United States Department of Agriculture

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

National Finance Center

P.O. Box 60000 New Orleans Louisiana 70160

TAXES 15-29, Rhode Island State Income Tax Withholding

This bulletin supersedes TAXES 15-22, Rhode Island State Income Tax Withholding, dated March 5, 2015. The Acceptable Exemption Data and Special Coding sections have been modified. All other information remains the same as shown below.

Beginning with wages paid for Pay Period 06, 2015, the National Finance Center (NFC) has made the following changes to the State of Rhode Island income tax withholdings:

• The annualized wage threshold where the annual exemption amount is eliminated has increased from $211,300 to $214,700.
• The wage table has changed.

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

Attached is the Rhode Island State Income Tax Withholding Information.

To view the updated tax formula go to the NFC Home Page. Under Popular Topics, click Tax Formulas and select the appropriate State from the map provided.

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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