State |
Employment Taxes |
State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) Taxes |
Alabama |
- Late Filing: $50 or 10% of the tax due, whichever is greater.
- Late Deposit: 10% of the tax due.
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- Late Filing: $25 or 10% of the tax due, whichever is greater.
- Late Deposit: 10% of the tax due.
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Alaska |
N/A |
- Late Filing: 5% - 25% of the tax due (but no less than $10) for each overdue 30-day period, or part of a 30-day period.
- Late Deposit: 12% annual interest on all unpaid amounts.
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Arizona |
- Late Filing: 4.5% of the tax due for each overdue month or part of a month.
- Late Deposit: 0.5% of the tax due for each overdue month or part of a month.
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- Late Filing: 0.1% of the total wages paid that quarter, but no less than $35 and no more than $200.
- Late Deposit: 1% monthly interest on the tax due.
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Arkansas |
- Late Filing & Late Deposit: 5% of the tax due, increased by 5% for each overdue month, up to 35%.
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- Late Filing: Whichever is greater of the two amounts for each period.
- 20 Days Late: $10 or 5% of the tax due
- Over 20 Days Late: $20 or 10% of the tax due
- Certain circumstances: $30 or 15% of the unpaid tax
- Late Deposit: 1.5% interest on all unpaid amounts.
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California |
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- Late Filing & Late Deposit: 15% of the tax due, plus $20 per unreported employee on the filed return. Additional penalties are possible.
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Colorado |
- Late Filing & Late Deposit: $5 or 5% of the unpaid tax, plus 0.5% of the tax for each full or partial overdue month, up to 12%.
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- Late Filing: $50 per quarter, unless the employer is newly liable, in which case $10 for each violation during the first four quarters.
- Late Deposit: Either the total of all past delinquent penalty premiums or 1% of the taxable payroll, whichever is less.
- 1.5% monthly interest on all overdue filings or deposits.
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Connecticut |
- Late Filing: $50
- Late Deposit: 10% of the tax due on all returns.
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- Late Filing: $25
- Late Deposit: $50 or 10% of the balance due, whichever is greater, plus 1% interest on all unpaid amounts.
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Delaware |
- Late Filing: 5% of the tax due, each month, plus 0.5% monthly interest.
- Late Deposit: 5% of the tax due, each month, plus 0.5% monthly interest, and another 1% per month up to 25%.
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- Late Filing: $17.50 per return
- Late Deposit: 1.5% monthly interest on unpaid assessments.
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D.C. |
- Late Filing & Late Deposit: 5% of the tax due, each month, up to 25%.
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- Late Filing & Late Deposit: $100 or 10% of the tax due, whichever is higher, plus 1.5% monthly interest.
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Florida |
N/A |
- Late Filing & Late Deposit: $50 or 10% of any tax due, whichever is greater, up to $300 per return.
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Georgia |
- Late Filing: $25 plus 5% of the tax due (before applying credits or adjustments), and an additional 5% of the tax for each overdue month.
- Late Deposit: $25 plus 5% of the tax due, and an additional 5% of the tax for each overdue month.
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- Late Filing: $20 or 0.5% of the total gross payroll, whichever is greater, for each overdue month or part of a month.
- Late Deposit: 1.5% monthly interest until all amounts are paid.
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Hawaii |
- Late Filing: For the first month, 5% of the tax due, increasing by 5% each overdue month or part of a month, up to 25%.
- Late Deposit: 20% applied to unpaid amounts.
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- Late Filing: $30
- Late Deposit: 10% of the tax due, but no less than $100.
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Idaho |
- Late Filing & Late Deposit: $10 or 5% of the tax due for every month (up to 25%), whichever is greater. If part but not all of the tax is paid, 0.5% of the tax due is added monthly.
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- Late Filing: Whichever is greater of the two amounts for each offense:
- First Offense: $75 or 25% of the unpaid tax
- Second Offense: $150 or 50% of the unpaid tax
- Third Offense: $250 or 100% of the unpaid tax
- Late Deposit: $20 or 4% of the tax due for every overdue month or part of a month, up to the total unpaid tax.
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Illinois |
- Late Filing: $250 or 2% of the tax due (after applying credits and adjustments), whichever is less. For not filing at all, there is an additional penalty of $250 or 2% of the tax due, up to $5,000.
- Late Deposit: 2% penalty for the first 30 days, increasing to 10% after 30 days. If an audit occurs, an initial 15% penalty is applied, which increases to 20% if the audit takes more than 30 days.
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- Late Filing: $2,500 - $5,000 total or $5 - $10 for each $10,000 in reported wages, whichever is less, but no less than $50.
- Late Deposit: 2% monthly interest.
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Indiana |
- Late Deposit: 10% of the unpaid amounts.
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- Late Filing & Late Deposit: 2% penalty, plus that year’s premium rate, up to 9.4%.
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Iowa |
- Late Filing: 5% of the tax due.
- Late Deposit: 5% of unpaid amounts. If a partial payment (less than 90% of the amount due) was made, then another 5% is added to the unpaid amount.
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- Late Filing: 0.1% - 0.5% of total reported wages from 1 – 241 days overdue, but no less than $35.
- Late Deposit: 50% of the amount due, plus either 1% monthly or 1/30 of 1% daily interest.
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Kansas |
- Late Filing & Deposit: Along with the following, an additional 1% penalty is possible, which increases monthly up to 24%.
- 2% of the tax due if 1 – 5 days late
- 5% of the tax due if 6 – 15 days late
- 10% of the tax due if over 15 days late
- 15% of the tax due if over 15 days late and 10 days have passed since the agency issued a notice about the tax due
- An additional 50% penalty can be applied if the employer fails to submit a late return within 20 days of notice date.
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- Late Filing: 0.05% of the total wages each month, or part of a month, but no less than $25 or greater than $200 per calendar quarter.
- Late Deposit: 1% for each overdue month or part of a month.
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Kentucky |
- Late Filing: 2% of the tax due for each overdue 30-day period (or part of 30 days), but no less than $10 and no more than 20% of the tax due.
- Late Deposit: 2% of the tax due for each overdue 30-day period (or part of 30 days), but no less than $10 and no more than 20% of the tax due with 8% annual interest.
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- Late Filing:
- $25 for a first infraction, if tax is paid within 30 days, with an additional $50 if paid after 30 days.
- $125 for subsequent infractions, if paid within 30 days, with an additional $50 if paid after 30 days.
- Late Deposit: 1.5% monthly interest.
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Louisiana |
- Late Filing & Deposit: 5% of the tax due, if paid within 30 days, with an additional 5% for each 30 days thereafter, up to a maximum of 25%.
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- Late Filing: $25 or 5% of the total amount due for the quarter, whichever is greater, if payment is less than 30 days overdue. Additional $25 or 5% of the total amount due, whichever is greater, is added for every 30-day period thereafter, up to a maximum of $125 or 25% of the amount due, whichever is greater.
- Late Deposit: 5% - 25% monthly penalty, plus 1% monthly interest.
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Maine |
- Late Filing: $25 or 10% of the tax due, whichever is greater, if filed within 60 days after formal demand, rising to $25 or 25% of the tax due, whichever is greater, if not filed within 60 days.
- Late Deposit: 1% monthly interest on the tax due, up to a maximum of 25%.
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- Late Filing: $25 or 10% of the tax due, whichever is greater, if filed within 60 days after formal demand, rising to $25 or 25% of the tax due, whichever is greater, if not filed within 60 days.
- Late Deposit: 1% of tax due for each overdue month, or part of a month, up to a maximum of 25%.
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Maryland |
- Late Filing & Deposit: 25% of the tax due.
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- Late Filing: $35 per contribution and employment report; $15 per earnings report.
- Late Deposit: 1.5% monthly interest.
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Massachusetts |
- Late Filing: 1% of the balance due, for each overdue month, or part of a month, up to 25%.
- Late Deposit: 1% of the tax due, for each overdue month, or part of a month, up to 25%. Businesses with over $25,000 in annual withholding liabilities are liable for a 5% penalty on any part of an overdue tax payment or weekly withholding tax deposit.
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- Late Filing: If not filed within 15 days of a demand notice, then 10% of the tax due, but no less than $35 and no more than $1,000.
- Late Deposit: 1% of the tax due, for each overdue month, or part of a month, up to 25%.
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Michigan |
- Late Filing & Deposit: 5% of the tax due, increasing by 5% for each overdue month, or part of a month, up to 25%, and daily interest charged using the average prime rate plus 1%.
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- Late Filing: 10% of the tax due, but no less than $5 or more than $25 per report.
- Late Deposit: 1% monthly interest that’s calculated daily. So if payment is late but before the first business day of the next month, interest will not accrue.
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Minnesota |
- Late Filing: $100 or 5% of the tax due, whichever is greater. If a formal demand or warning letter is issued, an additional 25% of the tax due is added every period until the tax is paid.
- Late Deposit: 5% of any tax due.
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- Late Filing: $10 per employee, but no less than $250. The fee doubles if the wage detail report isn’t received within 30 calendar days of the late fee notification.
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Mississippi |
- Late Filing & Deposit: 10% of the tax due, plus 0.5% monthly interest.
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- Late Filing: 10% of the tax due, if filed no more than 30 days overdue.
- Late Deposit: Additional 10% penalty, if paid no more than 60 days overdue or warrant for collection is issued, plus 1% monthly interest until all taxes, penalties, and interest are paid.
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Missouri |
- Late Filing & Deposit: 5% if one month overdue, increasing by 5% for each subsequent month, or part of a month, up to 25%.
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- Late Filing: $100 or 10% of the tax due, whichever is greater, for each overdue quarterly wage and contribution report, up to $200 or 20% of the tax due, whichever is greater.
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Montana |
- Late Deposit: 1.5% of unpaid amounts, up to 15%.
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- Late Filing: $25 per report.
- Late Deposit: 1% interest on all unpaid amounts.
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Nebraska |
- Late Filing: $25
- Late Deposit: 14% annual interest on tax due and penalty amount if the penalty isn’t paid within 10 days of a notice and demand for payment.
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- Late Filing: 0.1% of the total gross wages paid that quarter, but no less than $25 or more than $200. Assessment is for reports filed after the 10th day of the second month following the quarter.
- Late Deposit: 1.5% monthly interest until all amounts are paid.
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Nevada |
N/A |
- Late Filing: $5 forfeit if report is one or more days overdue, plus 0.1% of the total taxable wages, every month, if a report is more than 10 days late after a demand notice.
- Late Deposit: 1% interest on all unpaid amounts.
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New Hampshire |
N/A |
- Late Filing: $25 or 10% per occurrence.
- Late Deposit: 1% monthly interest on all unpaid amounts.
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New Jersey |
- Late Filing: 5% for each overdue month, or part of a month, up to 25%.
- Late Deposit: 3% interest on all unpaid amounts.
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- Late Filing: 5% for each overdue month, or part of a month, up to 25%.
- Late Deposit: 3% interest on all unpaid amounts.
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New Mexico |
- Late Filing & Deposit: $5 or 2% of the tax due, up to 20%, whichever is greater.
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- Late Filing: $50 for a wage report more than 10 days overdue.
- Late Deposit: 5% plus an additional 5% (but no less than $25) of the unpaid contributions remaining 10 days after filing a wage report submission.
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New York |
- Late Filing & Deposit: 5% of the tax due for a month, or part of a month, up to 25%. If the return is more than 60 days overdue, the penalty is $100 or 100% of the tax due, whichever is less.
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- Late Filing & Deposit: 5% of the tax due for a month, or part of a month, up to 25%. If the return is more than 60 days overdue, the penalty is $100 or 100% of the tax due, whichever is less.
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North Carolina |
- Late Filing: 5% of the net tax due, for each month, up to 25%.
- Late Deposit: 5% of unpaid amounts, plus 7% monthly interest.
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- Late Filing: 5% of the tax due, for each month, up to 25%.
- Late Deposit: 10% of the tax due, plus 0.42% interest on all unpaid amounts.
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North Dakota |
N/A |
- Late Filing: $5 or 5% of the tax due, whichever is greater, plus 5% for each overdue month, or part of a month, up to 25%.
- Late Deposit: $5 or 5% of the tax due, whichever is greater, if a return is filed on time but deposits are late.
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Ohio |
- Late Filing: $50 or 5% of the tax due, whichever is greater, for each overdue month, up to $500 or 50% of the tax due.
- Late Deposit: 10% of the tax due, plus double the applicable interest, which accrues at a rate of 8%.
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- Late Filing: 0.25% of the total wages reported, but no less than $50 and no more than $1,000.
- Late Deposit: 14% monthly interest on all unpaid amounts.
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Oklahoma |
- Late Filing & Deposit: 10% of the tax due, or the remaining amount after underpayment, plus 1.25% monthly interest on all unpaid amounts.
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- Late Filing: $100 if report isn’t filed within 15 days of notice of nonreceipt.
- Late Deposit: 10% of tax due, plus 1% monthly interest on all unpaid amounts.
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Oregon |
- Late Filing & Deposit: 5% of the tax due, but additional penalties are possible. Interest accrues on all unpaid amounts.
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- Late Filing & Deposit: 5% of the tax due, but additional penalties are possible. Interest accrues on all unpaid amounts.
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Pennsylvania |
- Late Filing: 5% for each overdue month, or part of a month, up to 25%.
- Late Deposit: 5% of unpaid amounts, monthly, plus an additional 3% (but no more than $500) for failure to pay via EFT when the required deposit is $1,000 or more.
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- Late Filing: 15% of total tax due.
- Late Deposit: Interest accrues on all unpaid amounts.
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Rhode Island |
- Late Filing: 5% of tax due.
- Late Deposit: 0.5% of tax due, every month.
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- Late Filing Only: $25 plus an additional $25 for each overdue month.
- Late Filing & Deposit: 10% of the tax due, plus $25 for failing to file quarterly tax reports, and 1.5% in interest.
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South Carolina |
- Late Filing: 5% per month, up to 25%.
- Late Deposit: 0.5% per month, up to 25%.
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- Late Filing: 10% of the tax due, but no less than $25 or more than $1,000.
- Late Deposit: 1% monthly interest until the tax is paid.
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South Dakota |
N/A |
- Late Filing: $25 for each overdue month or part of a month.
- Late Deposit: 1.5% monthly interest on all unpaid amounts.
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Tennessee |
N/A |
- Late Filing: $10 for every overdue month, or part of a month, up to $50, per report.
- Late Deposit: 5% of all unpaid dues.
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Texas |
N/A |
- Late Filing: $15 if report is filed with 15 days after due date. Otherwise, additional penalties may apply.
- Late Deposit: 1.5% - 37.5% on all unpaid dues.
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Utah |
- Late Filing & Deposit: $20 or 2% of the tax due, depending on how late the filing or payment are.
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- Late Filing & Deposit: 5% of the tax due for the first 15 days overdue, with an additional 5% for each 15-day period thereafter, up to 25%, but no less than $25 total.
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Vermont |
- Late Filing: 5% for each overdue month, plus $50 if the return is more than 60 days overdue.
- Late Deposit: 5% for each overdue month, plus interest on all unpaid amounts.
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- Late Filing: $100
- Late Deposit: 1.5% monthly interest until payment is made.
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Virginia |
- Late Filing & Deposit: 6% of the tax due, each month, up to 30%, but no less than $10. The $10 minimum penalty applies to all late filings, even if no tax is due.
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- Late Filing: $100
- Late Deposit: 1.5% on all unpaid amounts.
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Washington |
N/A |
- Late Filing: $25 per report
- Late Deposit: 1% monthly interest on all unpaid amounts, plus whichever is greater of the two amounts for each of the following overdue periods:
- One Month: $10 or 5% of taxes due
- Two Months: $20 or 10% of taxes due
- Three Months: $30 or 20% of taxes due
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West Virginia |
- Late Filing Only: 5% of the tax due, per overdue month or part of a month, up to 25%, plus a minimum 8% annual interest.
- Late Deposit Only: 0.5% of the tax due, per overdue month, up to 25%, plus a minimum 8% annual interest.
- Late Filing & Late Deposit: 5% of the tax due for every overdue month, up to 50%, plus a minimum 8% annual interest.
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- Late Filing & Deposit: $50 or 10% of the tax due, up to $500.
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Wisconsin |
- Late Filing: 5% of the tax due, per overdue month, up to 25%.
- Late Deposit: 25% of the amount not withheld or properly reported, deposited, or paid.
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- Late Filing: $50 if filed no more than 30 days overdue, or the greater of $100 or $20 per employee if filed more than 30 days overdue.
- Late Deposit: Monthly interest on all unpaid amounts.
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Wyoming |
N/A |
- Late Filing: $25 per report.
- Late Deposit: The greater of the two values for each of the following overdue periods:
- One Month: $10 or 5% of taxes due
- Two Months: $20 or 10% of taxes due
- Three Months: $30 or 20% of taxes due
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