% of excess over $104,375

    Over $210,950 but not over $451,275

    $4,039.56 plus 2.64% of excess over $210,950

    Over $451,275

    $10,384.14 plus 2.90% of excess over $451,275

    If the employee is Married and Married Filing Jointly, apply the taxable income computed in step 5 to the following tables to determine the annual North Dakota income tax withholding:

    Married or Married Filing Jointly Tax Withholding Table

    If the Amount of Taxable Income Is:

    The Amount of Tax Withholding Should Be:

    Over $0 but not over $12,550

    $0.00

    Over $12,550 but not over $46,400

    $0.00 plus 1.10% of excess over $12,550

    Over $46,400 but not over $94,325

    $372.35 plus 2.04% of excess over $46,400

    Over $94,325 but not over $137,125

    $1,350.02 plus 2.27% of excess over $94,325

    Over $137,125 but not over $235,050

    $2,321,58 plus 2.64% of excess over $137,125

    Over $235,050

    $4,906.80 plus 2.90% of excess over $235,050

    If the employee is Head of Household and has zero exemptions, apply the following tax rates to annualized taxable wages to determine the annual North Dakota tax amount:

    Head of Household Tax Withholding Table

    If the Amount of Taxable Income Is:

    The Amount of Tax Withholding Should Be:

    Over $0 but not over $9,400

    $0.00

    Over $9,400 but not over $63,700

    $0.00 plus 1.10% of excess over $9,400

    Over $63,700 but not over $149,600

    $597.30 plus 2.04% of excess over $63,700

    Over $149,600 but not over $236,350

    $2,349.66 plus 2.27% of excess over $149,600

    Over $236,350 but not over $454,400

    $4,318.89 plus 2.64% of excess over $236,350

    Over $454,400

    $10,075.41 plus 2.90% of excess over $454,400

  7. Divide the annual North Dakota income tax withholding calculated in step 6 by the number of pay dates in the tax year and round to the nearest dollar to obtain the biweekly North Dakota income tax withholding.
  8. 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

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