Get FYI-104 New Mexico Withholding Tax - Effective January 1 2020

Starting in 2020, income tax withholding is no longer based on an employee's marital status and withholding allowances, tied to the value of the personal exemption. Instead, income tax withholding is generally based on the worker's expected filing status and standard deduction for the year.

The 2020 amount for one withholding allowance on an annual basis is $4,300. (**The below annual payroll table is the method used in HRS for ALL employees.)

2020 Federal Income Tax Brackets and Rates RateFor Single IndividualsFor Heads of Households10%Up to $9,875Up to $14,10012%$9,876 to $40,125$14,101 to $53,70022%$40,126 to $85,525$53,701 to $85,50024%$85,526 to $163,300$85,501 to $163,3004 more rows • Nov 14, 2019

Exemption From Withholding If an employee qualifies, he or she can also use Form W-4 to tell you not to deduct any federal income tax from his or her wages. To qualify for this exempt status, the employee must have had no tax liability for the previous year and must expect to have no tax liability for the current year.

By placing a “0” on line 5, you are indicating that you want the most amount of tax taken out of your pay each pay period. If you wish to claim 1 for yourself instead, then less tax is taken out of your pay each pay period. 2.

Employers must withhold a part of the employee's wages for payment of income tax. New Mexico bases its withholding tax on an estimate of an employee's State income tax liability. The State credits taxes withheld against the employee's actual income tax liability on the New Mexico personal income tax return.

Allowances are no longer used for the redesigned Form W-4. This change is meant to increase transparency, simplicity, and accuracy of the form. In the past, the value of a withholding allowance was tied to the amount of the personal exemption.

You can claim anywhere between 0 and 3 allowances on the W4 IRS form, depending on what you're eligible for. Generally, the more allowances you claim, the less tax will be withheld from each paycheck. The fewer allowances claimed, the larger withholding amount, which may result in a refund.