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Trendspotting: Top Ten Payroll Issues of State Legislatures

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States eye workforce as a legislative priority for payroll The majority of state legislatures began their legislative sessions this January. A flurry of bills is being proposed in the payroll space — many having to do labor and employment. State legislators are responding to the call. Minimum wage increases.

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Heads Up! Payroll Changes Coming in July

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As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to rise and a sense of normalcy slowly returns, we can hopefully put tumultuous payroll changes behind us. State by State Payroll Tax Changes. California. The minimum wage rate is scheduled to increase in many localities in California on July 1, 2021: . per hour. . per hour. .

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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. For payroll, in particular, there are a number of taxes. Then, there’s how to pay and file these taxes. A number of those pages will directly affect payroll.

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Federal Paid FMLA May Be Out While States Consider Possibilities

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The FMLA was later amended to include unpaid leave when a family member is called into active military duty. The program would be funded by 2% payroll tax, 1% paid by the employer, 1% paid by the employee ( L. of an employer’s annual wages with employees paying up to 50% of the cost ( L. 2022, H447 ). . 16, 2021 ( L.

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Legal Tax Expert Discusses AI in IRS Auditing and the Future of the ERC

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Creech provided an example from several years ago where the IRS created a program called the “Reasonable Cause Assistant” (RCA), a computer-based decision support system designed to help IRS employees make fair and consistent abatement decisions based upon reasonable cause for failure to file, pay, and deposit penalties under Code Sec.

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Think Tank Analysis Finds Current Federal Minimum Wage Rate at Lowest Value in 66 Years

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Congress must pass a bill which the President signs into law in order for the federal minimum wage to go up. per hour effective July 24, 2009 (see Payroll Guide ¶18,200 ). per hour effective July 24, 2009 (see Payroll Guide ¶18,200 ). Many states have minimum wage laws. FLSA minimum wage rate. per hour on July 24, 2007.

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Projections of payroll issues under a Biden presidency

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He noted that “employers steal about $15 billion a year from working people just by paying workers less than the minimum wage” (see Biden Campaign Website, Empower Workers ). Biden has indicated he will work with Congress to establish a federal standard modeled on the ABC test for all labor, employment, and tax laws.

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