Payroll Virginia, Unique Aspects of Virginia Payroll Law and Practice

irginia State Agency that oversees the collection and20 days of the hiring or rehiring.The information can be
reporting of State income taxes deducted from payrollsent as a W4 or equivalent by mail, fax or
checks is:Department of TaxationDivision of Incomeelectronically.There is no penalty for a late report in
Tax WithholdingP.O. Box 27264Richmond, VAVirginia.The Virginia new hire-reporting agency can be
23261-7264(804) 367-8037 requires that you usereached at 800-979-9014 or 804-771-9733 or on the
Virginia form"VA-4, Employee's Virginia Income Taxweb at does not allow compulsory direct deposit
Withholding Exemption Certificate" instead of a FederalVirginia requires the following information on an
W-4 Form for Virginia State Income Taxemployee's pay stub:Gross and Net Earningsstraight
Withholding.Not all states allow salary reductions madetime and overtime payhours workedpurpose of
under Section 125 cafeteria plans or 401(k) to bedeductions (upon request)itemized deductionsVirginia
treated in the same manner as the IRS code allows.Inrequires that employee be paid no less often than
Virginia cafeteria plans are not taxable for income taxmonthly- salaried employees and hourly employees
calculation; not taxable for unemployment insuranceearning 150% of state's average weekly wage, if they
purposes. 401(k) plan deferrals are not taxable foragree; semimonthly or biweekly-hourly employees.In
income taxes; taxable for unemployment purposes.InVirginia there are no statutory requirements concerning
Virginia supplemental wages are required to bethe lag time between when the services are
aggregated for the state income tax withholdingperformed and when the employee must be
calculation. You must file your Virginia state W-2s bypaid.Virginia payroll law requires that involuntarily
magnetic media if you are have at least 250terminated employees must be paid their final pay by
employees and are required to file your federal W-2stheir next regular payday and that voluntarily
by magnetic media.The Virginia State Unemploymentterminated employees must be paid their final pay by
Insurance Agency is:Virginia Employmentthe next regular payday. Deceased employee's
CommissionLiability SectionP.O. Box 1358Richmond,wages of $15,000 must be paid to the surviving
VA 23218(804) 786-1485 State of Virginia taxablespouse; if none, distributees no less than 60 days after
wage base for unemployment purposes is wages updeath; no qualification of estate.Escheat laws in Virginia
to $8000.00. Virginia requires Magnetic media reportingrequire that unclaimed wages be paid over to the
of quarterly wage reporting if the employer has atstate after one year.The employer is further required in
least 250 employees that they are reporting thatVirginia to keep a record of the wages abandoned
quarter.Unemployment records must be retained inand turned over to the state for a period of 5
Virginia for a minimum period of four years.Thisyears.There is no provision in Virginia law concerning tip
information generally includes: name; social securitycredits against State minimum wage.In Virginia the
number; dates of hire, rehire and termination; wages bypayroll laws covering mandatory rest or meal breaks
period; payroll pay periods and pay dates; date andare only that minors under 16 must have 30 minutes
circumstances of termination.The Virginia Staterest after five hours of work.There is no provision in
Agency charged with enforcing the state wage andVirginia law concerning record retention of wage and
hour laws is:Department of Labor and IndustryLaborhour records therefore it is probably wise to follow
and Employment Law Division13 South 13thFLSA guidelines.The Virginia agency charged with
St.Richmond, VA 23219(804) 371-2327 minimum wageenforcing Child Support Orders and laws is: Division of
in Virginia is $5.15 per hour.There is also no generalChild Support EnforcementDepartment of Social
provision in Virginia State Law covering payingServices730 E. Broad St.Richmond, VA 23219(804)
overtime in a non-FLSA covered employer. Virginia692-1900* has the following provisions for child support
State new hire reporting requirements are that everydeductions:When to start Withholding?Next payday
employer must report every new hire and rehire.Theafter service.When to send Payment?Within 4 days of
employer must report the federally required elementsPayday if EFT is used.When to send Termination
of:Employee's nameEmployee's addressEmployee'sNotice?"Promptly"Maximum Administrative Fee?$5 per
social security numberEmployer's nameEmployerspayment.Withholding Limits?Federal Rules under
addressEmployer's Federal Employer IdentificationCCPA.Please note that this article is not updated for
Number(EIN) This information must be reported withinchanges that can and will happen from time to time.