Federal contractors must use E-Verify
Federal contractors and subcontractors with the E-Verify Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirement must enroll in and use E-Verify. Beginning January 5, 2018, new federal contractors and...
View ArticleIRS, states, and tax industry warn employers of Form W-2 scam
The IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry are urging all employers to educate their payroll personnel about a Form W-2 phishing scam that made victims of hundreds of organizations and thousands...
View ArticleMaryland lawmakers override governor’s sick and safe leave veto
On January 12, the Maryland Assembly overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s May 25, 2017, veto of a bill that requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide earned sick and safe leave paid at the...
View ArticleMassachusetts issues substitute form specs
Massachusetts has issued a handbook on the reproduction of substitute forms. The publication outlines the procedures for submitting substitute forms for approval. In addition, it sets out the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina issues Form NC-3 and FAQs
North Carolina reminds employers, pension payers, and others that withhold personal income tax they must electronically file an annual reconciliation of withholding, Form NC-3, by January 31, 2018....
View ArticleOregon has issued the 2018 withholding formulas
Oregon has issued the 2018 computer formula withholding tables for wages paid on and after February 1, 2018. All of the tables will be reproduced in the Payroll Management Guide in a future release at...
View Article2017 EEO-1 survey filing period is open, deadline is March 31
The 2017 Employer Information Report EEO-1, commonly known as the EEO-1 Report, is now open and the filing deadline is March 31, 2018. Federal regulations require that all employers in the private...
View ArticlePetition for review filed in RRTA taxes case
A petition for review was filed in a case in which a rail carrier was entitled to a refund of railroad retirement taxes that it paid on company stock it used to compensate employees. The Railroad...
View ArticleIllinois discusses W-2 electronic filing, storage requirements
The Illinois Department of Revenue published an informational bulletin on the electronic filing requirements for withholding income tax purposes. Starting with the 2017 tax year, employers and...
View ArticlePennsylvania Governor directs overhaul of state overtime rules
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has announced a proposal that is intended to strengthen the middle class by modernizing the state’s outdated overtime rules, a move expected to increase the pay of nearly...
View ArticleIRS issues Pub 15 plus W-4 withholding guidance
The IRS has released IRS Pub 15 and other guidance on withholding for 2018. The guidance: extends the effective period of Forms W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, furnished to claim...
View ArticleCFPB prepaid accounts rules are final
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized the proposed regulations on prepaid accounts. Specifically, the (CFPB) is amending Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund...
View ArticleIRS updates electronic filing specifications for ACA forms
The IRS has issued the electronic filing specifications for ACA forms. Publication 5165, Guide for Electronically Filing Affordable Care Act (ACA) Information Returns (AIR) for Software Developers and...
View ArticleIllinois updates information on withholding payment
The Illinois Department of Revenue has updated its informational publication that provides guidance on personal income withholding tax payment. Technical changes have been made to the publication to...
View ArticlePuerto Rico issues withholding certificates for 2018
Section 1062.03 of the 2011 PR IRC establishes the general obligation of all persons, whether individuals or entities, that in the performance of a trade or business or income-producing activity in...
View Article2018 pension limitations not affected by Tax Cut and Jobs Act
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 does not affect the tax year 2018 dollar limitations for retirement plans announced in IR 2017-177 and detailed in...
View ArticlePre-shift wait time not compensation under Portal Act
The Portal-to-Portal Act (PPA) precluded the pre-shift wait time of three employees working on an oil refinery expansion project from being compensable under the FLSA, ruled the Fifth Circuit. The...
View ArticleMinnesota issues substitute form specifications
Minnesota has issued substitute form specifications. The Minnesota Department of Revenue requires software providers to yearly sign and submit Letter of Intent agreements for approval. The Department...
View ArticleSSA updates substitute forms W-2/W-3 guidance
The IRS has released a more recent updated version of its guidance on barcoding for substitute Forms W-3/W-2. Changes to note: November 17, 2017: TY 2016 — change Year to 2017 Update W3 Barcode...
View ArticleIRS issues 2nd quarter 2017-2018 priority guidance plan
The IRS has issued the updated priority guidance plan for 2017-2018. Some of the payroll-related items relating to executive compensation, health care, and benefits are below. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...
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