Get Ms Dor 89-350 2017

You can find Mississippi's tax rates here. Employees fill out Form 89-350 Mississippi Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate, to be used when calculating withholdings. Mississippi does not have any reciprocal agreements with any other states. There are no local income taxes in Mississippi.

Mississippi State Payroll Taxes Mississippi's state income tax is fairly straightforward. There are just three income tax brackets, and the tax rates range from 3% to 5%.

The Mississippi (MS) state sales tax rate is currently 7%. Depending on local municipalities, the total tax rate can be as high as 8%. Mississippi was listed in Kiplinger's 2011 10 tax-friendly states for retirees.

Mississippi Retirement Tax Friendliness. Mississippi exempts all forms of retirement income from taxation, including Social Security benefits, income from an IRA, income from a 401(k) and any pension income. The state has low property taxes and moderate sales taxes.

In 2017 for example, if you are under age 65 and single, you must file a tax return if you earn $10,400 or more, which is the sum of the 2017 standard deduction for a single taxpayer plus one exemption.

Mississippi Residents As a resident you are required to file a state income tax return if you had any income withheld for tax purposes, earned more than $8,300 (single; add $1,500 per dependent) or earned more than $16,600 (married; add $1,500 per dependent).

The regular deadline to file a Mississippi state income tax return is April 15.

Mississippi income tax rate(s) The state has a simple progressive tax rate, with only three tax brackets for all taxpayers: 3%, 4% and 5%. The income thresholds for each rate are: 3%: $1,001 $5,000.

Pay by credit card or e-check. Go to www.ms.gov/dor/quickpay. There is an additional convenience fee to pay through the ms.gov portal.

Federal withholding, also known as payroll withholding tax, is a tax on income that is withheld from your wages and sent directly to the IRS, which acts like a credit against your tax liability that you are required to pay that year.

Percentage method You must multiply the amount of one withholding allowance (explained below) by the number of allowances the employee claims and subtract that from the employee's wages. Then, you must find the range for that number and calculate the tax amount.

Withholding is the portion of an employee's wages that is not included in his or her paycheck but is instead remitted directly to the federal, state, or local tax authorities. Withholding reduces the amount of tax employees must pay when they submit their annual tax returns.

2018-2019 Tax Brackets and Federal Income Tax Rates. The new tax rules retain seven federal income tax brackets, but tax rates and thresholds have changed. There are seven federal tax brackets for 2019: 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35% and 37%. The bracket depends on taxable income and filing status.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires your employer to withhold federal, Social Security and Medicare taxes from your wages. If you don't see federal income taxes deducted from your paycheck, your filing status, exemptions or allowances may be the reason.

You will need to file income tax returns for both states and make sure to include a copy of the other state return with your Mississippi return. To file a Mississippi resident return use Form-80-105.