Need to download the tax update? Visit the Sage 50—U.S. Edition: Download Portal. NOTE: Nothing tax-related has changed in the 2nd July Payroll Solutions Update; it replaces the July 2026 Payroll Solutions Update, which contained an outdated TaxInfoExt.dat file. This file has no effect on tax calculations, but caused failures with the installation of the 2026.1 Update if the July 2026 Payroll Solutions Update was installed first. If you've already installed the 2026.1 Update and the July 2026 Payroll Solutions Update, your tax tables are already update to date. You can install the 2nd July Payroll Solutions Update at your leisure. If you haven't yet installed the 2026.1 Update, install the 2nd July 2026 Sage 50 Payroll Tax Update first. Then install the Sage 50 Accounting 2026.1 Update. See Error: "Sage 50 update could not be completed and needs to be run again" for more information. State and Local Tax Changes - Arizona State Income Tax
Withholding table change. - Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance
Tax rate changed. - Georgia State Income Tax
Withholding tax rate, standard deduction and dependent allowance changes. - Pennsylvania – City of Philadelphia (Residents)
Tax rate change. - Pennsylvania – City of Philadelphia (Non-Residents)
Tax rate change. - West Virginia State Income Tax
Withholding table change. - Utah State Income Tax
Withholding rate and base allowance changes. 2026 State Unemployment Wage Limits The following state unemployment wage limits apply for tax year 2026. For details on how to apply the limits for your state, please review the following articles in the Year-End Center: How to automatically update your user-maintained payroll taxes and benefits for the new year using the Update Wizard | State | Employee Annual Wage Limit | State | Employee Annual Wage Limit | | Alabama | 8,000 | Montana | 47,300 | | Alaska | 54,200 | Nebraska | 9,000 | | Arizona | 8,000 | Nevada | 43,700 | | Arkansas | 7,000 | New Hampshire | 14,000 | | California | 7,000 | New Jersey | 44,800 | | Colorado | 30,600 | New Mexico | 34,800 | | Connecticut | 27,000 | New York | 17,600 | | Delaware | 14,500 | North Carolina | 34,200 | | DC | 9,000 | North Dakota | 46,600 | | Florida | 7,000 | Ohio | 9,000 | | Georgia | 9,500 | Oklahoma | 25,000 | | Hawaii | 64,500 | Oregon | 56,700 | | Idaho | 58,300 | Pennsylvania | 10,000 | | Illinois | 14,250 | Rhode Island | 30,800 | | Indiana | 9,500 | South Carolina | 14,000 | | Iowa | 20,400 | South Dakota | 15,000 | | Kansas | 15,100 | Tennessee | 7,000 | | Kentucky | 12,000 | Texas | 9,000 | | Louisiana | 7,000 | Utah | 50,700 | | Maine | 12,000 | Vermont | 15,400 | | Maryland | 8,500 | Virginia | 8,000 | | Massachusetts | 15,000 | Washington | 78,200 | | Michigan | 9,000 | West Virginia | 9,500 | | Minnesota | 44,000 | Wisconsin | 14,000 | | Mississippi | 14,000 | Wyoming | 33,800 | | Missouri | 9,000 | Puerto Rico | 7,000 | | | | Virgin Islands | 32,100 | NOTE: Bold text in the original table indicates States where the wage base limit changed in this update. Payroll Tax Forms Payroll tax forms were updated in the Payroll Tax Form Selector window on or after December 20, 2025. Apply all updates promptly. NOTE: The payroll forms update also updates the forms lists that appear in the Payroll Tax Form Selector window. If you’re trying to run a year-end 2025 form such as W-2’s, 940/943/945 but only see the 2024 forms listed then: - Select the 2024 form that you want and click OK
- If you have a current Sage 50 subscription, the next window will prompt you to update your forms
- After taking the forms update, you’ll see the 2025 year-end forms listed in the Payroll Tax Form Selector window
NOTE: Special Note: The forms provided by Sage 50 are approved by the taxing authorities. A few states have not yet approved their forms. Any form that can be printed and mailed and is awaiting approval, will print with the banner “Record Copy Do Not File”. We’ll be removing the “Record Copy” as the taxing agencies approve the forms. There will be periodic online updates for these forms via the Automatic Update feature in the Payroll Tax form. Verifying Your Tax Update The version for this tax update is 20260701 for Release 2026. To confirm your update: - Open Sage 50 company.
- Select Help > About Sage 50 Accounting.
- Confirm the Installed Tax Update version matches 20260701.
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