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In New York, changes proposed for direct deposit and paycards

08/11/2016
The New York State Department of Labor has proposed new regulations that would require employers to tell employees in detail how direct deposit and paycard payment options work.

Partnerships and payroll taxes don’t mix

08/04/2016
If you administer payroll for a partnership, you have problems. Final regulations reiterate the IRS’ position on partners: You can be a partner or an employee, but you can’t be both. And, according to the regs, this remains true if a partnership owns a disregarded entity.

APA Congress: Identity theft-proof your workplace

07/29/2016
Shockingly (or maybe not), more than half the attendees at the APA’s identity theft workshop acknowledged that they were bait for the phishing expedition undertaken earlier this year to steal employees’ W-2 information by spoofing a company’s executives.

Company’s delay = $9.6 million in taxes, penalties, interest

07/26/2016
“I’ll get to it tomorrow” isn’t a winning legal strategy.

IRS, DOJ highlight payroll initiatives

07/22/2016
Over 70% of the federal government’s ready cash is obtained through withholding. That puts you in the crosshairs for new compliance initiatives from the IRS and its in-house lawyers from the Tax Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Aug. 3 is near, W-2c procrastinators beware

07/18/2016
Aug. 3 is the date when information return penalties increase from $110 per form (up to $1,669,500), to $270 (up to $3,339,000), for W-2 missteps.

July 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

06/30/2016
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Know when you can dock exempt employees’ pay

06/27/2016
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, exempt employees must be paid the same salary regardless of the quality or quantity of their work.

In the Payroll Mailbag …

06/23/2016
Late pay W-2c exception? Company liable for FICA withholding mistake?

DOL: Slow cash flow no excuse for missing payroll

06/22/2016
Joined, Inc., has agreed to issue $439,000 in back pay to 58 workers following a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation.