Payroll

E-news you can use

12/13/2018

It’s not exactly news that Payroll depends heavily on electronic transactions. There is news on electronic payments that promises to make your life easier.

2019 income taxes: Get it right the first time

12/13/2018

Employees will get their first taste of how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed their income taxes when they file their 2018 1040s. They can avoid sticker shock with this year’s taxes by ensuring that their income tax withholding aligns with their tax liability. Here’s the basic information they’ll need to make this determination.

January 2019: Employer’s business tax calendar

11/30/2018

Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Guidance fleshes out paid FMLA tax credit

11/19/2018

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides a tax credit for paid leave provided during 2018 and 2019. The IRS has now addressed key issues related to this tax credit.

In the Payroll Mailbag: December ’18

11/19/2018

Odd apostrophe in first name causes W-2 consternation … Name or gender problem: we can’t decide

Snapshot: Another record-breaking year for collecting back pay

10/23/2018

In each of the last five years, the Department of Labor has increased the amount of unpaid wages it has collected on behalf of workers.

Download this all-states chart on time-off-to-vote laws

10/21/2018

Make sure you’re giving employees the maximum time off required to cast their votes.

No picnic for Payroll: Defining wages for the 20% deduction

10/18/2018

The 20% deduction for qualified business income is limited for taxpayers with income above certain thresholds. One factor on which this limitation is based is the W-2 wages paid to employees of taxpayers’ pass-through entities.

DOL’s PAID program renewed through March

10/18/2018

Buoyed by news of record recoveries of wage underpayments in the last year, the U.S. Department of Labor has announced it will continue its pilot Payroll Audit Independent Determination program—known as PAID—for another six months.

Minimum wage for federal contractors goes up in 2019

10/10/2018

Effective Jan. 1, 2019, employers performing work on federal contracts must pay workers $10.60 per hour.