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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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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 Taxes for an Employer: How Is Payroll Tax Calculated?

Snyder

Payroll taxes can be daunting for employers to calculate and pay. With the numerous tax laws, regulations and compliance requirements, employers are required to be up-to-date on the latest regulations to ensure they’re making accurate and timely payroll tax payments. It is not intended to provide any tax advice.

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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

She is the CEO of CorpNet , the most innovative way to start a business, register for payroll taxes, and maintain business compliance across the United States. States with tighter schedules include Illinois and New York (up to 60 days) and Virginia (up to 15 days).

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How SUI and State Income Taxes Affect Small Businesses

CPA Practice

Finally, SUI tax rates tend to change from calendar year to calendar year and can rise or fall depending on the economy and the state’s unemployment fund status. Some states require employers to pay additional payroll taxes. Some states have a progressive tax rate based on salary, while others charge a flat SIT rate.

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Milestones for S Corporation Election

CPA Practice

If the IRS believes salaries are below the typical wage for those positions because the business is trying to avoid paying payroll taxes, the company will lose its S Corp status. The IRS is Watching The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) closely monitors S Corps owners to ensure they take (and pay) “reasonable salaries” to all employees.