Ca Payroll

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Ca Payroll skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Ca Payroll is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: business-ops · Last updated: 2026-10-25

Tier 2 California content skill for employer payroll compliance covering tax year 2025. Includes the 13.3% top PIT bracket with 1% mental health surtax over $1M, SDI 1.2% with no wage cap (SB 951), Form DE 9/DE 9C quarterly returns, the CalSavers retirement mandate for 1+ employees, AB5 / ABC test contractor classification, DE 542 reporting for $600+ contractors, supplemental wage withholding at 10.23%, ETT 0.1% on first $7,000, and SUI with $7,000 base and 1.5-6.2% experience-rated range. Covers federal payroll interactions and CA labor-code wage statement requirements.

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From the source SKILL.md

Figures are for tax year 2026. This skill covers the four California payroll taxes an employer handles through the Employment Development Department (EDD): California Personal Income Tax (PIT) withholding, State Disability Insurance (SDI), Unemployment Insurance (UI) and the Employment Training Tax (ETT). It also covers the quarterly and annual filings, deposits, new hire and contractor reports, and the final pay rules enforced by the Labor Commissioner. Every rate below comes from an EDD or Department of Industrial Relations page. California income tax brackets for the annual return are set…

What this skill does

Ca Payroll is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the business-ops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/ca-payroll/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Ca Payroll Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 211,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ca-payroll
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/ca-payroll/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/ca-payroll/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ca-payroll/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/ca-payroll/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\ca-payroll\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Ca Payroll Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/ca-payroll/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Ca Payroll skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Ca Payroll skill?

Use Ca Payroll when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the business ops area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Ca Payroll" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Ca Payroll skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Ca Payroll is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/openaccountants/openaccountants/blob/HEAD/agent-skills/ca-payroll/SKILL.md
License: AGPL-3.0
Author: openaccountants
Website: https://www.openaccountants.com/connect

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

openaccountants. (2026). Ca Payroll [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/ca-payroll/

BibTeX

@misc{ca-payroll-2026,
  author    = {openaccountants},
  title     = {Ca Payroll [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/ca-payroll/}
}

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Grade A · scanned 2026-10-25 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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