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Michigan Payroll Tax and Labor Laws
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Did you know that Michigan repealed it's Single Business Tax (SBT) and approved a Michigan Business Tax (MBT) that has reduced taxes for seventy percent of Michigan businesses?
Michigan Wage and Hour Laws
Employees covered by Michigan's minimum wage law must be paid $9.65 an hour.
All employees of employers with two or more employees within a calendar year are covered except for:
- those exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act, except for certain domestic service employees (see below),
- those under 18 or over 64 years of age,
- employees of summer camps working for up to four months,
- employees of fruit, pickle or tomato growers, and
- other agricultural workers contracting for harvest on a piecework basis.
Michigan Payroll for Employers
Taxable Wage Base ($000s): 9,000 or 9,500
New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages) 2.7 or 6.3
Michigan Income Tax Withholding
Michigan requires employers to withhold state income tax from employees' wages and remit the amounts withheld to the Department of the Treasury.
Michigan has reciprocal agreements with Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Michigan employers are not required to withhold Michigan income tax from compensation earned in Michigan by residents of those states.
Other out-of-state employers that have employees who work in Michigan must register with the state Treasury Department and withhold Michigan income tax from all employees working within the state.
Michigan Benefits
Employer Right to Schedule Voting Hours No
Pay Deduction for Voting Time Leave No
Michigan does not have a voting time leave law.
Michigan State Tax Resources
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