Payroll South Dakota, Unique Aspects of South Dakota Payroll Law and Practice

kota has no State Income Tax.There for there is noagency can be reached at 888-827-6078 or on the
State Agency to oversee withholding deposits andweb at Dakota does allow compulsory direct deposit
reports.There are no State W2's to file, no supplementbut the employee's choice of financial institution must
wage withholding rates and no State W2's to file.Notmeet federal Regulation E regarding choice of financial
all states allow salary reductions made under Sectioninstitutions.South Dakota has no State Wage and Hour
125 cafeteria plans or 401(k) to be treated in the sameLaw provisions concerning pay stub information.South
manner as the IRS code allows.In Nevada cafeteriaDakota requires that employee be paid no less often
plans are taxable for unemployment insurancethan monthly.In South Dakota there are no statutory
purposes. 401(k) plan deferrals are taxablerequirements concerning the lag time between when
unemployment purposes.South Dakota doesn't havethe services are performed and when the employee
income tax. The South Dakota State Unemploymentmust be paid.South Dakota payroll law requires that
Insurance Agency is:Department ofinvoluntarily terminated employees must be paid their
LaborUnemployment Insurance DivisionBox 4730, 420final pay by next regular payday if all employer
S. Roosevelt St.Aberdeen, SD 57402-4730(605)property is returned and that voluntarily terminated
626-2452 State of South Dakota taxable wage baseemployees must be paid their final pay by the next
for unemployment purposes is wages up to $7,000.00.regular payday if all employer property is returned.
South Dakota has optional reporting of quarterlyThere is no provision in South Dakota law concerning
wages on magnetic media.Unemployment recordspaying deceased employees.Escheat laws in South
must be retained in South Dakota for a minimumDakota require that unclaimed wages be paid over to
period of four years.This information generally includes:the state after one year.The employer is further
name; social security number; dates of hire, rehire andrequired in South Dakota to keep a record of the
termination; wages by period; payroll pay periods andwages abandoned and turned over to the state for a
pay dates; date and circumstances of termination.Theperiod of ten years.South Dakota payroll law
South Dakota State Agency charged with enforcingmandates no more than $3.02 may be used as a tip
the state wage and hour laws is:Department ofcredit.In the South Dakota payroll law there is no
LaborDivision of Labor and Management700provision covering required rest or meal periods.South
Governors Dr.Pierre, SD 57501-2291(605) 773-3681Dakota statute requires that wage and hour records
minimum wage in South Dakota is $5.15 per hour.Therebe kept for a reasonable period.These records will
is also no general provision in South Dakota State Lawnormally consist of at least the information required
covering paying overtime in a non-FLSA coveredunder FLSA.The South Dakota agency charged with
employer. South Dakota State new hire reportingenforcing Child Support Orders and laws is: Office of
requirements are that every employer must reportChild Support EnforcementDepartment of Social
every new hire and rehire.The employer must reportServices700 Governor's Dr.Pierre, SD 57501-2291(605)
the federally required elements of:Employee's773-3641 Dakota has the following provisions for child
nameEmployee's addressEmployee's social securitysupport deductions:When to start Withholding?Next
numberEmployer's nameEmployers addressEmployer'spayday after service.When to send Payment?Within 7
Federal Employer Identification Number(EIN) Thisdays of Payday.When to send Termination
information must be reported within 20 days of theNotice?Within 5 days of termination.Maximum
hiring or rehiring.The information can be sent as a W4Administrative Fee?no provisionWithholding Limits?50%
or equivalent by mail, fax or electronically.There is aof income.Please note that this article is not updated
civil proceeding for a petty offense for a late report infor changes that can and will happen from time to
South Dakota.The South Dakota new hire-reportingtime.