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Top 20 Searches of 2021 on Payroll on Checkpoint

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The top payroll related searches for 2021. Payroll practitioners and employers alike continue to be challenged by the unique issues that COVID-19 has imposed on payroll administration. Payroll on Checkpoint has analyzed the searches of our subscribers to create this Top 20 list of topics in the forefront in 2021.

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Advising clients to file Form 941-X for missed COVID-19 relief credits.

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Looking back at the last two years and the sprinter’s pace at which COVID-19 payroll tax credit relief was enacted, payroll accountants have earned a well-deserved pat on the back! But as the dust settles on those prior 2020–2021 Form 941 payroll tax returns, undoubtedly credits were missed, and mistakes were made.

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COVID Relief Bill Provides 100% COBRA Premium Subsidy and Enrollment Option for Involuntarily Terminated Employees

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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. For information about other ARPA provisions of interest to employee benefit plan sponsors and advisors, see our Checkpoint article.) Plan Enrollment Option. Plan administrators must notify AEIs who are eligible for an extended election period by May 30, 2021.

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Last Week in Payroll: Federal Employment Taxes

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The United States first imposed a federal income tax briefly during the American Civil War and also in the 1890s. In general, the federal income tax, Social Security tax, FUTA tax, Medicare tax, and Additional Medicare tax are considered employment or payroll taxes. However, that changed when the COVID-19 pandemic started.

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

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) extends and expands provisions found in the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA), Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021). Background. Paid Sick and Family Leave Credits.

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Last Week in Payroll: Keeping Up with Taxes

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The legislation levied a direct tax on the American Colonies in an effort to pay off debts and defend new American territories won from the French in the Seven Years’ War. So, why the brief history lesson on American Colony taxes? For payroll, in particular, there are a number of taxes. Keeping Up with Taxes.

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ARPA Close-up: COBRA Premium Subsidy

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) allowed workers who involuntarily terminated to be eligible for health coverage for up to 15 months at a reduced rate through a COBRA premium subsidy. Employers were reimbursed with a payroll tax credit or a refund if the cost exceeded their tax liability. in February.

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