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

CPA Practice

As accountants and CPAs, dealing with payroll taxes is essential to managing finances for your business clients. Understanding the details of payroll taxes helps you better assist your clients in fulfilling their obligations and maximizing tax efficiency. By Nellie Akalp. for both employees and employers.

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New Washington State Payroll Tax Targets Long-Term Care Expenses

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The state’s Supreme Court recently upheld a controversial capital gains tax , which has been re-challenged in court and could be on the state’s ballot in November for potential repeal. Will other states, like California, implement similar initiatives involving payroll tax deductions? What is long-term care?

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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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House Bill Proposes to End Social Security Tax for Retirees

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That’s because, as the bill is worded, federal taxes on Social Security income would be eliminated beginning in 2025 (tax returns filed in early 2026). The You Earned It, You Keep It Act is referred to as a “win-win” by its sponsor, Minnesota Rep. As Kiplinger reported, the Social Security tax wage base jumped 5.2%

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Payroll trends to watch in 2022 (Part 2)

ThomsonReuters

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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Heads Up! Payroll Changes Coming in July

ThomsonReuters

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. Payroll Changes Coming in July appeared first on Tax & Accounting Blog Posts by Thomson Reuters. The minimum wage increases to $12.50

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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.