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An Employer’s Guide to Multi-State Payroll Tax Withholding for Remote Workers

Anders CPA

Remote workers have become a staple of the workplace, but hiring out-of-state employees can lead to payroll tax complications. Multi-state payroll tax withholding done incorrectly can lead to penalties and interest for employers and create tax headaches for employees.

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Biden’s 2025 Budget Rejects Any Cuts to Social Security and Medicare

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By Keerthi Vedantam, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) Among President Joe Biden’s requests in his newly released 2025 fiscal year budget are calls for strengthening and protecting Medicare and Social Security, moves previewed in his State of the Union address last week and ones that help to kick off his re-election campaign.

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House Bill Proposes to End Social Security Tax for Retirees

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By Katelyn Washington, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) A proposal to end federal tax on Social Security retirement benefits would provide relief for retirees as early as next year. That’s because, as the bill is worded, federal taxes on Social Security income would be eliminated beginning in 2025 (tax returns filed in early 2026).

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Top searched terms on Checkpoint Edge show a continued interest in the ERC

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Employers who did not claim the ERC on an originally filed quarterly payroll tax return in 2021 can claim the credit by filing an amended return for each quarter for which they were eligible for the credit. Employers who wish to claim the ERC must file amended returns for any quarter ending in 2021 no later than April 15, 2025.

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Significant Amended Return Backlog Remains As IRS Issues Revised Form 941-X and Instructions

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A little more than a week before the IRS issued a revised version of Form 941-X (Adjusted Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund), and its instructions , the IRS reported that there are nearly 1 million unprocessed amended employment tax returns. The return must still be filed on paper.

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Do You Need Help With 174?

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Many companies are experiencing unfavorable cash tax payments when filing their 2022 federal income tax returns this fall, as federal law no longer allows an immediate deduction for Section 174 Research and Experimental (“R&E”) expenses incurred for taxable years beginning after 2021.

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2024 Payroll Tax and Withholdings Update

Anders CPA

In 2024, there are several updates to various payroll tax withholding limits, including Social Security tax and 401(k) elective deferrals. Below we highlight any payroll tax and withholding updates or consistencies for 2024 that employers and employees should be aware of. per hour on January 1, 2024.