United States Department of Agriculture

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

National Finance Center

P.O. Box 60000 New Orleans Louisiana 70160

Beginning with wages paid for Pay Period 06, 2014, the National Finance Center (NFC) will make the following changes to the State of California income tax withholdings:

• The low income exemption amount for Married with zero (0) or one (1)
  allowance and Single will increase from $12,769 to $12,997.
• The low income exemption amount for Married with two (2) or more allowances and Head of Household will increase from $25,537 to $25,994.
• The standard deduction for Married with zero (0) or one (1) allowance and Single will increase from $3,841 to $3,906.
• The standard deduction for Married with two (2) or more allowances and Head of Household will increase from $7,682 to $7,812.
• The Single, Married, and Head of Household withholding tables will change.
• The annual personal exemption credit will increase from $114.40 to $116.60.

No action on the part of the employee or the personnel office is necessary.

Attached is the California State Income Tax Withholding Information.

To view the updated tax formula, go to the NFC Home Page ( https://www.nfc.usda.gov) and click the Publications link at the top of the page. At the Publications page's left-hand menu, click Tax Formulas and select the appropriate State from the map provided. Changes to the tax formula are identified by " ."

For questions about NFC processing, authorized Servicing Personnel Office representatives should contact the NFC Contact Center at 1-855-NFC-4GOV (1-855-632-4468) or via the Internet using the Requester Console.

/s/
ANITA H. FINCHER, Director
Government Employees Services Division

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