Year 2020 Income Tax Changes and Withholding Information
Effective January 2020
Federal and State Income Tax Withholding
2020 Rates
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Tax Summary
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Year 2020
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Year 2019
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Social Security/OASDI Rate
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6.2 percent
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6.2 percent
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Social Security Maximum Wage Base
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$137,700
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$132,900
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Maximum Social Security /OASDI Contribution
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$8,537.40
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$8,239.80
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Medicare Rate
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1.45 percent
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1.45 percent
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Medicare Maximum Wage Base
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No limit
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No limit
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Maximum Medicare Contribution (1.45%)
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No limit
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No limit
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CA SDI – PT Faculty Only
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1.00 percent
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1.00 percent
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CA SDI Maximum Wage Base
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$122,909
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$118,371
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403/457
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$19,500
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$19,000
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403/457 over 50
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$26,000
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$25,000
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Federal Withholding — Form W-4 (exempt status)
Individuals will need to complete a new Form W-4 “Employee’s Withholding Certificate” if they filed exempt in 2019 no later than February 15, 2020 to claim exempt for 2020.
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