Tax Calculation Methods

The payroll process uses various calculation methods to calculate taxes. Different calculation methods are available for each type of pay run and each type of jurisdiction.

The payroll process includes these earnings for these run types.

These run types

Include these earnings

Regular

  • Regular

  • Supplemental

  • Imputed

Supplemental

  • Supplemental

Tax calculation methods involve the following considerations.

  • What taxes the process calculates

  • What taxes are eligible for self-adjustment

  • What calculation methods are available for:

    • Federal income tax (FIT)

    • Other federal taxes

    • State income tax (SIT)

    • State unemployment (SUI) and disability insurance (SDI) taxes

  • How you configure taxes on the organization calculation cards

For info on configuring taxes at the organization level, see Configure Organization Calculation Cards for the US in the Help Center.