The Massachusetts Department of Revenue announced withholding tables for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024. The new withholding method includes a surtax on earnings of $1,053,750 or more. While income under $1,053,750 is taxed at 5%, annual income above $1,053,750 will be taxed at 9%.
As an employer, you must withhold Massachusetts personal income taxes from all Massachusetts residents' wages for services performed either in or outside Massachusetts and from nonresidents' wages for services performed in Massachusetts.
Your MA Withholding Account ID: Sign in to your MassTaxConnect profile. Access your company record. In the "Withholding Tax" section, find the "Account" box. Your Withholding Account ID appears in this box, formatted as: WTH-########-###. For questions or login issues, contact the agency at (617) 887-6367.
You should claim the total number of exemptions to which you are entitled to prevent excessive over-withholding, unless you have a significant amount of other income. If you expect to owe more income tax than will be withheld, you may either claim a smaller number of exemptions or have additional amounts withheld.
Employer Responsibilities Getting each employee's completed federal Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate (Form W-4) and Massachusetts Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate (Form M-4).
How to fill out the Massachusetts Employee Withholding Exemption Certificate? Print your full name and home address. Provide your Social Security number. Claim personal and dependent exemptions as applicable. Sign and date the form. Submit this form to your employer.
Head of Household with Dependents You'll most likely get a tax refund if you claim no allowances or 1 allowance. If you want to get close to withholding your exact tax obligation, claim 2 allowances for yourself and an allowance for however many dependents you have (so claim 3 allowances if you have one dependent).
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue announced withholding tables for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2024. The new withholding method includes a surtax on earnings of $1,053,750 or more. While income under $1,053,750 is taxed at 5%, annual income above $1,053,750 will be taxed at 9%.
You should claim the total number of exemptions to which you are entitled to prevent excessive over-withholding, unless you have a significant amount of other income. If you expect to owe more income tax than will be withheld, you may either claim a smaller number of exemptions or have additional amounts withheld.
Massachusetts continues to enforce the “convenience of the employer” rule, which has significant implications for remote workers. Under this rule, if an employee works from home out of convenience rather than necessity dictated by the employer, their income remains subject to Massachusetts state taxes.