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2024 Payroll Tax and Withholdings Update

Anders CPA

In 2024, there are several updates to various payroll tax withholding limits, including Social Security tax and 401(k) elective deferrals. For employees, minimum wage is increasing in Missouri and Illinois. Social Security Tax Withholding For 2024, the Social Security tax wage base for employees will increase to $168,600.

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House Bill Proposes to End Social Security Tax for Retirees

CPA Practice

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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Last Week in PAYROLL

ThomsonReuters

The 2021 final version of Publication 15 is pretty similar to the draft version issued in December of 2020 and notes some items of importance like Certified Professional Employer Organizations (CPEOs) must e-file Forms 941 , Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return , beginning in 2021 (except for the first quarter the CPEO was certified).

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