Hawaii State Tax

Employees should use Form HW-4 Employee’s Withholding Allowance and Status Certificate.

The state tax rules governing marital status in Hawaii are as follows:

Marital statuses

Marital Status

Tax Table Used

1-Single

Single, Head of Household

2-Married

Married

To set up payroll calculations on an employee for Hawaii State Tax:

  1. Open 5-2-1 Employees.
  2. Using the data control, select the employee.
  3. Click the Calculations tab.
  4. In the Marital cell of the Hawaii Income Tax row, enter the marital status.
  5. In the Std Allow cell, enter the number of exemptions/allowances claimed.
  6. Click File > Save.