Vermont Payroll Services
Vermont Payroll Tax And Labor Laws
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Did you know that nonresidents working in Vermont are subject to Vermont withholdings, which are calculated on their total wages and reduced by the amount withheld for services rendered in other states?
Vermont Wage and Hour Laws
Employers must pay at least $11.75 per hour to employees covered by Vermont’s minimum wage statute.
Except for the following personnel, who are not covered:
- Outside salespeople; workers in managerial, administrative, or professional positions;
- laborers in agriculture;
- taxicab drivers;
- During the school year or during vacations, pupils work.
Vermont Payroll for Employers
Vermont Unemployment:
Taxable Wage Base ($000s): 14,100
New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages) 1.0 – 5.6*
Vermont Income Tax Withholding
Employers in Vermont are required to withhold state income tax from their workers’ paychecks and return the withheld amounts to the Vermont Department of Taxes.
Firms in Vermont, as well as out-of-state employers with employees in the state, are obligated to withhold Vermont income tax from Vermont citizens and out-of-state persons working in Vermont. Out-of-state businesses with no operations in Vermont may deduct Vermont income tax from their employees’ salaries earned outside of the state as a convenience to their Vermont employees.
Vermont Benefits
Vermont Voting Rights:
Employer Right to Schedule Voting Hours Not Specified
Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave No
Employers must provide enough unpaid time off for employees to vote in yearly town hall meetings.
How do I report new hires to the state?
- Register and report new hires online
- Mail or Fax New Hire Reporting Form
- VDOL – New Hire Reporting
5 Green Mountain Drive
P.O. Box 488
Montpelier, VT 05601-0488 - Fax: (802) 828-4286
- Phone: (802) 828-4344
How do I submit Child Support payments?
Vermont Links
Question on FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax Act)
See What is FUTA article
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