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Good tidings of (somewhat) great joy: The IRS abates $1 billion of penalties

12/21/2023
What a stocking stuffer! The IRS is abating approximately $1 billion in failure-to-pay penalties for individuals, businesses and tax-exempt organizations filing Form 990-T, whose 2020 and 2021 tax liabilities have lingered since 2022.

In the Payroll Mailbag: January ’24

12/20/2023
Your W-2s are due to employees and the Social Security Administration by Jan. 31, which means last-minute questions.

Paying a contractor $600? Remember to backup withhold

12/20/2023
Payments to independent contractors are free from withholding. An IRS Program Manager Technical Advice memo, however, reminds payers to backup withhold if a contractor didn’t provide you with their Social Security number prior to your first payment or you receive a Notice CP2100/2100A from the IRS.

W-2, Code DD reporting is as clear as mud

12/20/2023
Where does the new e-filing threshold leave Code DD reporting?

Jan. 31: Your W-2 date with infamy

12/20/2023
On Jan. 31, you must provide employees with their W-2s and file those forms with the Social Security Administration. The IRS must have your fourth-quarter 941 form and annual 940 and 945 forms by Jan. 31, too. It’s time to get working.

Stay out of the IRS’ penalty net this 1095-C filing season

12/20/2023
By Jan. 31, applicable large employers—those with at least 50 full-time employees—must furnish full-time employees with Form 1095-C, which reports offers of affordable group health insurance.

Pass the word: What employees need to know about W-2s

12/20/2023
You’re going to be extraordinarily busy this month. The best strategy is to head off employees’ W-2 questions now. Consider using this template to communicate basic information to employees about their W-2s.

Family health insurance is no longer affordable through small employers

12/20/2023
Workers at small firms—those with fewer than 200 employees—would need to pay $8,334 on average toward the annual premiums for family coverage. But an employee’s share of premiums is often much more expensive—a quarter of covered workers at small firms must pay $12,000 or more annually.

Take some paid time off … if you have any

12/20/2023
American workers have far less paid time off than any European workers have. A new report by international HR-services provider Remote found that even the stingiest European nations—Netherlands and United Kingdom—mandate at least 28 days of paid leave.

Health insurance coverage of blockbuster meds depends on prescription

12/20/2023
Many of your employees may be asking whether blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are covered by your health plan. The answer, according to a new survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, probably depends on how the prescription is written.