Withholding
Withholding requirements
Employees must complete Form NJ W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate.
Supplemental rate
State Unemployment Insurance (SUI)
Wage base
$42,300
Contribuitions
Rates range from 0.50% to 5.80%. New employers use a rate of 3.1%.
Employees use a rate of 0.425%.
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Labor
Minimum wage
$15.13
Termination Pay
If an employee is fired or quits, the employee must be paid by the next payday.
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New Hire Filing
Reporting deadline
Within 20 days of employee hiring, rehiring, or returning to work.
Reporting online
Reporting by mail
New Jersey New Hire Reporting Center
P.O. Box 4654
Trenton, NJ 08650
New hire reporting form
Child Support
Online payments
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Other
New employer registration
Local taxes
Information about Newark's local taxes can be found here: https://www.newarknj.gov/viewer/payroll-tax-forms
Reciprocal states
Pennsylvania
Disability insurance
New employers use a rate of 0.5%.
Experience rating is in effect for other employers with a wage limit of $34,400.
Employees use a rate of 0.17%.
Last Updated
12/20/2023
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