State Withholding Deduction Code Details

Each state has a unique layout and configuration.  Below is the breakout for each state and what fields map to the deduction fields in Vista.  This document follows the documention found here.

Alabama

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (Line 4 - Number of dependents)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt Optional

Arkansas

• Filing Status selected if low income tax rates are selected otherwise no filing status
• Regular Exemptions  (Line 3 Total Exemptions)
• Additional Amount
• Misc Factor = 1

Arizona

• Misc Factor = percent selected
• Additional Amount
• Exempt Optional

California

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (1a)
• Additional Exemptions (1b)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt Optional

Colorado

• Filing Status 
• Misc Amount (Annual withholding allowance)
• Additional Amount
• If no state withholding used, federal W4 will be used

Connecticut

• Filing Status 
• Additional Amount
• Exempt when E is selected

Delaware

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemption (4 total number of dependents)
• Additional Amount

District Of Columbia (DC)

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemption (Total number of withholding allowances N)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Georgia

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemption (4 Dependent Allowances)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Hawaii

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemption (4 Total number of allowances)
• Additional Amount

Idaho

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemption (1 Total number of Idaho allowances)
• Additional Amount

Illinois

• Regular Exemptions (Line 1 Total number of basic allowances)
• Additional Exemptions (Line 2 total number of additional allowances)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Iowa

• Misc Amount (Line 7 Total Allowances)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Kansas

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (Line F Total)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Kentucky

• Filing Status
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Louisiana

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (Line 6 Block A Total number of exemptions)
• Additional Exemptions (Line 7 Block B Total number of dependents)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Maine

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (Total number of exemptions)
• Misc Factor (County selection)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Maryland

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (1 Total number of exemptions)
• Misc Factor (County tax rate)
• Additional Amount

Massachusetts

• Filing Status (If head of household filing status will be H otherwise it will be blank)
• Regular Exemptions (Line 1 Your personal exemptions)
• Additional Exemptions (Line 2 If married and if exemption for spouse is allowed + Line 3 write the number of your qualified dependents + 5B check if you are blind + 5C check if spouse is blind)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt (5d Check if you are a full-time student)

Michigan

• Regular Exemptions (6 Enter the number of personal and dependent exemptions)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Minnesota

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (F Add steps A through E)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Missouri

• Filing Status
• Additional Amount

Mississippi

• Filing Status
• Misc Amount #1 (6 total amount of exemption claimed)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Montana

• Filing Status
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Nebraska

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (Line 1 Total number of allowances you are claiming)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

New Jersey

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (Line 4 total number of allowances)
• Misc Factor (Line 3 If you have chosen to use the chart)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

New York

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions State of New York and Yonkers (1 Total number of allowances you are claiming for New York State and Yonkers)
• Regular Exemptions New York City (Line 2 Total number of allowances for New York City)
• Additional Amount New York State (Line 3 New York State amount)
• Additional Amount New York City (Line 4 New York City amount)
• Additional Amounts Yonkers (Line 5 Yonkers amount)

North Carolina

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (1 Total number of allowances you are claiming)
• Additional Amount

Ohio

• Regular Exemptions (4 Total withholding exemptions)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Oklahoma

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (5 Total number of allowances you are claiming)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Oregon

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (Line 2 Allowances)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Rhode Island

• Regular Exemptions (1E total number of personal allowances)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

South Carolina

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (5 total number of allowances)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Vermont

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (5 Total number of all Vermont allowances)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

Virginia

• Regular Exemptions (1C Total Exemptions)
• Additional Amount
• Exempt

West Virginia

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (4 Add the number of exemptions)
• Additional Amount

Wisconsin

• Filing Status
• Regular Exemptions (1d Total )
• Additional Amount
• Exempt