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Proposed W-4/withholding regs mention accuracy 15 times, simplicity 0 times

02/18/2020
Thr IRS has again dug in its heels in proposed regulations covering the new and improved W-4 and the withholding process.

2020 standard mileage rate decreases a half cent per mile

02/18/2020
Formerly 58¢ per mile, the rate is now 57.5¢ per mile for 2020.

March 2020: Employer’s business tax calendar

01/31/2020
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Half want something other than biweekly pay

01/23/2020
While 50% of workers prefer to be paid biweekly, 26% say they’d rather be paid weekly, 10% monthly and 10% semimonthly, according to a Paychex survey.

Joint employer? 3 scenarios to help you decide

01/23/2020
The new Department of Labor joint-employer rule that takes effect March 16 will make it less likely that more than one employer will be held liable for the same federal wage-and-hour violation. Here are three scenarios that illustrate how the rule will apply.

In the Payroll Mailbag: February ’20

01/16/2020
Are leave donations to a local charity taxable? … What qualifies as a tax-free achievement award?

Special analysis: Good records save tax penalties

01/16/2020
Tax audits are all about your records. Have good, accurate and complete records and you will walk away from an audit relatively unscathed. Have sloppy, incomplete and inaccurate records and you will needlessly pay tax penalties. Two cases are illustrative.

New NACHA protocol squelches direct deposit phishing

01/16/2020
NACHA—the electronic payments organization behind all electronic banking transactions, including direct deposit—has developed a standard, voluntary protocol to help employees’ banks fight direct deposit-related ID theft.

February 2020: Employer’s business tax calendar

12/19/2019
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Final regs cover 401(k) hardship distributions

12/19/2019
401(k) plans may allow employees who are in financial difficulty to take hardship distributions. Final regulations, which implement portions of the 2018 Budget Act and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, ease up on the criteria for these distributions.