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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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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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The Benefits of Delayed Business Filings

CPA Practice

Incorporating at the End of the Year The primary advantage of incorporating before the end of the year is your clients can then take advantage of the tax benefits owning a corporation offers, including writing off the costs of incorporating on this year’s taxes.

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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. Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) taxes are paid and reported by employers. Generally, most employers receive a FUTA credit and only pay a net tax rate of 0.6%

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Federal Paid FMLA May Be Out While States Consider Possibilities

ThomsonReuters

The program would be funded by 2% payroll tax, 1% paid by the employer, 1% paid by the employee ( L. 2022, H2222/S729 would establish the Missouri Earned FMLA program that would provide up to six weeks of PFML. 2022, H447 ). . Proposed legislation ( L. 2022, H5029 ) seeks to establish a PFMLI program.

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BEC Attacks Surge As Fraudsters Eye Pandemic Opportunity

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115,000 worth of fraudulent payments were reportedly made by former leaders of a small town in Missouri , the New York Times recently reported. Attorney David Anderson releasing a statement last month noting that the shop “was not paying required payroll taxes for his employees” despite obtaining the PPP funding.