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What is exempt from tax?

Glossary definition

What is exempt from tax?

 

Exempt from Tax

An employee-level setting in payroll. The company and/or the employee is not subject to the tax, so wages are not
reported and no tax is calculated for the exempt tax.

See also: Subject Do Not Take Tax, Subject to Tax

Note: It is good payroll practice to obtain a copy of the company’s certificate of exemption and keep it on file
should questions arise as to why a tax was not calculated for a company.

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