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Broadcast Email Archive 2021
January 26, 2021
January 26, 2021
2021 Paycheck Calculator
Action Required by Department: Share with civil service human resources (HR) office employees.
Description: The 2021 Paycheck Calculator is now available on the State Controller’s Office (SCO) website.
The 2021 Paycheck Calculator was released with the effective date of January 1, 2021. It incorporates the recent Form W-4 Employee’s Withholding Certificate Federal tax withholding changes and the State Disability Insurance rate increase outlined in Payroll Letter #20-030. It should be referred to when performing calculations for pay periods no earlier than January 2021.
Please refer to the 2020 Employee Action Request (EAR) Std. 686 Form and Federal Withholdings Toolkit as a resource for EAR documentation, Federal withholding changes and EAR Keying Guide for the Uniform State Payroll System.
Population Affected: All Human Resource Offices
Contacts:
Statewide Customer Contact Center (916) 372-7200
HR Suggestions Email (All HR Staff) PPSDHRSuggestions@sco.ca.gov
CS Escalation Email (HR Supervisors and Managers) PPSDOps@sco.ca.gov
Cal Employee Connect Email connecthelp@sco.ca.gov
Cal Employee Connect Feedback Email connectfeedback@sco.ca.gov
SCO Key Initiatives:
Cal Employee Connect Project
CalATERS Replacement Project
California State Payroll System Project