President signs bill killing state payroll deduction rules
The President has signed a bill killing state payroll deduction rules on May 17, 2017. On May 3, 2017, the Senate agreed to a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act blocking the...
View ArticleEmployer successfully raised MCA exemption defense
Finding that questions of material fact remained as to whether an employer was entitled to exempt its employees from the overtime provisions of the FLSA under the Motor Carrier Act exemption, a federal...
View ArticleDelaware adopts federal due dates for returns
Delaware has adopted the federal filing deadlines for Delaware corporation income tax, partnership, and W-2 and 1099 series information returns. The filing deadline for W-2 and 1099 series information...
View ArticlePennsylvania amnesty period ends soon
For taxes it administers, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (DOR) reminds delinquent taxpayers that the current 60-day tax amnesty ends at midnight June 19, 2017. Under the terms of the amnesty,...
View ArticleDOL withdraws informal guidance on joint employment
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced the withdrawal of the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2015 and 2016 informal guidance on joint employment and independent contractors. Removal of the...
View ArticleSSA announces a new matching program with the OCSE
In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, the SSA has announced a new/modified version of an existing computer matching program that it is currently conducting with Office of Child Support...
View ArticleCalifornia EDD has payroll advice for cannabis businesses
California has issued some payroll advice for those who have employees in the cannabis business. The Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act became law January 1, 2016, and the Adult Use of...
View ArticleMichigan discusses reciprocal agreements
The Michigan Department of Treasury has issued a revenue administrative bulletin describing the relevance of reciprocal agreements to Parts 1 and 3 of the Michigan Income Tax Act and nonresident...
View ArticleOhio court overturns state control of labor and fringe benefits
An Ohio court has overturned the state’s law provision that prevents localities from enacting their own labor and fringe benefits ordinances. According to the Court, the provision violated the...
View ArticleNew York issues new withholding tables for New York City
New York has issued new withholding tables for New York City due to changes in the income tax rate. The amendments eliminate the personal income tax rate reduction relating to the STAR Program for New...
View ArticleInformation request on OT rule is in the works
On June 7, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta told a House Appropriations subcommittee that the Labor Department (DOL) expects to submit a request for information comment on the controversial updated...
View ArticleCourt strikes PTIN fees; IRS suspends registration, renewal
A federal district court has found that the IRS may require the use of preparer tax identification numbers (PTINs). However, the court enjoined the IRS from charging a user fee to issue or renew PTINs....
View ArticleInterest rates remain the same for the third quarter of 2017
The IRS has announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2017. The interest rates will remain at 4% for overpayments (3% in the case of a corporation)...
View ArticleKansas legislature overrides veto, enacts income tax rate increase
The Kansas Legislature has overridden Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of a bill that makes a number of changes to personal income taxes, including repealing the exemption for non-wage business income and...
View ArticleSenate releases draft health care reform bill
The Senate has released a draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, H.R. 1628 with some payroll-related items. It will only require 51 votes to pass. The payroll-related provisions include:...
View ArticleHouse passes mobile workforce tax simplification
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017, H.R. 1393, which would limit the authority of states to tax wages and other remuneration from...
View ArticleCFPB requests comments on payroll cards
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing to amend Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act, and the...
View ArticleLouisiana authorizes electronic tax returns, payments
Effective June 12, 2017, the Louisiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is authorized to require the filing of electronic tax returns and the payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer, except for...
View ArticleMaine changes information return deadline
Recently enacted Maine legislation makes numerous changes to corporate and personal income taxes, including a change of the filing deadline for information returns for payments of $600 or more to...
View ArticleKansas issues new withholding tables, supplemental wage rate
Kansas has issued revised withholding tables due to recently enacted legislation which increased individual income tax rates retroactively for tax year 2017, and further increased them for tax year...
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