Payroll

In the Payroll Mailbag: December ’18

11/19/2018

Odd apostrophe in first name causes W-2 consternation … Name or gender problem: we can’t decide

Snapshot: Another record-breaking year for collecting back pay

10/23/2018

In each of the last five years, the Department of Labor has increased the amount of unpaid wages it has collected on behalf of workers.

Download this all-states chart on time-off-to-vote laws

10/21/2018

Make sure you’re giving employees the maximum time off required to cast their votes.

No picnic for Payroll: Defining wages for the 20% deduction

10/18/2018

The 20% deduction for qualified business income is limited for taxpayers with income above certain thresholds. One factor on which this limitation is based is the W-2 wages paid to employees of taxpayers’ pass-through entities.

DOL’s PAID program renewed through March

10/18/2018

Buoyed by news of record recoveries of wage underpayments in the last year, the U.S. Department of Labor has announced it will continue its pilot Payroll Audit Independent Determination program—known as PAID—for another six months.

Minimum wage for federal contractors goes up in 2019

10/10/2018

Effective Jan. 1, 2019, employers performing work on federal contracts must pay workers $10.60 per hour.

What rules apply for paying an employee who has passed away?

10/03/2018

Q. If a worker dies, could we still have to pay his or her wages earned before the time of his or her death?

What are the rules for paying an employee who cannot be located?

10/03/2018

Q. One of our workers has gone missing. Could we still have to pay him for the time he worked before he disappeared?

Cheaper retirement plans are just around the corner

09/24/2018

Final regulations issued by the Department of Labor, which became effective Sept. 30, 2019, allow employers to band together to offer association 401(k) plans, technically called “multiple-employer retirement plans.”

ACA affordability safe harbors set for 2020 plan year