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Flexible Spending Account Contribution Limit Climbs

InterWest Insurance Services

The IRS recently announced that the annual contribution limit for flexible spending accounts will rise to $3,200 in 2024, up $150 from this year. Also, employees will be able to carry over up to $640 next year into 2025 if they have funds left over in their account, if their employer allows it (it’s optional).

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What are The Pre-Payroll activities? A detailed overview

Qandle

Pre-payroll activities refer to the tasks and processes that need to be completed before running the actual payroll for employees. Here is a detailed overview of pre-payroll activities: Data Collection: The first step in pre-payroll activities is collecting all the necessary data related to employees.

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Mid-Year Financial Tweaks and Tasks

Money Talk

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Tweak - Like HSAs, you know your health care spending so far. Use this information to adjust payroll deductions for a health care FSA (up or down). The 2023 maximum pre-tax contribution is $3,050. Ditto for child care FSA contributions.

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Employees and Employers Save with Cafeteria Plans

InterWest Insurance Services

A cafeteria plan can save employers an average of almost $115 per participant in FICA payroll taxes. Most companies currently have this set up through their payroll provider. A POP plan is the simplest type of Section 125 plan and requires little maintenance once it’s been set up through your payroll.

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Leap year! How to handle 27 biweekly payrolls in 2020

Business Management Daily

This avoids the problem, but many payroll systems aren’t set up to deal with these fractions. Best practice: List all benefits and deductions to determine whether they’re impacted: Medical, dental, life, vision, group-term life insurance, long-term disability, dependent care, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.

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Flexible Benefit Plans Give Employees More Options

InterWest Insurance Services

Flexible spending account. Besides the fact that your employees use money that hasn’t been taxed to pay for these benefits, the payroll deductions for them also reduce their taxable income while raising take-home pay. Remember: Flexible benefit plans are not without their drawbacks.

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10 steps to maintain end-of-year payroll compliance

Business Management Daily

The end of the year is a hectic time for payroll staff and business owners. While the year is winding down, the payroll department is ramping up to prepare for the end of the year and ensure that all reporting deadlines are met. Some payroll tax compliance items are completed quarterly, or more frequently throughout the year.

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