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IRS guidance addresses SECURE 2.0’s catch-up contribution dilemma

Business Management Daily

The saga of 401(k) catch-up contributions under SECURE 2.0 For employees who contribute to more than one 401(k) plan during a year—an old employer’s plan and a new employer’s plan, for example—contributions into each plan would be treated separately for purposes of determining whether the $145,000 threshold has been reached.

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What Are Payroll Liabilities?

Abel HR

Other withholdings: Beyond taxes, chances are you also take a variety of deductions from your employee’s paychecks to cover contributions to health insurance, retirement or 401K plans, and even court-ordered wage garnishments.

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3 Tech Tools No HR Department Should Be Without

Insperity

Payroll software. Still running payroll on the manual system your business started with? Moving to an automated payroll system is a crucial first step. Payroll software can streamline the payday process and reduce the time necessary to enter information that is repetitive across all payrolls.

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Form W-2 Box 1: A Guide for Navigating Through Confusing Discrepancies

Patriot Software

If you imported information from your payroll software or used a tax preparer, you may not know the ins and outs of Box 1. Let’s say an employee earning $50,000 contributed $2,000 to their 401(k) during the year. But, Form W-2 details stump many employers and employees. So, what is Box 1?

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3 Tech Tools No HR Department Should Be Without

Insperity

Payroll software. Still running payroll on the manual system your business started with? Moving to an automated payroll system is a crucial first step. Payroll software can streamline the payday process and reduce the time necessary to enter information that is repetitive across all payrolls.

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Your Guide to Take-home Pay

Patriot Software

Other deductions that impact take-home pay include: 401(k) or other retirement contributions. Let Patriot’s payroll software calculate taxes and deductions for you. Depending on the type of small business employee benefits , individuals may also have additional deductions taken from each paycheck. Wage garnishments.

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3 ways outdated payroll processes hurt your business

Insperity

You need to calculate the payroll every pay period, and figure out federal, state and local taxes and pay them on time. You also need to track voluntary deductions like health insurance and 401(k) contributions, prepare and file quarterly reports, and process w-2s at the end of the year. Using payroll software.

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