What's the maximum you'll pay per employee in Social Security tax next year? The taxable wage base estimate has been released. According to the intermediate projection issued in a June 2025 report, the Social Security taxable wage base next year…
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Under the Trump administration, significant changes are being discussed that would impact how overtime is taxed. Before making changes to how overtime is calculated, taxed, and reported, it is crucial that employers understand how overtime pay is computed. In our…
Should you withhold child support from a bonus or other lump-sum payment you’re about to make to an employee? You’ll be able to get an answer to that question from your state child support agency more quickly than in the…
It’s easy to take your company’s payroll technology for granted, that is, until something goes wrong. As your business grows and the expectations of employees change, relying on outdated payroll systems can hinder your progress and expose your organization to…
The House has passed federal legislation, the "big, beautiful bill," aimed at providing tax cuts that will have an immediate impact. In the early-morning hours of May 22, 2025, the tax and spending legislation cleared the House with a 215-214…
The rollercoaster ride continues as federal regulators reevaluate the current overtime rule and what it means to meet the salary level test. In 2024, the Biden administration's Dept. of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule that aimed to dramatically increase the…
Real-time payments are becoming a must-have for finance teams aiming to modernize payroll operations. With RTP and FedNow, organizations can move funds in seconds and gain tighter control over cash flow. But real-time payments for payroll isn’t a plug-and-play upgrade.…
After more than a year, the IRS has made changes to Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Information, and Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation. While changes used to occur annually, now the forms are “continuous use,” meaning the IRS revises them only when needed.…
Compensation is the top challenge for employers in 2025, with nearly half (44%) reporting it as their primary concern, according to a recent study by Payscale. In its 2025 Compensation Best Practices Report, Payscale determined that organizations plan to give…
Learning that a Form W-2 contains errors is bad enough, but being assessed a penalty by the IRS is even worse. Errors can show up in many ways. For example, employers might enter incorrect information, such as the amount of…
Several types of earnings would no longer be taxable for income tax purposes, according to plans put forth by President Trump. In his address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025, Trump called for tax cuts that…
The IRS recently issued updates affecting semiweekly tax depositors. Specifically, the Service pushed back two due dates for making deposits through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (referred to as EFTPS) and other electronic funds transfer methods. Here’s what the…
