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Snapshot: In retirement, we want to have our cake and eat it, too

01/09/2018

Americans want to spend like crazy in retirement. They also want their nest eggs to last forever.

2018 standard auto mileage rate increases 1¢ per mile

01/03/2018

The IRS’ standard mileage rate, which you can use to reimburse employees who drive their own cars on business, increases to 54.5¢ a mile for 2018, up one penny from the 2017 rate.

IRS extends deadline for providing ACA notices to March 2

01/03/2018

You have an additional 30 days to provide 2017 Affordable Care Act health insurance reporting forms to employees.

Do gift cards count as employee income?

01/02/2018

Q. We gave our employees gift cards as holiday gifts. Must these gift cards be reported as taxable income?

Court blocks Trump rule on ACA contraceptive mandate

01/02/2018

A federal judge in Philadelphia has issued a temporary injunction prohibiting the Trump administration from enforcing new rules giving employers wide latitude to exclude coverage of birth control from their health plans if they have moral or religious objections.

Last week of 2017 was a workweek for many

01/02/2018

Many American workers didn’t leave work far behind between Christmas and New Year’s Day, according to Robert Half’s holiday survey.

Information return penalties rise again for 2020

12/20/2017
The IRS has adjusted the information return penalties for 2019 information returns you’re required to file in 2020.

REPORT: The 2017 Tax Reform Law: What HR, Payroll & Employers Need to Know

12/20/2017
In December 2017, Congress passed the first major overhaul of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years. The law, colloquially known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, will have a far-reaching impact on both employers and employees. Specifically, employers confront an altered landscape when it comes to certain fringe benefits and pay […]

New tax law includes several key changes to employee benefits

12/20/2017

Major tax reform legislation just passed carries important changes for employers, HR and payroll departments.

Supreme Court passes on same-sex benefits

12/14/2017

On Dec. 4, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case testing whether the court’s landmark decision legalizing gay marriage requires government entities to provide the same employee benefits to same-sex couples that heterosexual couples receive.