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Payroll 2017: Get the latest numbers while they’re hot

11/15/2016
The IRS has released the 2017 personal exemption amount, which doubles as the value of one withholding allowance for an annual pay period.

December 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

10/31/2016
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

No changes to reporting health benefits on W-2s

10/19/2016
If you filed at least 250 W-2s for 2015, you must report the aggregate cost of employees’ health benefits on their 2016 W-2s in Box 12 with Code DD.

Plan now for 2016 ACA information reporting

10/18/2016
The IRS has released final Affordable Care Act information reporting forms—Forms 1095-C, 1094-C and 1095-B—for 2016 information reporting purposes.

In the Payroll Mailbag …

10/18/2016
Two employees, same name … Withholding for employees who have met their tax liability

EEOC tries once more to collect payroll data on EEO-1 form

10/18/2016
The EEOC’s second attempt to collect W-2 data on the EEO-1 form seems more payroll-friendly, as it relies on W-2, Box 1 data exclusively.

Tax-protesting employee gets 16 months in prison

10/18/2016
Sixteen months in the federal slammer and a lifelong tag as a convicted felon are a high price to pay for filing W-4s on which exempt status was falsely claimed and 10 1040s on which $0 income was reported.

Custodial aide cleans up after equal pay complaint

10/17/2016
The Montevideo, Minn. School District has settled an equal pay discrimination suit with the EEOC for $50,000.

Employment law in the news for New York employers

10/12/2016
A recent ruling from the National Labor Relations Board will affect New York colleges and universities. New state regulations will affect all employers that use paycards to pay their employees.

EEO-1 reports to require pay data disclosure

10/04/2016
Starting in 2018, large employers and federal contractors will have to submit information about their pay practices to the EEOC.