TaxWithholding

TaxWithholding schema from Workday Payroll Workday Tax API

CompensationEnterpriseHuman ResourcesPayrollSaaSTax

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier for the tax withholding
jurisdiction	object
taxType	string	Type of tax
filingStatus	string	Tax filing status
allowances	integer	Number of withholding allowances claimed
additionalWithholding	number	Additional flat withholding amount per pay period
exempt	boolean	Whether the worker claims exempt status
effectiveDate	string	Date the withholding configuration took effect
currency	string	ISO 4217 currency code

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-payroll/refs/heads/main/json-schema/tax-tax-withholding-schema.json",
  "title": "TaxWithholding",
  "description": "TaxWithholding schema from Workday Payroll Workday Tax API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the tax withholding",
      "example": "twh_w100542_federal"
    },
    "jurisdiction": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/TaxJurisdictionRef"
    },
    "taxType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "FederalIncome",
        "StateIncome",
        "LocalIncome",
        "SocialSecurity",
        "Medicare",
        "FUTA",
        "SUTA",
        "Other"
      ],
      "description": "Type of tax",
      "example": "FederalIncome"
    },
    "filingStatus": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Single",
        "MarriedFilingJointly",
        "MarriedFilingSeparately",
        "HeadOfHousehold",
        "QualifyingWidower"
      ],
      "description": "Tax filing status",
      "example": "Single"
    },
    "allowances": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of withholding allowances claimed",
      "example": 2
    },
    "additionalWithholding": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "double",
      "description": "Additional flat withholding amount per pay period",
      "example": 50.0
    },
    "exempt": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the worker claims exempt status",
      "example": false
    },
    "effectiveDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date the withholding configuration took effect",
      "example": "2026-04-30"
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 4217 currency code",
      "example": "USD"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "TaxJurisdictionRef": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Jurisdiction identifier",
          "example": "tjur_us_federal"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Jurisdiction display name",
          "example": "Weekly USD Pay Group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}