Section 141.657 - Tax withheld; withholding tables; first compensation taxable(1) The city shall provide withholding tables establishing the amounts to be withheld for various tax rates, wage brackets, numbers of exemptions and pay periods. An employer who uses the tables fully discharges his duty to withhold. An employer may elect not to use the tables, in which case to discharge fully his duty to withhold he shall withhold the applicable per cent of taxable compensation after provision for exemptions.(2) The first compensation paid an employee on or after the effective date of the tax levy is subject to withholding on either of the following bases at the option of the employer:(a) On the full amount of compensation paid.(b) On the proportion of compensation paid for work done or services performed on or after the effective date of the levy.1964, Act 284, Imd. Eff. 6/12/1964 .