Gusto payroll software is miscalculating the supplemental tax withholding rate on our Q3 quarterly bonus, applying our marginal income tax rate instead of the statutory flat rate. How do I fix this?
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Gusto payroll software is miscalculating the supplemental tax withholding rate on our Q3 quarterly bonus, applying our marginal income tax rate instead of the statutory flat rate. How do I fix this?
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Gusto bonus payroll supplemental wages 22% flat rate aggregate method change withholding setting Google ↗
IRS Publication 15 supplemental wages 22 percent separately identified aggregate method 2026 Google ↗
- Gusto Help Center- How Gusto calculates federal income tax (FIT) · support.gusto.com
- Gusto Help Center- Run an off-cycle payroll (for admins) · support.gusto.com
- Gusto Help Center- Run a regular payroll (for admins) · support.gusto.com
- Gusto Help Center- Extra pay payroll (for admins) · support.gusto.com
- Gusto Help Center - State income tax (SIT) withholding: Rates and calculations · support.gusto.com
- Publication 15 (2026), (Circular E), Employer’s Tax Guide · irs.gov
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| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
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Gusto bonus payroll supplemental wages 22% flat rate aggregate method change withholding setting OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
IRS Publication 15 supplemental wages 22 percent separately identified aggregate method 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Instruction | — | — | 1x of 1 |