Withholding Requirements:
- Register as an employer by clicking here
- Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate - Form L-4
- Withholding Method = formula
- Supplemental Rate = Add to regular wages for current or preceding payroll period, compute tax on total, and subtract tax withheld from regular wages.
Local Taxes:
None
State Unemployment Insurance (SUI):
Reserve ratio formula
- Wage base is $7,700. for 2019
- Employer tax rates range from 0.10% to 6.20%
- New employers pay the average industry rate, which will be between 1.18% and 2.94% based upon industry and rates classification.
State Disability Insurance (SDI):
None
State Labor Laws:
Minimum Wage - The Federal minimum wage rate applies.
Termination Pay - Fired/quit - by next regular payday or no later than 15 days after end of employment
New Hire Reporting:
Employers must report hiring, rehiring, and return to work within 20 days on Form W-4 (or equivalent). Report should include Employer’s name, address, FEIN; employee’s name, address, SSN, occupation. Send to:
Louisiana Directory of New Hires
P.O. Box 142513
Richmond, VA 78714-2513
888-223-1461
888-223-1462 fax
Or report online click here
Remit Withholding for Child Support to:
Centralized Collection Unit
PO Box 260222
Baton Rouge, LA 70826
888-524-3578
to Remit online click here
Reciprocal States:
None