Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS)

MEMORANDUM

DATE:

August 31, 2021

TO:

Federal Personnel and Payroll System User Group Representatives

FROM:

Christine Zertuche-Rocha

Chief, Payroll Operations Division

SUBJECT:

Tax Changes Implemented Pay Period (PP) 2021-18: ID, KS, NY (State), and localities for New York and Pennsylvania

Please share this information with all impacted employees.  The following tax changes were implemented in PP 2021-18.  As a reminder, tax changes are not retroactive to employees’ withholdings. 

State Tax

• Idaho State Income Tax Withholding:
  • The annual amount per exemption has changed from $2,960 to $3,154.
  • The SINGLE and MARRIED tax tables have changed.
  • The flat tax rate on supplemental wages has changed from 6.925% to 6.5%
  • Datamart Query: Tax State = 16

• Kansas State Income Tax Withholding:
  • The SINGLE and MARRIED withholding tables have been updated.
  • Datamart Query: Tax State = 20

• New York State Income Tax Withholding:
  • The SINGLE and MARRIED tax tables have been updated.
  • The flat tax rate on supplemental wages has changed from 9.62% to 13.78%.
  • Datamart Query: Tax State = 36

Local Tax

• New York Local Income Tax Withholding:
  • City of Yonkers:
    • The SINGLE and MARRIED tax tables have been updated.
    • Datamart Query: Local Tax State:  36 Local Tax City:  6820

• Pennsylvania Local Income Tax Withholding:
  • City of Philadelphia:
    • The resident income tax rate is changing from 3.8712% to 3.8398%.
    • The nonresident tax rate is changing from 3.5019% to 3.4481%.
    • Datamart Query: Local Tax State:  42 Local Tax City:  6540

You may execute Datamart queries to identify employees in affected state taxing areas.  For Combined File Ad-Hoc query/analysis of applicable States:  add STE Tax State 1 = (State Code above) or STE Tax State 2 = (State Code above) to the filter or prompt lines.  See above for the applicable Local Tax State and/or Local Tax City Codes to add to the prompt lines (Occurrences – Other PE Pay). 

The Interior Business Center Payroll website is updated frequently; you may view the state tax formulas here: http://www3.ibc.doi.gov/services/hr/payroll/payrolltopics/taxFormulas.cfm.

If there are any questions, please call the IBC Customer Support Center at 720-673-9958 (interim contact number) or by email at Payroll_Helpdesk@ios.doi.gov.

Resources:

• User Group Distribution List changes: Please contact Lorraine Manzanares, lorraine_m_manzanares@ibc.doi.gov. All requests should come from an Agency User Group Representative.
• FPPS - Customer Central
  • User Group Messages - All
    • User Group Payroll Announcements