| The Wisconsin State Agency that oversees
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| | There is no penalty for a late report in
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| the collection and reporting of State
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| | Wisconsin.The Wisconsin new
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| income taxes deducted from payroll checks
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| | hire-reporting agency can be reached at
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| is:Department of Revenue
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| | 888-300-4473 or on the web at does allow
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| Income, Sales, Inheritance and Excise
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| | compulsory direct deposit but the
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| Tax Division
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| | employee's choice of financial
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| P.O. Box 8910
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| | institution must meet federal Regulation
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| 2135 Rimrock Rd.
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| | E regarding choice of financial
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| Madison, WI 53713
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| | institutions.Wisconsin requires the
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| (608) 266-2776
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| | following information on an employee's
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| allows you to use the Federal W-4 form
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| | pay stub:amount of and reason for
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| or the "WT-4, Employee's Wisconsin
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| | deductionsWisconsin requires that
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| Withholding Exemption Certificate/New
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| | employee be paid no less often than
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| Hire Reporting" to calculate state income
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| | monthly; union contract may
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| tax withholding.Not all states allow
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| | differ.Wisconsin requires that the lag
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| salary reductions made under Section 125
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| | time between the end of the pay period
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| cafeteria plans or 401(k) to be treated
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| | and the payment of wages to the employee
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| in the same manner as the IRS code
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| | not exceed thirty-one days.Wisconsin
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| allows. In Wisconsin cafeteria plans are
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| | payroll law requires that involuntarily
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| not taxable for income tax calculation;
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| | terminated employees must be paid their
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| not taxable for unemployment insurance
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| | final pay by next regular payday; within
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| purposes. 401(k) plan deferrals are not
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| | 24 hours if employer closes or moves and
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| taxable for income taxes; taxable for
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| | that voluntarily terminated employees
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| unemployment purposes.In Wisconsin
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| | must be paid their final pay by the next
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| supplemental wages are taxed at:Annual
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| | regular payday.Deceased employee's wages
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| wages: under $7,970 4.6%$7,970-$15,590
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| | must be paid when normally due to the
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| 6.15%$15,590-$115,140
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| | surviving spouse, children or other
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| 6.5%Over $115,140 6.75%You
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| | dependent living with employee; within 5
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| must file your Wisconsin state W-2s by
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| | days of death-surviving spouse, children,
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| magnetic media if you are have at least
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| | parents, or siblings (in that
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| 250 employees and are required to file
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| | order).Escheat laws in Wisconsin require
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| your federal W-2s by magnetic media.The
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| | that unclaimed wages be paid over to the
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| Wisconsin State Unemployment Insurance
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| | state after one year.The employer is
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| Agency is:Department of Workforce
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| | further required in Wisconsin to keep a
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| Development
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| | record of the wages abandoned and turned
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| Division of Unemployment Compensation
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| | over to the state for a period of 5
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| 201 E. Washington Ave., P.O. Box 7905
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| | years.Wisconsin payroll law mandates no
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| Madison, WI 53707
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| | more than $2.82 may be used as a tip
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| (608) 266-7074
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| | credit.In Wisconsin the payroll laws
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| State of Wisconsin taxable wage base
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| | covering mandatory rest or meal breaks
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| for unemployment purposes is wages up to
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| | are only that minors under 16 must have
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| $10,500.00.Wisconsin requires Magnetic
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| | 30 minutes rest near middle of shift
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| media reporting of quarterly wage
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| | after six hours of work.Wisconsin statute
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| reporting if the employer has at least
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| | requires that wage and hour records be
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| 100 employees that they are reporting
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| | kept for a period of not less than three
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| that quarter.Unemployment records must be
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| | years. These records will normally
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| retained in Wisconsin for a minimum
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| | consist of at least the information
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| period of six years. This information
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| | required under FLSA.The Wisconsin agency
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| generally includes: name; social security
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| | charged with enforcing Child Support
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| number; dates of hire, rehire and
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| | Orders and laws is:Department of
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| termination; wages by period; payroll pay
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| | Workforce Development
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| periods and pay dates; date and
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| | Division of Economic Support
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| circumstances of termination.The
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| | Bureau of Child Support
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| Wisconsin State Agency charged with
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| | 1 W. Wilson St., Rm. 382
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| enforcing the state wage and hour laws
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| | P.O. Box 7935
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| is:Department of Workforce Development
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| | Madison, WI 53707-7935
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| Division of Equal Rights
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| | (608) 266-9909
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| 1 South Pinckney St., Rm. 320
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| | has the following provisions for child
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| P.O. Box 8928
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| | support deductions:When to start
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| Madison, WI 53702-8928
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| | Withholding? one week after receipt of
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| (608) 266-6860
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| | order.
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| minimum wage in Wisconsin is $5.15 per
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| | When to send Payment? Within 5 days
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| hour.The general provision in Wisconsin
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| | of Payday.
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| concerning paying overtime in a non-FLSA
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| | When to send Termination Notice?
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| covered employer is one and one half
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| | Within 10 days of termination.
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| times regular rate after 40-hour
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| | Maximum Administrative Fee? $3 per
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| week.Wisconsin State new hire reporting
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| | payment
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| requirements are that every employer must
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| | Withholding Limits? Federal Rules
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| report every new hire and rehire. The
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| | under CCPA.
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| employer must report the federally
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| | Please note that this article is not
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| required elements of:Employee's name
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| | updated for changes that can and will
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| Employee's address
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| | happen from time to time.Charles J. Read,
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| Employee's date of birth.
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| | CPA has been in the payroll, accounting
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| date of hire
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| | and tax business for 30 years, the last
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| Employee's social security number
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| | fifteen in private practice. Mr. Read is
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| Employer's name
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| | the author of "How to Start a New
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| Employers address
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| | Business".For Professional Payroll
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| Employer's Federal Employer
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| | services at a Budget Price go to a
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| Identification Number (EIN) This
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| | Paperless Payroll Company.Go to For a
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| information must be reported within 20
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| | full service payroll service bureau with
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| days of the hiring or rehiring.
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| | CPA's on staff.See an excerpt of Mr.
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| The information can be sent as a W4 or
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| | Read's interviews from William Shatners
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| equivalent by mail, fax or
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| | "Heartbeat of America" television show on
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| electronically.
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| | the websites linked above.
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