Michigan State Tax

Important! Every employer must obtain an MI-W4 withholding Exemption Certificate from each employee.

Note: For records on 5-2-2 Payroll Records that have the Payroll Type of 2—Bonus, Sage 100 Contractor calculates state income tax using the published flat-rate.

There is no distinction for marital status for employees who work in Michigan. More information is available on the form MI-W4 Employee Withholding Exemption Certificate.

Sage 100 Contractor still requires a marital status on the state tax calculation. Use the status that applies to each employee below. The status has no effect on the amount of state withholding.

Marital statuses
Status	Description
1-Single	Single Person
2-Married	Married
3-Head of Household	Head of Household
4-Married/Separate	Married Filing Separate
5-Married/Joint	Married Two Incomes

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

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