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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners

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These taxes fund social insurance programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment benefits. Here’s a quick breakdown of payroll taxes: Federal Income Tax Withholding : Employers must withhold federal income tax from employees’ wages based on their W-4 Forms and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines.

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CPE Webinar September 12, 2023: Cybersecurity for the Tax Practitioner

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Ann is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. A veteran of accounting journalism, she also speaks at many accounting events, trade shows, and webinars. She has taught introductory accounting and personal finance courses, and she is a former computer applications instructor at the Indiana CPA Society.

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Last Week in Payroll: Summertime Tax Tips

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Among the book’s provisions include: (1) increasing the employer provided childcare tax credit for businesses, (2) creating a new general business credit equal to 10% of the eligible expenses paid or incurred in connection with onshoring a U.S. For the latest in tax, accounting, and payroll news, visit tax.tr.com/blog.

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Sales and Use Tax Updates from February

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House has passed a measure that would increase the general sales tax rate for clothing and many other items from 7% to 9.5%. The proposal, which now goes to the state’s Senate, would also phase out Mississippi’s personal income tax over 10 years and cut its grocery tax in half over five years. billion in January 2021 , 0.3%

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