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by Intuit•52• Updated 3 days ago

Find information on the latest payroll update (22501) as well as earlier release updates.

QuickBooks Desktop Payroll provides payroll updates to QuickBooks Desktop Payroll subscribers. These updates include the most current and accurate rates and calculations for supported state and federal tax tables, payroll tax forms, and e-file and pay options. Check out, Get the latest payroll tax table update to learn how to download and install payroll updates.

The latest Payroll Update is 22501, released on December 19, 2024.

In the sections below, we provide information and links to recent and previous updates.

What's in the latest update
Tax Table Update
Forms Update
E-File and Pay updates
Prior update info

What’s included in Payroll Update 22501 (December 19, 2024)

Tax Table Update

Federal	• New Federal income tax withholding tables effective 1/1/2025. • New Nonresident Alien withholding tables effective 1/1/2025. • Social Security employer and employee wage limits increased to $176,100 from $168,600.
Alaska	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $51,700 from $49,700.
California	• New withholding tables effective 1/1/2025. • State disability insurance (DI) rate increased to 1.2% from 1.1%.
Colorado	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Total Surcharge increased to $27,200 from $23,800. • Wage limit for CO - Paid Family and Medical Leave has increased to $176,100 from $168,600. • Action Required: New for 2025, Colorado updated form DR 0004 Employee Withholding Certificate. For more information about how this form could potentially change an employee's income tax withholding beginning January 1, 2025, and action required steps, check this out.
Connecticut	• Wage limit for CT - Paid Leave has increased to $176,100 from $168,600.
Delaware	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $12,500 from $10,500. • Wage limit for DE - Paid Family and Medical Leave (Family Caregiving, Medical, and Parental) has increased to $176,100 from $168,600.
Hawaii	• Wage limit for state disability insurance (DI) increased to $74,969.44 from $71,488.56.
Illinois	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $13,916 from $13,590.
Indiana	• Action Required: The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) released Departmental Notice #1, How to Compute Withholding for State and County Income Tax, reflecting changes in local income tax rates that are effective January 1, 2024. For more information, check this out.
Iowa	• New withholding tables effective 1/1/2025. • Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI), Administrative Surcharge, and Reserve Fund increased to $29,500 from $38,200.
Kansas	• To accurately reflect the account number format for state unemployment insurance assigned by the agency, verify the format is 9999999000. • To accurately reflect the account number format for state withholding assigned by the agency, verify the format is 036-999999999-F99.
Kentucky	• New withholding tables effective 1/1/2025.
Maine	• New withholding tables effective 1/1/2025. • Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (ME - Paid Fam Med Leave Emp.) is now a part of the 2025 tax tables for employees. • Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (ME - Paid Fam Med Leave Co). is now a part of the 2025 tax tables for employers. • Action Required: For more information and action required steps, check this out. • Competitive Skills Scholarship Fund (CSSF) rate increased to 0.14% from 0.13% effective 1/1/2025. • ME - Unemp. Prog. Admin. Fund (Unemployment Program Administrative Fund, or UPAF) rate increased to 0.16% from 0.15% effective 1/1/2025.
Massachusetts	• Wage limit for MA - Paid Family and Medical Leave has increased to $176,100 from $168,600. • New withholding tables effective 1/1/2025.
Michigan	• New withholding tables effective 1/1/2025.
Missouri	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) decreased to $9,500 from $10,000. • New withholding tables effective 1/1/2025.
Montana	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Admin. Fund Tax (AFT) increased to $45,100 from $43,000.
Nebraska	• New withholding tables effective 1/1/2025.
Nevada	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Career Enhancement Program (ZIP CODE) increased to $41,800 from $40,600.
New Jersey	• Wage limit for Family Leave Insurance (FLI) increased to $165,400 from $161,400. • Wage limit for employee state disability insurance (DI) increased to $165,400 from $161,400. • Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI), Workforce Development/Supplemental Workforce Fund (WF/SWF), and Health Care Subsidy (HCS) increased to $43,300 from $42,300. • Family Leave Insurance (FLI) rate increased to 0.33% from 0.09% effective 1/1/2025. • State disability insurance (DI) employee rate decreased to 0.23% from 0.00% effective 1/1/2025.
New Mexico	• New withholding tables effective 1/1/2025.
New York	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Re-employment Service Fund increased to $12,800 from $12,500. • The contribution rate for NY - Paid Family Leave has increased to 0.388% from 0.373% effective 1/1/2025. • Wage limit for NY - Paid Family Leave has increased to $91,373.88 from $89,343.80.
North Dakota	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $45,100 from $43,800.
Oklahoma	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $28,200 from $27,000.
Oregon	• Oregon Lane Transit District (LTD) rate increased to 0.80% from 0.79% 1/1/2025. • Oregon Tri-Met Transit District rate increased to 0.8237% from 0.8137%. QuickBooks supports only 3 decimal places, so the rate has been rounded up to 0.824 from 0.814% effective 1/1/2024. • Wage limit for Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) increased to $176,100 from $168,600. • Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $54,300 from $52,800.
South Carolina	• New withholding tables effective 1/1/2025.
Utah	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $48,900 from $47,000.
Vermont	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $14,800 from $14,300.
Washington	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) and Employment Administrative Fund increased to $72,800 from $68,500. • Wage limit for WA - Paid Family and Medical Leave has increased to $176,100 from $168,600. • The total contribution rate for WA - Paid Family and Medical Leave has increased to 0.92% from 0.74% effective 1/1/2025.
West Virginia	• New withholding tables effective 1/1/2025.
Wyoming	• Wage limit for state unemployment insurance (UI) increased to $32,400 from $30,900.

Forms updates

Form 940 and Schedule A (Form 940)	• Form 940, Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return, has been updated. • Schedule A (Form 940), Multi-state Employer and Credit Reduction, has been updated. • Form 940-V, Payment Voucher for 940, has been updated. • Form 940 for Reporting Agents (available for Enhanced Payroll for Accountants payroll subscribers only), Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return, has been updated. • Schedule A (Form 940 for Reporting Agents) (available for Enhanced Payroll for Accountants payroll subscribers only), Multi-state Employer and Credit Reduction, has been updated. • Form 940-V for Reporting Agents (available for Enhanced Payroll for Accountants payroll subscribers only), Payment Voucher for 940, has been updated. Note: You might notice that the QuickBooks version of this form looks slightly different than the version of the form you receive from the IRS. This is because the IRS asks software vendors, like QuickBooks, to reproduce their forms in a slightly different format. Be assured, however, that the IRS will accept the QuickBooks version of the form when you use it for your filings.
Form 943 and 943A	• Form 943, Employer’s ANNUAL Federal Tax Return for Agricultural Employees, has been updated. • Form 943A, Agricultural Employer's Record of Federal Tax Liability, has been updated. • Form 943-V, Payment Voucher, has been updated. Note: You might notice that the QuickBooks version of this form looks slightly different than the version of the form you receive from the IRS. This is because the IRS asks software vendors, like QuickBooks, to reproduce their forms in a slightly different format. Be assured, however, that the IRS will accept the QuickBooks version of the form when you use it for your filings.
Form 944 and 945A	• Form 944, Employer’s ANNUAL Federal Tax Return, has been updated. • Form 945A, Annual Record of Federal Tax Liability, has been updated. • Form 944-V, Payment Voucher for 944, has been updated. • Form 944 for Reporting Agents (available for Enhanced Payroll for Accountants payroll subscribers only), Employer’s ANNUAL Federal Tax Return, has been updated. • Form 945A for Reporting Agents (available for Enhanced Payroll for Accountants payroll subscribers only), Annual Record of Federal Tax Liability, has been updated. • Form 944-V for Reporting Agents (available for Enhanced Payroll for Accountants payroll subscribers only), Payment Voucher for 944, has been updated. Note: You might notice that the QuickBooks version of this form looks slightly different than the version of the form you receive from the IRS. This is because the IRS asks software vendors, like QuickBooks, to reproduce their forms in a slightly different format. Be assured, however, that the IRS will accept the QuickBooks version of the form when you use it for your filings.
Form W-2/W-2C	Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, has been updated.
Form W-3/W-3C	Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, has been updated.
Georgia	• Form G-1003, Income Statement Transmittal, has been updated. • Form GA-V, Withholding Payment Voucher, has been updated. • Form G-7M, Quarterly Return for Monthly Payer, has been updated. • Form G-7Q, Quarterly Return for Quarterly Payer, has been updated.
Idaho	• Form 967, Annual Withholding Report, has been updated. • Form 910, Withholding Report, has been updated.
Mississippi	• Form 89-140, Annual Information Return, has been updated. • Form 89-105, Withholding Tax Return, has been updated.
North Carolina	• Form NC-5, Withholding Return, has been updated. • Form NC-5A, Applied For Status - Withholding Return, has been updated. • Form NC-5P, Withholding Payment Voucher, has been updated • Form NC-5Q, Quarterly Withholding Return, has been updated.

E-file and e-pay update

Form 940 e-filings

E-file for Annual Form 940/Schedule A, Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return, has been updated.
E-file for Annual Form 940/Schedule A, for Reporting Agents (available for Enhanced Payroll for Accountants payroll subscribers only), Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return, has been updated.

Form 944 e-filings

E-file for Annual Form 944, Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return, has been updated.
E-file for Annual Form 944 for Reporting Agents (available for Enhanced Payroll for Accountants payroll subscribers only), Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return, has been updated.

Form W-2/W-3 e-filings

E-file for Form W-2/W-3, Wage and Tax Statement/Transmittal, has been updated.

Find recent payroll updates

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Or access this info from your QuickBooks Desktop company file:

Select Employees, then select Get Payroll Updates.
Select Payroll Update Info.

Past Payroll Updates

Payroll Update Number	Date Released
22416	9/19/2024
22413	7/18/2024
22412	6/20/2024
22410	5/23/2024
22408	3/21/2024

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