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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

CPA Practice

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

CPA Practice

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

ThomsonReuters

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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Tax planning strategies to start the new year with

ThomsonReuters

Although most clients won’t be affected until 2025, it is essential to prepare them for compliance. This measure aims to combat illegal activities like money laundering and tax evasion. Employee retention credits : Many clients are amending payroll tax returns to address cash flow issues , aiming to leverage tax credits.

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What Is the Employee Retention Tax Credit and Who Can Apply for It?

inDinero Tax Tips

While you have until 2024 to claim the 2020 credit and 2025 to claim the 2021 credit, waiting means missing out on investment opportunities in the meantime. Originally employers reported the qualified wages and claimed the credit on their federal employment tax returns, usually Form 941.

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

ThomsonReuters

A recent Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) report shows that although 95% of the total deferred Social Security tax has been paid, some 384,314 employers still owe the IRS approximately $6 billion in this payroll tax and will be subject to collection actions.