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2024 Payroll Tax and Withholdings Update

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In 2024, there are several updates to various payroll tax withholding limits, including Social Security tax and 401(k) elective deferrals. For employees, minimum wage is increasing in Missouri and Illinois. Social Security Tax Withholding For 2024, the Social Security tax wage base for employees will increase to $168,600.

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House Bill Proposes to End Social Security Tax for Retirees

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However, this isn’t the first time lawmakers have introduced legislation to end income tax on Social Security benefits. As Kiplinger reported, the Social Security tax wage base jumped 5.2% The Social Security payroll tax wage base was $160,200 last year. payroll tax on nearly $100,000 more of their wages.

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Employer Payroll Tax Obligations When Employees Work Out-Of-State

Anders CPA

This changing employment landscape requires employers to reassess their payroll tax withholding processes to ensure you are withholding the proper amount of state, local and unemployment taxes from your employees’ wages. Below we dive into the state and unemployment tax responsibilities employers need to know.

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Last Week in PAYROLL

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The aim is to: “address potential problems remote workers are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the possibility of having their state income taxes become out of balance because they worked from home in a different state than their ordinary place of employment.”.

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