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Massachusetts

U.S. POSTAGE

Department of

PAID

Revenue

COMMONWEALTH OF

MASSACHUSETTS

100 Cambridge Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02204

DOR Locations in

From the Commissioner

Massachusetts

100

Cambridge Street

Boston 02204

Dear Employer:

(617) 887-MDOR

Recently enacted legislation has increased the personal income

218 South Main Street

Fall River 02721

tax exemption for 1998 and 1999. Effective for tax year 1998,

(508) 678-2844

personal exemptions increase to $3,815 for single filers; $5,895

1019 Iyanough Road

for heads of households; and $7,630 for joint filers. Effective for

Hyannis 02601

tax year 1999 and thereafter, personal exemptions increase to

(508) 771-2414

$4,400 for single filers; $6,800 for heads of households; and

333 East Street

$8,800 for joint filers.

Pittsfield 01201

(413) 499-2206

436 Dwight Street

Employers should start using the enclosed tables or percentage

Springfield 01103

methods as soon as possible to comply with this legislation for the

(413) 784-1000

remainder of 1998. Employers should also use these tables for

40 Southbridge Street

1999 and thereafter as well. The tables or percentage methods

Worcester 01608

08) 792-7300

in this booklet should be used if you are withholding from pen-

sion payments.

DOR Locations

throughout the Country

To help you meet your withholding requirements, the Department

1355

Peachtree Street, NE

of Revenue (DOR) publishes

A Guide to Withholding of Taxes on

Suite 1280

Wages . Written in a straightforward question and answer format,

Atlanta, GA 30309

(404) 874-2922

the guide defines basic withholding terminology and explains the

150 N. Michigan Avenue

steps involved in collecting and remitting employee withholding

Suite 2035

to the Commonwealth. The guide also includes the schedules for

Chicago, IL 60601

filing forms and paying withholding, as well as helpful examples

(312) 899-9040

that illustrate the various methods for calculating withholding.

2603 Augusta Drive

Suite 1075

Copies of the guide are available by calling (617) 887-MDOR

Houston, TX 77057

or toll-free in Massachusetts 1-800-392-6089.

(713) 784-7225

101 South First Street

If you have any questions about these tables or withholding

4th Floor

in general, please call DOR’s Customer Service Bureau at the

Burbank, CA 91502

(818) 840-9059

numbers listed above.

1440 Broadway

22nd Floor

Sincerely,

New York, NY 10022

(212) 768-2750

355 Fifth Avenue

Suite 1400

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Mitchell Adams

(412) 281-2776

Commissioner

20M 8/98 CRP0199

Massachusetts Circular M - Income Tax Withholding Tables January - 1999 And Thereafter Page 16

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