| The Vermont State Agency that oversees
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| | be reached at 800-786-3214 or
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| the collection and reporting of State
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| | 802-241-2194 or on the web at
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| income taxes deducted from payroll checks
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| | Vermont does not allow compulsory direct
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| is:
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| | deposit
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| Department of Taxes
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| | Vermont requires the following
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| 109 State Street
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| | information on an employee's pay stub:
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| Montpelier, VT 05609-1401
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| | - Gross and Net Earnings
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| (802) 828-2551
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| | - straight time and overtime pay
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| Vermont allows you to use the "W-4VT,
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| | - hours worked
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| Vermont Employee Withholding Allowance
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| | - itemized deductions
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| Certificate" form to calculate state
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| | Vermont requires that employee be paid no
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| income tax withholding or federal W4
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| | less often than weekly; biweekly or
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| form.
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| | semimonthly if employer gives notice.
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| Not all states allow salary reductions
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| | Vermont requires that the lag time
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| made under Section 125 cafeteria plans or
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| | between the end of the pay period and the
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| 401(k) to be treated in the same manner
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| | payment of wages to the employee not
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| as the IRS code allows. In Vermont
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| | exceed six days; 13 under union contract.
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| cafeteria plans are not taxable for
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| | Vermont payroll law requires that
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| income tax calculation; taxable for
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| | involuntarily terminated employees must
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| unemployment insurance purposes. 401(k)
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| | be paid their final pay with in 3 working
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| plan deferrals are not taxable for income
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| | days and that voluntarily terminated
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| taxes; taxable for unemployment purposes.
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| | employees must be paid their final pay by
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| In Vermont supplemental wages are taxed
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| | the next regular payday; if there is
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| at a 7.2% flat rate.
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| | none, next Friday.
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| Magnetic media reporting of W-2s is not
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| | There is no provision in Vermont law
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| allowed in Vermont.
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| | concerning paying deceased employees.
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| The Vermont State Unemployment Insurance
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| | Escheat laws in Vermont require that
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| Agency is:
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| | unclaimed wages be paid over to the state
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| Department of Employment and Training
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| | after two years.
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| 5 Green Mountain Dr.
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| | There is no provision in Vermont law
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| P.O. Box 488
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| | concerning record retention of abandoned
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| Montpelier, VT 05601-0488
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| | wage records.
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| (802) 828-4344
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| | Vermont payroll law mandates no more than
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| (877) 214-3331
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| | $3.35 may be used as a tip credit.
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| The State of Vermont taxable wage base
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| | In Vermont the payroll laws covering
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| for unemployment purposes is wages up to
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| | mandatory rest or meal breaks are only
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| $8000.00.
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| | that all employees be given a reasonable
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| Vermont has optional reporting of
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| | opportunity to eat and use toilet
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| quarterly wages on magnetic media.
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| | facilities.
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| Unemployment records must be retained in
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| | There is no provision in Vermont law
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| Vermont for a minimum period of six
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| | concerning record retention of wage and
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| years. This information generally
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| | hour records therefor it is probably wise
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| includes: name; social security number;
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| | to follow FLSA guidelines.
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| dates of hire, rehire and termination;
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| | The Vermont agency charged with enforcing
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| wages by period; payroll pay periods and
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| | Child Support Orders and laws is:
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| pay dates; date and circumstances of
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| | Office of Child Support
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| termination.
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| | Agency of Human Services
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| The Vermont State Agency charged with
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| | 103 S. Main St.
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| enforcing the state wage and hour laws
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| | Waterbury, VT 05671-1901
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| is:
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| | (800) 786-3214
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| Department of Labor and Industry
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| | Vermont has the following provisions for
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| Wage and Hour Division
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| | child support deductions:
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| National Life Bldg., Drawer 20
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| | - When to start Withholding? 10 days
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| Montpelier, VT 05620-3401
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| | after receipt of order or next payday.
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| (802) 828-2157
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| | - When to send Payment? Within 7 days
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| The minimum wage in Vermont is $7.00 per
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| | of Payday.
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| hour.
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| | - When to send Termination Notice?
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| The general provision in Vermont
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| | Within 10 days of termination.
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| concerning paying overtime in a non-FLSA
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| | - Maximum Administrative Fee? $5 per
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| covered employer is one and one half
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| | month.
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| times regular rate after 40-hour week.
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| | - Withholding Limits? Federal Rules
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| Vermont State new hire reporting
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| | under CCPA.
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| requirements are that every employer must
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| | Please note that this article is not
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| report every new hire and rehire. The
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| | updated for changes that can and will
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| employer must report the federally
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| | happen from time to time.
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| required elements of:
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| | Charles J. Read, CPA has been in the
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| - Employee's name
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| | payroll, accounting and tax business for
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| - Employee's address
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| | 30 years,the last fifteen in private
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| - Employee's social security number
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| | practice. Mr. Read is the author of "Tax
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| - Employer's name
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| | and Accounting Issuesin Forming a New
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| - Employers address
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| | Business."
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| - Employer's Federal Employer
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| | To find professional payroll services at
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| Identification Number (EIN)
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| | a budget price go to paperless payroll
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| This information must be reported within
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| | company.
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| 20 days of the hiring or rehiring.
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| | For a full service payroll bureau with
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| The information can be sent as a W4 or
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| | CPA's on staff visit .
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| equivalent by mail, fax or
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| | See an excerpt of Mr. Read's interviews
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| electronically.
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| | from William Shatner's "Heartbeat of
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| There is a $500 penalty for conspiracy in
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| | America"television show on the web sites
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| Vermont.
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| | linked above.
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| The Vermont new hire-reporting agency can
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