News and Information

Calendar Year End information

Regular payroll year end adjustments

Employee Address Data

University payroll year end adjustments

Contract payroll year end adjustments

Medicare (Hospital Insurance) Tax for Certain Employees

Social Security (FICA) tax for employees

W-4 Filing information

Filing Form W-4 and Address Change

Prompt Submission of Employee W-4

Annual Filing of Employee Withholding Exemption Certificate

Income Tax Table information

Maryland County Income Tax Withholding for 2008

Federal Income Tax Table Information

State Withholding Tax Changes for 2008

Fiscal Year End information

FY 2009 Special Subsidy

FY 2009 FICA(Social Security) Subsidy

End of Fiscal Year Payroll Procedures

FY 2009 Unemployment Insurance Premium

FY 2009 Other Post Employment Benefits Subsidy

FY 2009 Employer Paid Fringe Benefits summary

FY 2009 Retirement/Pension Subsidies

FY 2009 Medicare Insurance Subsidy

FY 2009 Health Insurance Subsidies

July 1, 2008 COLA/Increment Pay and Non-Leap Year Adjustments

Payroll Changes of General Interest for the New Fiscal Year

FY 2009 Supplemental Retirement Plan Match Program

Maryland Filing Status

Advanced payroll information

West Virginia State Withholding

Contractual payroll and the new federal minimum wage

Deduction Schedules

Online Payroll Manuals

Frequently Asked Questions

W-4 Information FAQ

1 - Why didn't the Employee's W-4 changes reflect on the paycheck?

2 - How is the Employee notified if the W-4 is not completed correctly?

3 - What is the Employee's filing status if no W-4 has been submitted to Central Payroll Bureau?

4 - What can the agency do to verify that Central Payroll has received the Employee's W-4?

5 - How does an Employee correct their county code information?

6 - What does an agency need to send Central Payroll when an Employee has a change of address but would like to keep the same taxing information?

7 - Does an Employee need to complete a Change of Address form along with a W-4 form?

8 - Does an Employee need to complete the whole W-4 or just the changes they are making?

9 - What section on the W-4 does a taxable resident of Maryland complete?

10 - How does a non-resident Employee that wants to be exempt from Maryland State taxes complete the W-4?

11 - How does a non-resident Employee that wants to maintain a taxable status for Maryland complete the W-4?

12 - What information is needed to process a W-4 or change of address form for a resident of Pennsylvania?

13 - Why does Central Payroll need to know the township or borough information of an Employee residing in Pennsylvania?

14 - When should an Employee renew the Earned Income Credit?

15 - Does the Central Payroll Bureau withhold taxes for state employees residing in Washington DC?

16 - What form does a DC resident need to complete for tax withholding purposes?

Deductions FAQ

1 - In what order are payroll deductions deducted from an Employee's pay?

2 - On some occasions, why are some deductions taken from an Employee's paycheck and other deductions not taken?

3 - What does an Employee need to do to discontinue a voluntary deduction for Union Dues?

4 - What do I need to do when an Employee with LWOP has no health deductions taken?

5 - How can I determine when no health deductions will be taken?

6 - How does an Employee cancel a State Employee's Credit Union Deduction?

7 - How should an Employee cancel a Nationwide Retirement Solutions Deduction?

Levies and Liens FAQ

1 - Where should an Employee's Payroll Deduction Agreement with Internal Revenue Service be sent?

2 - What should the agency do with an IRS Release of Levy?

3 - What should the agency do with a state tax lien?

4 - Does Central Payroll process tax liens issued to Employees from other States?

Direct Deposit FAQ

1 - What is Direct Deposit?

2 - Who can have Direct Deposit?

3 - How does Direct Deposit work?

4 - How do I know how much I've been paid?

5 - Why does the state provide Direct Deposit?

6 - Must I use a particular bank?

7 - How do I sign up for Direct Deposit?

8 - When does it start?

9 - What if I want to make a change?

10 - What if I want to cancel Direct Deposit and receive paychecks?

11 - What can I do to minimize problems?

12 - What is the risk of error?

13 - How does this affect my State Employees' Credit Union deduction?

14 - Where can I go for more information?

15 - What happens with an Employee's direct deposit after the Employee closes his/her account?

16 - What is the difference between a direct deposit and a payroll deduction for the State Employee's Credit Union?

Personnel Information FAQ

1 - What will the agency need to do when a contractual Employee converts to regular Employee status?

Security for CICS FAQ

1 - How do I keep security active on the ETR and PTR application?

2 - How can I obtain security forms for the ETR and PTR?

ETR Information FAQ

1 - When is the Final Pay Out field to be used?

2 - What kinds of adjustments are entered as subject to Retirement?

3 - What kinds of adjustments to Regular Earnings is Not Subject to Retirement?

4 - How can I deduct an overpayment of acting capacity from an Employee?

Advance Payroll FAQ

1 - How can an agency determine when the payroll needs to be done early due to a holiday?

Distribution of Paychecks FAQ

1 - When can paychecks be delivered to Employees?

Salary Computation FAQ

1 - Why doesn't the employee's bi-weekly salary multiplied by 26 weeks equal their annual salary?

2 - Why is the published Annual Salary Rate different than what is actually earned in a calendar year?

Published payroll memos