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Payroll

Same-day ACH takes off with payroll

03/23/2017
Rule changes at NACHA allow same-day settlements of payroll items.

C corps’ filing extensions now six months, up from five

03/23/2017
The IRS has clarified that all C corporations are eligible for an automatic six-month extension of time to File Form 1120, not five months.

IRS gives Form W-2 a nip and a tuck

03/23/2017
The 2017 W-2 incorporates changes that have been made over the last couple of tax seasons.

Stop identity refund fraud: Teach employees about proper withholding

03/23/2017
Late 2016 filers may still be owed tax refunds, and that’s great news for identity thieves, whose favorite pastime is stolen identity refund fraud.

NY debit card, direct deposit pay regulations revoked

03/15/2017
The New York State Industrial Board of Appeals has ruled the Commissioner of Labor exceeded his authority when he issued regulations governing how employers could pay their employees using debit cards and direct deposit.

April 2017: Employer’s business tax calendar

02/28/2017
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Health plans: Regs, regs and more regs

02/21/2017
Three federal agencies—the IRS, the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services—hold sway over group health plans. Each agency has issued regulations that will affect your group plan.

In the Payroll Mailbag …

02/21/2017
What counts as a uniform? … Is bike sharing a legitimate pretax commuter benefit?

The higher salary level test is dead, but not for everyone

02/21/2017
Regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act were to have raised the guaranteed weekly salary for exempt employees, but a federal court has issued an injunction preventing those regs from going into effect.

Employee’s calculation error doesn’t invalidate OT claim

02/21/2017
A federal appeals court ruled that an employee was entitled to prove at trial that she was owed overtime pay for time that her employer should have known she was working, despite her mistake in calculating her overtime pay rate.