Alert Payroll: The Social Security Administration's (SSA) E-Verify mismatch resolution schedule is back to normal as of July 15, 2022. Because of COVID-19 disruptions and lockdowns, SSA adopted some flexibility by allowing more time for workers to take action to…
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Employee misclassification can lead to legal issues for firms of all types and sizes. Even popular TV productions aren’t immune – as one new case demonstrates. A contestant on Netflix’s hit reality show Love is Blind has brought a class…
Are you making sure you and Payroll are accounting for all the time your people spend working, especially for your remote workers? You may think you know how many hours employees are working each day in the office and at…
Many employers welcome a fresh-faced crop of interns each summer, and often, they’re unpaid interns. A recent court case illustrates why you and your Payroll team should be careful when dealing with interns this summer and beyond. What courts say…
IRS needs to make some significant improvements if it wants to boost businesses’ rates of e-filing. That’s according to the latest annual report from the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC). Each year, ETACC makes recommendations to the Service for…
It might not just be IRS that comes knocking if you slack off on your payroll tax withholding. A recent court case indicates the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) can also come after employers for failing to pay their…
It’s common for managers to give employees small gifts as incentives and rewards for a job well done – or as part of an employee appreciation or holiday celebration. But these gifts count as taxable fringe benefits in many cases.…
Your Payroll pros could be seeing some big legislative changes down the road to reduce the Social Security shortfall – especially since certain measures have significant bipartisan support. In fact, both Republicans and Democrats are mostly in favor of altering…
As the tax relief programs implemented by the American Rescue Plan Act continue to expire, it'll have an impact on your Form 941 reporting to IRS starting with the second quarter of 2022. IRS has released revised editions of: Form…
When you’re taking the time to implement a costly new software solution in Finance, you want to make sure you get it right the first time around. If you don’t, it can negatively affect your return on investment (ROI) by…
Recent settlements with companies like yours due to issues related to employee pay can remind your Payroll pros to continue to be cautious. Here are three recent fines from the Dept. of Labor (DOL) regarding specific situations that could trip…
Even the most careful employers can make payroll errors that could cost them big bucks, as outlined in a recent presentation at the 2022 American Payroll Association Congress. Between the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state-specific wage and hour…
