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

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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. Medicare tax on wages exceeding certain thresholds.)

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House Bill Proposes to End Social Security Tax for Retirees

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By Katelyn Washington, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) A proposal to end federal tax on Social Security retirement benefits would provide relief for retirees as early as next year. 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).

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New Washington State Payroll Tax Targets Long-Term Care Expenses

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Taylor, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) There’s another new tax in the state of Washington. 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. Is long-term care insurance tax deductible?

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Trendspotting: Top Ten Payroll Issues of State Legislatures

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States eye workforce as a legislative priority for payroll The majority of state legislatures began their legislative sessions this January. A flurry of bills is being proposed in the payroll space — many having to do labor and employment. Minnesota has several localities that have paid sick leave ordinances.

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Minnesota CPA Stole More Than $340,000 From Her Clients, Feds Say

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District Court in Minneapolis with making monetary transactions connected to a crime and failing to file taxes in connection with the thefts that spanned from 2016 until 2020. Prosecutors also say she underreported her earnings, leading to a loss of nearly $85,000 in tax collections. Jeana Ann Lautigar, 57, was charged Monday in U.S.

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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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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 results in employers paying more in FUTA taxes. Virgin Islands is currently the only tax jurisdiction that is a FUTA credit reduction state.

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