Last Update 4/17/2020 - We are continuing to monitor and update this blog as information is released. There’s no doubt that the Coronavirus pandemic has now disrupted all of our lives. You’re getting emails about it, you scan through masses of posts and articles in your social media; there’s just [...]
Last Update 4/22/2020 – We are continuing to monitor and update this blog as information is released. On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201 (FFCRA) into law. The FFCRA is meant to support families that are impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) [...]
By Marleen De Winter, Director of MarCom and Sales Having been a remote worker for almost 9 years, I’ve felt lucky to be able to work remote, doing a job I love with people that have become like a second family to me. I feel even luckier now with all the COVID-19 panic going [...]
How to keep business going as best you can in the midst of pandemic turmoil. Even the ordinary flu can bring your workplace to a standstill so it’s no wonder the current COVID-19 pandemic has everyone rattled. It’s easy to get caught up in the enormity of it all and we should take this [...]
There is a growing trend of states that are creating new laws and strengthening existing regulations to better protect the workforce from pay discrimination, harassment, privacy invasion and more. The state of Illinois is one of many states that has had quite a busy year legislative-wise. There are several new laws that have been passed [...]
Health Insurance Mandates by State Just when you thought ACA reporting for employers couldn’t get more complex… some states are now requiring ACA-like employer reporting at the state level as well. What's the Situation? With the individual mandate effectively being moot on the federal level as of 2019, some states [...]
In December of 2019, the IRS released a new tool that might be very helpful to employers dealing with the updated 2020 Form W-4. Payroll professionals are getting questions from employees - “If I give you a new W-4, how will this affect the federal taxes withheld from my paycheck?” This can be a difficult [...]
President Trump signed important legislation in December 2019 that will impact many employers. H.R. 1865, or the “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020”, brings changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While the ACA hasn’t been repealed altogether, the president has repealed three key taxes imposed by the ACA. These, and several other notable changes [...]
In December 2019, the IRS released the 2020 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate. This version of the form has been changed from the previous draft form that was released in August. In addition, there is a noteworthy change on how you can find Federal Income Tax Withholding Method tables. With tax season upon us, here’s [...]
IT’S HERE! The IRS has released the final W-4 for the 2020 tax year. Any employee that needs to make a change to their federal withholding effective on or after 1/1/2020 will be required to use the new form. This form change has significant impact on payroll professionals and their employees. In addition, several states [...]