Is Maine a state where withholding is required?

Maine requires new workers or payees to provide a state withholding allowance certificate (Form W-4ME) as well as employees or payees making modifications to their federal Form W-4. On the same day as the federal Form W-4, the Maine Form W-4ME must be given to the employer or non-payroll filer.

what is Maine state withholding tax?

Maine's income tax system is progressive, with rates ranging from 5.80 percent to 7.15 percent.Maine levies an income tax on all persons who earn money in the state. For tax years beginning after 2015, the income tax rates are graded, ranging from 5.8 percent to 7.15 percent. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2012 but before January 1, 2016, the rates varied from 0% to 7.95 percent.

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Maine Wage and Hour Laws

Maine’s minimum wage legislation requires that employees be paid $12.15 per hour.

Except for the following personnel, who are not covered:
Agricultural laborers; commission-based salespeople who are not monitored;
people who work for public-funded or educational nonprofits that are nonpolitical;
individuals who work in the fish and seafood business from the catch to the first stage of processing;
Homeworkers who are unsupervised;
individuals in managerial, administrative, or professional positions who make more than 3,000 times the state’s minimum hourly wage on an annual basis; and
taxi drivers

Maine Payroll for Employers

Maine’s wage payment legislation requires employers to pay salaries at regular intervals of no more than 16 days. Each payment must contain all earnings earned up to and including the payment date, which must be within eight days.

Maine Unemployment:

Taxable Wage Base ($000s): 12,000

New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages) 1.86

Maine Income Tax Withholding

Employers in Maine are required to withhold income tax from all residents and nonresidents who earn money in Maine.

Employers who have an office or do business in Maine and pay taxable salaries to Maine residents or nonresidents are required to withhold state tax. Additionally, nonresident employers may deduct Maine taxes from the earnings of Maine residents as a convenience to those employees.

Maine Benefits

Maine Voting Rights:

Employer Right to Schedule Voting Hours No

Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave No

Maine has no state voting law.

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