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In the Payroll Mailbag: June ’20

05/20/2020
Which employer-paid benefits are taxable? … Are covid-19 bonuses included in the regular rate?

Snack attack? Better be prepared to eat half the cost

05/20/2020
Proposed regulations consider snacks in break rooms, such as free water and cookies, to be meal expenses, subject to the 50% limit on deductions on your Form 1120.

IRS consolidates two more payment field offices

05/20/2020
As of July 1, the IRS is closing two business payment P.O. Boxes (i.e., lockbox addresses) in the Cincinnati and Hartford areas.

Ten-hut! Handle Guard, reservist pay the right way!

05/20/2020
In many locales, members of the National Guard and military reserves were activated to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic. But they usually give their two weeks to Uncle Sam during the summer. Now is the time to review Payroll’s responsibility to these first responders.

It could happen: What you can do if state UC rates increase

05/20/2020
States may raise their unemployment contribution rates next year. Strategy: If you’re willing to budget just a little bit more—by paying so-called voluntary contributions—you may come out ahead.

Payroll practice essentials: W-4s for 2nd half of 2020

05/20/2020
Employees can rectify withholding mistakes during the second half of the year, but they must act fast.

EEOC’s annual EEO-1 reports postponed until March 2021

05/12/2020
Employers won’t have to submit annual EEO-1 reports to the EEOC this year. The commission announced May 7 it was temporarily postponing collection of EEO-1 workplace demographic data because of the coronavirus pandemic.

June 2020: Employer’s business tax calendar

04/30/2020
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Payroll deferrals vs. Reduced payroll deposits

04/22/2020
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act provides employers with what seems like a bewildering array of choices: reduce your payroll deposits in anticipation of taking a credit, get an advance on your tax credits, defer your share of Social Security taxes. After surfing around and reading comments from payroll pros, it’s abundantly clear that confusion still abounds.

Back to basics: Managing termination pay

04/21/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has forced some employers to make tough choices about terminating employees. If that’s the case in your company, you need to consider what goes into a final paycheck and when that check must be given to employees you’re letting go.