Virginia Payroll Services
Virginia Payroll Tax And Labor Laws
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It’s worth noting that Virginia is a “Joint Application” state. ONLY ONE APPLICATION FOR TWO IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (one for SIT and one for SUI).
Did you know that certain nonresident employees who live in the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia commute daily to work in Virginia and receive wages for services performed in Virginia for an employer within Virginia’s geographical boundaries are exempt from withholding requirements?
Virginia Wage and Hour Laws
Virginia’s minimum wage legislation requires that employees be paid $7.25*** per hour.
Except for: employees of employers with at least four workers (including the employee’s spouse, parents, or children), all employees of employers with at least four workers are protected:
- workers who are protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- commission-based outside salespeople;
- employees or agricultural workers
- employees working in mostly public-supported charitable institutions;
- cab drivers and operators;
- people whose earning capacity is affected by physical or mental impairment;
- those who get paid on a piece-rate basis;
- workers under the age of 16 or those beyond the age of 64;
- full-time students under the age of 18 who work no more than 20 hours per week; and full-time students under the age of 18 who work no more than 20 hours per week.
- students of any age who are enrolled in a full-time work-study program or an educational institution’s equivalent.
Virginia Payroll for Employers
Taxable Wage Base ($000s): 8,000
New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages) 2.5 or 6.2**
Virginia Income Tax Withholding
Employers are required by Virginia law to withhold state income tax from their employees’ paychecks and send the money to the Department of Taxation.
Virginia Benefits
Employer Right to Schedule Voting Hours No
Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave No
How do I report new hires to the state?
How do I submit Child Support payments?
- Register and remit payments online
- Mail payments to:
Division of Child Support Enforcement P.O. Box 570
Richmond, VA 23218-0570 - Phone: (800) 468-8894
- Email: [email protected]
Virginia State Tax Resources
Question on FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax Act)
See What is FUTA article
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