Kansas Payroll Services
Kansas Payroll Tax And Labor Laws
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Did you know that in Kansas, tips can be used to offset up to 40% of the minimum wage for employees who receive and keep at least $20 in tips each month?
Kansas Wage and Hour Laws
Employers in Kansas must pay a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour for employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Except for the following personnel, who are not covered:
- individuals who are protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA);
- individuals with executive, managerial, or professional responsibilities;
- commission-based outside salespeople;
- laborers in agriculture; and
part-time employees between the ages of 18 and 60.
Kansas Payroll for Employers
Kansas Unemployment:
Taxable Wage Base ($000s): 14,000
New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages) 2.7 or 6.0
Employee Tax Rate (% Taxable Wages) None
Kansas Income Tax Withholding
Kansas requires employers to withhold state income tax bases on employees’ wages and remit the amounts withheld to the Department of Revenue based on Kansas payroll tax tables.
Employers must withhold Kansas state payroll tax withholding from all taxable wages paid to resident employees performing services in or out of Kansas and to nonresident employees performing services inside the state.
Kansas Benefits
Kansas Voting Rights:
Employer Right to Schedule Voting Hours Yes
Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave Time Off with Pay Limited to 2 Hours
Employers in Kansas are required to provide employees with appropriate leave time to vote in specific conditions.
If employees do not have enough time before or after work, all Kansas employers are obligated to provide them time off to vote. The scope of this overview is limited to private employers. Employers are required to provide employees up to two hours of voting time off. Employers can determine when workers can take time off during the day.
Kansas State Tax Resources
Question on FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax Act)
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