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The Massachusetts Form M-4, Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate, must be completed so that you know how much state income tax to withhold from your new employee's wages. ... (The federal form can be substituted for the state form, for state tax purposes, in certain circumstances.)

The Massachusetts Form M-4, Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate, must be completed so that you know how much state income tax to withhold from your new employee's wages. ... (The federal form can be substituted for the state form, for state tax purposes, in certain circumstances.)

A withholding tax, or a retention tax, is an income tax to be paid to the government by the payer of the income rather than by the recipient of the income. The tax is thus withheld or deducted from the income due to the recipient. In most jurisdictions, withholding tax applies to employment income.

Nonresidents. If you're a nonresident with an annual Massachusetts gross income of more than either $8,000 or the prorated personal exemption, whichever is less, you must file a Massachusetts tax return.

Massachusetts is a flat tax state that charges a state tax rate of 5.1%. That goes for both earned income (wages, salary, commissions) and unearned income (interest, dividends).

Massachusetts is a flat tax state that charges a state tax rate of 5.1%. That goes for both earned income (wages, salary, commissions) and unearned income (interest, dividends).

BOSTON The Massachusetts Department of Revenue today confirmed that the required revenue metrics have been met to ensure the state's Part B income tax rate will drop on January 1, 2019 from the current 5.10% to 5.05%.

For tax year 2018, Massachusetts had a 5.1% tax on both earned (salaries, wages, tips, commissions) and unearned (interest, dividends and capital gains) income. The tax rate was lowered to 5.05% for tax years beginning January 1, 2019, and after. Certain capital gains are taxed at 12%.

The new rates, which relate to the tax return you'll file in 2019, are 10 percent, 12 percent, 22 percent, 24 percent, 32 percent, 35 percent and 37 percent. NerdWallet broke down the 2018 and 2019 federal income tax brackets. Below are the 2018 brackets, which relate to the tax return you're filing in 2019.

The Massachusetts income tax rate of 5.10% is higher than all but one of the other eight states that levies a flat income tax. The statewide sales tax rate of 6.25% is among the 20 lowest in the country (when including the local taxes collected in many other states).

An employer is required by law to withhold Massachusetts personal income tax from the wages of: Residents for services performed in Massachusetts and out of state.

The income tax rate in Massachusetts is 5.10%. That rate applies equally to all taxable income. Unlike with the federal income tax, there are no tax brackets in Massachusetts. State residents who would like to contribute more to the state's coffers also have the option to pay a higher income tax rate of 5.85%.

Every other state has a personal income tax which therefore requires employers to withhold the tax from employees' wages. ... Most states allow employers to use methods that are similar to those used for federal tax purposes in determining their state income tax withholding amounts.

Massachusetts' general sales tax of 6.25% does not apply to the purchase of liquor. In Massachusetts, liquor vendors are responsible for paying a state excise tax of $4.05 per gallon, plus Federal excise taxes, for all liquor sold.

The U.S. government collects these alcohol taxes per gallon. Wine .$1.07 to $3.40 depending on alcohol content. The federal government collects about one billion dollars per month from excise alcohol taxes on spirits, beer, and wine. The taxes on spirits are much higher than those on beer or wine.