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Tax Tax Withholding Structure

TaxWithholding schema from Workday Payroll Workday Tax API

Type: object Properties: 9

CompensationEnterpriseHuman ResourcesPayrollSaaSTax

TaxWithholding is a JSON Structure definition published by Workday Payroll, describing 9 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

id jurisdiction taxType filingStatus allowances additionalWithholding exempt effectiveDate currency

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-payroll/refs/heads/main/json-structure/tax-tax-withholding-structure.json",
  "name": "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": "int32",
      "description": "Number of withholding allowances claimed",
      "example": 2
    },
    "additionalWithholding": {
      "type": "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": "date",
      "description": "Date the withholding configuration took effect",
      "example": "2026-04-30"
    },
    "currency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 4217 currency code",
      "example": "USD"
    }
  },
  "definitions": {
    "TaxJurisdictionRef": {
      "name": "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"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}