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Last Week in Payroll: Federal Employment Taxes

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For example, Form 941 , Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, is used by most employers (agricultural employers use Form 943 , small employers use annual Form 944 and Form 945 for annually reporting nonpayroll payments) each quarter to report employment taxes. Form 941 is typically updated annually by the IRS.

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Last Week in Payroll: Backup Withholding

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Generally, the payer does not withhold taxes from these types of payments, as it is assumed that the payee will report and pay taxes on this income when the federal income tax return is filed. Form 1099-NEC took effect for the 2020 tax year. The draft forms include information related to the COVID-19 tax credits.

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Last Week in Payroll: Localization of Work

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The IRS has posted a June 2021 draft version of the Form 941 , Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, instructions that take into account the amended and expanded coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic tax credits and the new COBRA premium assistance credit from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Federal News.

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