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Your choice: To ditch Social Security tax withholding or not

Business Management Daily

President Trump’s executive order suspending the employee portion of Social Security taxes, issued two weeks ago, left many employers wondering what to do. Then, the Treasury Department offered some clarity on the payroll tax. We’ve spent the better part of this week reading other tax lawyers’ opinions about this.

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If You’re Paid Biweekly, You’ll Probably Get an Extra Paycheck in 2020

HR Digest

It seems pretty straightforward – except that every 11 or 12 years, because of our calendar system and leap years, there are actually 27 pay periods in the year. Does this mean you’ll get an extra paycheck in 2020? Does this mean you’ll earn more than your annual salary in 2020? This means that gross pay would be 3.7%

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Leap year! How to handle 27 biweekly payrolls in 2020

Business Management Daily

1 payday back into 2020, you’d still have 27 biweekly pay periods, this time in 2021. Although most companies choose this option, it may be a costly decision, since employees will receive an extra paycheck, along with extra taxes withheld and extra benefits provided. 1, 2021, is a holiday. Twist: If you don’t push the Jan.

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IRS releases new FAQs on Form W-2c

Business Management Daily

The IRS has released a new round of FAQs in two fact sheets, both of which clarify the circumstances under which you must provide employees with Forms W-2c if you took the payroll credits for providing them with pandemic-related paid sick or family leave during 2020 and/or 2021. Fact sheet 2022-15. The new FAQ 98a reads like this.

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Buyer’s guide to earned wage access schemes

Employee Benefits

Via these schemes, employees can choose to be paid for a portion of work that they have already done, with employers setting a threshold, usually at about 25% to 50% of earned wages, at a time that works for them, while the employer continues to run a normal payroll cycle. Are there any tax or legal issues?

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How to Manage Better the Payroll of Your Employees 

Hppy

Do you want to figure out how you can manage your payroll effectively? From processing paychecks, keeping track of labor laws, maintaining compliance, calculating deductions and bonuses, and tracking all tax-related documentation, payroll is an aspect of business that is fraught with the potential for mistakes. .

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JobKeeper Payment Subsidy Announced

Ascender

The program is effective as of 30 March 2020. Included will be employees employed as of 1 March 2020. Tax should be withheld on payments. It is envisaged that clients will be required to set up a new pay code in your Ascender payroll system and likely some basic supportive payroll reporting will be necessary.

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