Tax rate used in calculating Mississippi state tax for year 2016

State Abbreviation:	MS
State Tax Withholding State Code:	28
Acceptable Exemption Form:	89-350-98-1
Basis For Withholding:	Federal marital status and number of state exemptions
Acceptable Exemption Data:	S, M / Number of Exemptions
TSP Deferred:	Yes
Special Coding:	Determine the Total Number Of Allowances field as follows: Divide the dollar amount in Item 6 of the state certificate by 100. Multiply the result by 2. (Examples are 120 for $6,000, 190 for $9,500, 240 for >$12,000<) If no exemptions are claimed, enter 000.
Additional Information:	Determine the Total Number Of Allowances field as follows:

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Subtract the biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.
Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages times 26 to obtain the annual wages.
Determine the standard deduction by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the annual wages.

If the Employee Is:

The Standard Deduction Is:

Single

$ 2,300

Married

4,600

Head of Household

3,400

Married (Both Spouses Working)

2,300

Determine the personal exemption allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the result of step 3 to compute at the taxable income.

The exemption allowance is the "Total Amount of Exemption Claimed" entered in Item 6 on the Mississippi tax withholding Form 89-350-98-1 >(Rev4/99)<

Apply the taxable income computed in step 4 to the following table to determine the Mississippi tax withholding.

Tax Withholding Table
If the Amount of Taxable Income Is:		The Amount of Mississippi Tax Withholding Should Be:
Over:	But Not Over:				Of Excess Over:
$ 0	$ 5,000	$ 0	plus	3%	$ 0
5,000	10,000	150	plus	4%	5,000
10,000	and over	350	plus	5%	10,000

Divide the annual Mississippi tax withholding by 26 and round to the nearest dollar to obtain the biweekly Mississippi tax withholding.