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Massachusetts
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Massachusetts payroll uses M-4 allowances, a year-to-date cap on the FICA deduction, and a high-income withholding rate. Employee Paid Leave uses a separate wage base.

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Regular resident payroll · work: Massachusetts · residence: Massachusetts. Date: 2026-08-31. YTD Social Security: $0; Medicare: $0. Review the state form and W-4 settings below; initial values may not match your paystub.

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Paycheck date, residence & year-to-date wages

Paycheck date

Residence state

Prior Social Security wages ($)

Prior Medicare wages ($)

YTD amounts are with this employer before this check. Different work and residence states are not supported; we will flag them rather than estimate cross-state taxes.

Federal W-4 & payroll deductions

W-4 Step 2 checkbox is checked

2020-or-later W-4 only. Benefits must already qualify under your employer plan; this tool does not determine contribution eligibility or annual limits.

Step 3: annual credits ($)

Step 4(a): annual income ($)

Step 4(b): annual deductions ($)

Step 4(c): extra per check ($)

Traditional 401(k) per check ($)

Not Roth. Reduces income-tax wages but not FICA.

Section 125 health premium ($)

Qualified accident/health insurance premium only; not FSA, dependent care, life insurance or HSA.

After-tax deductions ($)

I have a valid federal withholding exemption (FICA still applies)

Massachusetts state form — review defaults

Additional state withholding ($)

Use your state withholding certificate, not the federal W-4 allowance count. Values start at zero; review them before calculating.

State certificate allowances / exemptions

MA $2,000 FICA deduction already used this year ($)

M-4 eligible blind employee/spouse count

Employer retirement contributions included in PFML wages this check ($)

Prior state leave / disability covered wages ($)

Actual employee paid-leave share (%)

M-4 head-of-household credit claimedPayroll confirmed public-plan coverage, covered wages/YTD and employee premium; gross includes any taxable employer-paid share. No private plan or unentered covered wage additions.

Confirm local/other charges below, including a confirmed zero, to finish the net estimate. Special exemptions and alternative state certificate elections not shown here require payroll review.

Local payroll charges — not confirmed

Check your paystub for local or other employee payroll charges not already entered as benefits or after-tax deductions.

Ask your employer: “Are any local or other payroll charges missing from this breakdown, and how much applies to this paycheck?” If you do not know, leave the confirmation unchecked. Where local confirmation is required, the result stays partial.

Local / other charges this paycheck ($)

Enter a confirmed dollar amount, including 0 if payroll confirms none. Changing this amount clears confirmation.

I checked with payroll or my paystub: this local amount is correct

Use each deduction once. Do not repeat amounts entered under benefits or after-tax deductions.

Estimates only. Annual salary assumes equal regular paychecks. Variable pay, tips, multiple employers and nonresident-alien rules require separate review.

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How Massachusetts withholding is handled

Massachusetts payroll uses M-4 allowances, a year-to-date cap on the FICA deduction, and a high-income withholding rate. Employee Paid Leave uses a separate wage base.

A state withholding example

Monthly taxable wages of $5,000, one exemption and $382.50 qualifying FICA give $212.53 state withholding if none of the $2,000 annual deduction has been used. Once exhausted, the same calculation gives $231.65.

Coverage limits

Enter the deduction already used this year, not annual FICA wages. Confirm PFML covered wages, employer retirement contributions, employee share and the annual cap.

Regular resident W-2 wages only. Use confirmed local/other payroll charges where required. No tax-return, reciprocity, nonresident-alien or special-occupation calculations. Benefit entries must qualify under your employer’s plan.

Official sources

Sources reviewed August 31, 2026. Read the complete method and privacy boundaries.

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