While many employee taxes are deducted from the gross wages of your employees, you will have to pay an additional 12% (approximately) of their gross wages for unemployment insurance and state disability in California.
Doing payroll yourself for your employees is a time-consuming process and errors in their preparation can be costly. Consider hiring a payroll service or accountant to do this important procedure for you. A reputable service will make sure you are making all the required filings, payments and employee reports. It's less expensive than you might think. You pay a set up fee and a fee for each payroll and your only concern will be making sure there is enough in your bank account to cover the payroll each period.