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November 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

09/30/2016
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

October 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

09/30/2016
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

2017 Social Security wage base coming soon

09/21/2016
The Social Security Administration is days away from releasing the 2017 Social Security taxable wage base.

In the Payroll Mailbag …

09/20/2016
One employee, two jobs … Fallout from new overtime regulations

Penalties increase for various labor violations

09/20/2016

Tucked deep inside last year’s budget bill were provisions regarding the adjustment of civil penalties, inflation for those penalties, and catch-up adjustments.

Special analysis: Fringe benefits in 2017

09/20/2016
Employees, especially millennials, have definite ideas about what they want in fringe benefits. But you can’t make everyone’s wishes for tax-free benefits come true.

Curacao and St. Lucia are now in North America

09/20/2016
Employees who attend business conventions in North America need only establish the familiar elements of the accountable plan rules for their reimbursements to be tax-free.

IRS proposes regs for reporting health care information

09/20/2016
It’s open enrollment season for health benefits, which means you have employees’ attention.

The 2017 Payroll Checklist

09/20/2016

Year-end for planning for payroll and accounts payable is, really, a year-long process. Here’s a checklist to help guide you through each pay period, month and calendar quarter of 2017. It will help make your 2017 payroll process a snap.

Final ADA/GINA regs add new wrinkles for wellness plans

09/15/2016
Wellness plans collect a lot of health information on employees. Which means that they can run headlong into federal antidiscrimination laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued final regulations on the interaction between wellness plans and these two laws.