Payroll Florida, Unique Aspects of Florida Payroll Law and Practice

Payroll Florida, Unique Aspects of Florida Payroll Law and Practice

Florida has no State Income Tax. There for there is no State Agency to oversee withholding deposits and reports. There are no State W2’s to file, no supplement wage withholding rates and no State W2’s to file

Not all states allow salary reductions made under Section 125 cafeteria plans or 401(k) to be treated in the same manner as the IRS code allows. In Florida cafeteria plans are: not taxable for unemployment insurance purposes. 401(k) plan deferrals are: taxable unemployment purposes.

The Florida State Unemployment Insurance Agency is:

Agency for Workforce Innovation
102 Caldwell Bldg.
107 E. Madison St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0211
850-488-7228
http://www.floridajobs.org/

The State of Florida taxable wage base for unemployment purposes is wages up to $7,000.00.

Florida requires Magnetic media reporting of quarterly wage reporting if the employer has at least 10 employees that they are reporting that quarter.

Unemployment records must be retained in Florida for a minimum period of five years. This information...