Employee SUTA Contributions Some states impose a contributions requirement on employees in addition to the contributions made by the employer. Computing an employee's withholding is computationally no different than an employer's... taxable wages (those under the cap) times the state rate for employees. Let's investigate an individual that lives in New Jersey whose monthly wages equal $2,470 and whose earnings to date have not exceeded the New Jersey cap of $ Description Calculation 1. Looking at the chart, in the Employee column, it provides the employee withholding rate (0.705% in New Jersey) and the withholding taxable wage cap. 2. Taxable wages 3. New Jersey employee rate 4. Employee SUTA tax, rounded to the nearest cent $2,470 0.705% $17.41 Making It Work Using the amalgamated State SUTA chart, complete the following. Note: Round all amounts to the nearest cent. Akia Hayden lives in Alaska and has wages of $725.33 per week and has not exceeded the SUTA cap of $ Employee: Hayden, Akia Taxable wages SUTA tax rate Total unemployment tax State: Alaska % X.