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The Certified Payroll Professional Corner: Employment Taxes

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Summer is starting, so if you are planning to take the Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) exam during the Summer/Fall 2022 testing period, it would be a good idea to start working on those flashcards and find information for the seven main topics of the CPP test. This CPP quiz question will be on employment taxes. The IRS and U.S.

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Payroll Considerations: When an Employee Dies

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Withholding : Federal income tax (FIT) is not withheld; however, FICA (Social Security and Medicare taxes) must be withheld. . FUTA: Subject to FUTA (Federal Unemployment Taxes) when $7,000 wage cap has not yet been met. . Social Security (SS) Wages (Box 3) and Medicare Wages (Box 5) must be reported.

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Navigating Tax Compliance Challenges in the Trucking Industry: How Our Tax Firm Can Guide You

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However, with the increasing complexity of tax regulations, many of these companies find themselves struggling to maintain tax compliance. Contact us for professional tax help today! However, managing payroll taxes for these two distinct driver categories can be a daunting task for trucking companies.

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Your Guide to Year-End 2023: Bonuses

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As the holidays approach, many employers plan on paying out bonuses, incentives, or other supplemental wages to employees that may have unexpected tax and compliance implications. Payroll Guide ¶ 4100 et seq. Whichever option you choose will have different tax and compliance implications.

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Payroll Taxes for an Employer: How Is Payroll Tax Calculated?

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Payroll taxes can be daunting for employers to calculate and pay. With the numerous tax laws, regulations and compliance requirements, employers are required to be up-to-date on the latest regulations to ensure they’re making accurate and timely payroll tax payments. It is not intended to provide any tax advice.

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The Certified Payroll Professional Corner: Gross Ups

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In our last edition of the Certified Payroll Professional ( CPP ) Corner , we talked about the regular rate calculation for overtime purposes. Payroll Guide ¶18,022 contains a DOL table that can be used to compute overtime on different types of pay that includes commissions. Regular rate of pay for overtime. The answer is “d.

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Congress Passes ARPA With Many COVID-19 Payroll-Related Provisions

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Provides that paid sick and paid family leave credits may each be increased by the employer’s share of Social Security tax (6.2%) and employer’s share of Medicare tax (1.45%) on qualified leave wages. “Applicable employment taxes” are defined as the employer’s share of Medicare or Tier 1 RRTA tax.

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