article thumbnail

IRS Promotes E-Filing of Payroll Tax Forms

CPA Practice

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding employers that the best way to file their next quarterly payroll tax return by the Oct. Two options to electronically file payroll tax returns The first option for employers is to self-file by purchasing IRS-approved software that meets their specific needs. This includes the Oct.

article thumbnail

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

2023 in review: The year in sales tax

TaxConnex

This year, South Dakota eliminated its 200-transaction economic nexus transaction threshold, as did Louisiana’s threshold. Louisiana also eliminated resale and wholesale transactions as factors in the $100,000 threshold for marketplace facilitators. National sales tax H.R.25 National sales tax H.R.25

Sales 231
article thumbnail

The latest on a national sales tax

TaxConnex

The provisions This bill imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the U.S. of taxable property or services in lieu of the current income taxes, payroll taxes and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2025, adjusted in subsequent years.

Sales 147
article thumbnail

The Benefits of Delayed Business Filings

CPA Practice

Some states don’t allow forward dating incorporation dates, including: Alaska Arkansas Connecticut Hawaii Idaho Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Nevada Delayed filings also help businesses overcome end-of-year backlogs in Secretary of State offices that often lead to standard filings not being cleared by the end of the year.

article thumbnail

Milestones for S Corporation Election

CPA Practice

If the IRS believes salaries are below the typical wage for those positions because the business is trying to avoid paying payroll taxes, the company will lose its S Corp status. The IRS is Watching The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) closely monitors S Corps owners to ensure they take (and pay) “reasonable salaries” to all employees.

article thumbnail

What employers should know about voluntary unemployment contributions for rate reductions

ThomsonReuters

Department of Labor explains that unemployment insurance is a federal-state program financed through federal and state employer payroll taxes. States like California and Louisiana have certain rules that do not permit voluntary contributions under certain conditions. Virgin Islands.