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Delaware Payroll Tax and Labor Laws
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Note:Delaware is a "Joint Application" State. One application for TWO ID numbers (one for SIT and one for SUI).
Did you know that Delaware does not assess a sales tax on consumers, but businesses may have to pay sales tax on their gross receipts?Delaware Wage and Hour Laws
Employers covered by Delaware's minimum wage law must pay employees at least $9.25 an hour.
All employees are covered except for:
- agricultural workers;
- those working in an executive, administrative or professional capacity;
- outside salespersons on commission; and
- those working in the fish and seafood industry up through the first processing.
Delaware Payroll for Employers
Taxable Wage Base ($000s): 16,500
New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages) 1.8 or 2.3
Employee Tax Rate (% Taxable Wages) None
Delaware Income Tax Withholding
Delaware's law requires employers to withhold state income tax from employees' wages and remit the amounts withheld to the Department of Revenue.
An employer withholding Delaware income tax on Delaware residents who are earning income in another state may reduce the Delaware withholding by the amount of tax withheld for the other state.
Delaware Benefits
Employer Right to Schedule Voting Hours No
Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave No
Delaware State Tax Resources
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Information accurate as of December 2020