California Employment Department Announces Rates, Withholding Schedules, Meals, Lodging Values

The California Employment Development Department Dec. 7 announced the 2019 employment training tax rate, state disability insurance rate, withholding schedules, and meals and lodging values for corporate income, individual income, and excise tax purposes. The employment training tax rate for 2019 is 0.1 percent. The state disability insurance withholding rate is 1.00 percent. The voluntary unemployment insurance program is not in effect in 2019. The department provided two methods for determining the amount to be withheld from wages and salaries for state personal income tax: 1) Wage Bracket Table Method; and 2) Exact Calculation Method. The department also provided meals ...