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IRS Gives Tax Relief to Those Affected by Hurricane Lee in Massachusetts and Maine

CPA Practice

The IRS on Monday announced that all individuals and business owners in Maine and Massachusetts now have until Feb. 15, 2024, to file their tax returns and make tax payments because of Hurricane Lee’s impact. Quarterly estimated income tax payments normally due on Sept. So, this is more time to file, not to pay.

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Massachusetts Enacts Single-Sales Apportionment Among Other Tax Provisions

Withum

On October 4, 2023, Massachusetts enacted tax legislation (H.4104), 4104), which will dramatically affect how businesses calculate their Massachusetts income. Historically, most businesses in Massachusetts apportioned income using a three-factor apportionment formula comprising of property, payroll, and double-weighted sales.

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An Employer’s Guide to Multi-State Payroll Tax Withholding for Remote Workers

Anders CPA

Remote workers have become a staple of the workplace, but hiring out-of-state employees can lead to payroll tax complications. Multi-state payroll tax withholding done incorrectly can lead to penalties and interest for employers and create tax headaches for employees.

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Payroll trends to watch in 2022 (Part 2)

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Part 2 of this blogpost explains how prevalent payroll is in our daily lives with a focus on key issues in 2022, including unemployment, disaster relief, paid sick leave, and international. This comes to an additional $21 in FUTA tax per employee to the $7,000 annual taxable wage base. The guide also contains information on FUTA taxes.

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IRS Starts Accepting Returns and Extends Hours at Tax Assistance Centers

CPA Practice

The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2024 tax season on January 29, 2024, accepting and processing federal individual tax returns, and announcing that it expects more than 146 million individual tax returns for 2023 to be filed this filing season. Another option is the Direct File pilot program.

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Last Week in Payroll: Federal Employment Taxes

ThomsonReuters

In general, the federal income tax, Social Security tax, FUTA tax, Medicare tax, and Additional Medicare tax are considered employment or payroll taxes. An employer withholds these taxes from the wages of each employee and file and pay the taxes with the IRS. Payroll tax relief.

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IRS Promotes E-Filing of Payroll Tax Forms

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The Internal Revenue Service is reminding employers that the best way to file their next quarterly payroll tax return by the Oct. E-filing is the most secure, accurate method to file returns, and saves time. The second option for employers is to hire a tax professional to prepare and file their employment tax returns.