Beginning with wages paid for Pay Period 21, the city of Newark, Ohio, will increase its income tax withholding percentage from 1.25 percent to 1.75 percent and the city of Sharonville, Ohio, will increase its income tax withholding percentage from 1.00 percent to 1.50 percent.

No action on the part of the employee or the personnel office is necessary.

To view the updated tax formula, go to the National Finance Center (NFC) home page (www.nfc.usda.gov) and click on Pubs & Forms. Then on the Pubs & Forms page left-hand menu, click Tax Formulas and select the appropriate state from the map provided. Changes on the tax formula are identified by “> <”.

For questions about NFC processing, contact the Payroll Operations Branch at 504-255-4630. Refer questions about system access and other system-related issues to Customer Support at 504-255-5230 or via e-mail at customer.support@usda.gov. Refer questions about
this bulletin to the Directives and Analysis Branch at 504-255-5322 or via e-mail at nfc.dab@usda.gov.

RODERICK KEITH, Director
Government Employees Services Division