Payroll Deductions
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POLICY NUMBER: III C
SUBJECT: PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
APPLIES TO: FACULTY AND STAFF
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1993
REVISED FROM: February 17, 1990
PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
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Required Deductions
The University is required by law to make the following deductions from the individual employee's paychecks:-
Federal income tax
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State income tax
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City tax
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FICA tax
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Retirement System employee contributions.
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Optional Deductions
The individual employee has the option to request the following deduction(s) be taken from his/her paycheck:
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Supplemental life insurance to the life insurance company approved by the Board of Regents to carry 澳门开奖结果's life insurance program.
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Tax sheltered annuity or deferred compensation plans that are approved by the University.
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Flexible spending accounts
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Disability insurance
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Deposits to the Murray State Federal Credit Union and/or the banking/savings institutions in the continental U.S.
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Contributions to United Way, the Murray State Annual Fund or other miscellaneous agencies accommodated by Payroll.
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Other optional deductions may be made by approval by the Board of Regents.
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Procedures
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Payroll deductions for state and federal income taxes are computed from information submitted by the employee on W-4 and K-4 forms. If the individual fails to complete a W-4 and a K-4 form, his/her withholding must be computed on the basis of a single person with no withholding exemptions.
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Employees desiring to change the amount withheld for state and federal income taxes may submit a revised W-4 and/or a K-4 form to Human Resources or the Payroll Office no later than the first of the month in which the revised withholdings are to be made.
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Employees desiring to participate in the optional programs must complete the necessary forms in Human Resources authorizing the action before any money can be withheld from the employee's paycheck.
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