Maryland Payroll

Did you know that some Maryland employers may be required
to withhold county and city of Baltimore income taxes at a rate
established by the employee's place of residence?

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Maryland Payroll

Did you know that some Maryland employers may be required to withhold county and city of Baltimore income taxes at a rate established by the employee's place of residence?

Maryland Compensation

Employees covered by Maryland's minimum wage law must be paid $7.25 an hour.

All employees are covered except for:

those working in an executive, administrative or professional capacity;
computer systems analysts, computer programmers, software engineers, and other
similarly skilled computer professionals paid at a regular hourly rate that exceeds six-
and-one-half times the minimum wage;
minors under age 16 employed by one or more employers for less than 20 hours a week;
employees age 62 or over not working more than 25 hours a week;
those working in establishments selling food and drink for consumption on premises with annual gross incomes of $250,000 or less;
movie theater employees;
those processing or packaging poultry, seafood or fresh produce or horticultural
commodities;
outside salespersons and those on commission; and
certain agricultural workers.

Maryland Payroll

Generally, employers covered by Maryland's wage payment law must pay wages no less frequently than biweekly or semimonthly. Paydays can be less frequent for executive, administrative, or professional employees. If a regular payday falls on a nonworkday, wages must be paid on the preceding workday.

Maryland Unemployment:
Taxable Wage Base ($000s)	8,500
New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages)	2.2
Employee Tax Rate (% Taxable Wages)	None
Period Effective	Calendar Year 2009

Maryland Payroll Links

Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury >> Revenue Administration Center Taxpayer Services Section Annapolis, Maryland 21411 410.767.1300	Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Division of Unemployment Insurance >> 1100 N. Eutaw Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 410.767.2357

Maryland Laws >>	Maryland State Regulations >>

Tax Forms and Publications >>

Maryland Taxes

Maryland Income Tax Withholding

Maryland requires employers to withhold state income tax from employees’ wages and remit the amounts withheld to the Comptroller of Division of Revenue.

All Maryland employers that pay wages, salaries or compensation to state residents, or to nonresidents for services performed in Maryland, must withhold state tax from these payments.

Maryland Benefits

Maryland Voting Rights:
Employer Right to Schedule Voting Hours	Yes
Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave	Time Off with Pay Limited to 2 Hours

Maryland requires employers, under certain circumstances, to allow employees sufficient time off to vote.

All employers in Maryland must allow employees time off to vote if they do not have sufficient time to vote before or after work. This summary is restricted to coverage of private employers. Employers must grant employees two hours of paid leave to vote, unless employees have two continuous off-duty hours while the polls are open.

Maryland Payroll Links

Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury >> Revenue Administration Center Taxpayer Services Section Annapolis, Maryland 21411 410.767.1300	Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Division of Unemployment Insurance >> 1100 N. Eutaw Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 410.767.2357

Maryland Laws >>	Maryland State Regulations >>

Tax Forms and Publications >>

Maryland Payroll Calculator

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Follow the link to learn more about calculating payroll tax where there are definitions and further explanation of how to calculate Maryland payroll taxes. If you are tired of doing it yourself we encourage you to call 877.954.7873 to speak with a payroll expert or just get a free personalized payroll service quote.

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