Missouri Payroll Tax And Labor Laws

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Missouri is a state that accepts “joint applications.” ONLY ONE APPLICATION FOR TWO IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (one for SIT and one for SUI).

Did you know that under Missouri’s wage payment legislation, all businesses and manufacturers doing business in the state must pay wages at least twice a month?

Missouri Wage and Hour Laws

Employees covered by Missouri’s minimum wage legislation must be paid at least $10.30 per hour.

Except for the following personnel, who are not covered:

• individuals with executive, managerial, or professional responsibilities;
• Salespeople who are paid largely on commission;
• some agricultural laborers; a person hired as a substitute for tuition, housing, or other costs;
• those who are protected by the Interstate Commerce Act; and
• persons working in retail or service enterprises having a gross revenue of less than $500,000.

Missouri Payroll for Employers

Missouri Unemployment:

Taxable Wage Base ($000s):                        11,000

New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages)     2.376

Employers in Missouri are required to withhold state income tax from employees’ pay and return the amounts withheld to the Division of Taxation and Collection of the Missouri Department of Revenue.

Every employer who pays salaries to covered workers and has an office or does business in Missouri is required to withhold Missouri income tax.

Missouri Benefits

Missouri Voting Rights:

Employer Right to Schedule Voting Hours         Yes

Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave                 Prohibited

Employers in Missouri are required to provide employees enough time off to vote. In Missouri, all businesses must provide their employees time off to vote if they do not have enough time to vote before or after work. The scope of this overview is limited to private employers. Unless employees have three consecutive nonwork hours while the polls are open, employers must enable employees to take up to three hours of voting time away.

Missouri State Tax Resources