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# TAXES 18-04, Rhode Island State Income Tax Withholding

Published: January 12, 2018
Effective: Pay Period 01, 2018

## Summary

The income tax withholdings for the State of Rhode Island will include the following changes:

- The annualized wage threshold where the annual exemption amount is $0.00 will increase from $217,350 to $221,800.
- The wage table has been updated.

No action on the part of the employee or the personnel office is necessary.

## Tax Formula

State Abbreviation: | RI
State Tax Withholding State Code: | 44
Acceptable Exemption Form: | RI W-4 or W-4
Basis for Withholding: | State Exemptions

### Withholding Formula (Effective Pay Period 01, 2018)

1. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contributions from the gross biweekly wages.
2. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment(s) (includes dental and vision insurance program and Flexible Spending Account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the amount computed in step 1.
3. Add the taxable biweekly fringe benefits (e.g., taxable life insurance) to the amount computed in step 2 to obtain the adjusted gross biweekly wages.
4. Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages by the number of pay dates in the tax year to obtain the gross annual wages.

## Resources

To view the updated tax formula, go to the HR and Payroll Clients page from the MyNFC drop-down menu on the National Finance Center (NFC) homepage. Select the Publications tab and select U.S. Income Tax Formulas from the Publications menu to launch the tax map. Select the desired State from the map provided for the formula.

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