We spend the vast majority of our time unraveling the complexities of payroll law. But sometimes it’s good to step out and stretch our intellectual muscles by delving...
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act repeals the deduction for alimony for couples who divorce, beginning in 2019. That’s putting a lot of pressure on couples to get their ducks...
The IRS desperately wants to avoid handing taxpayers surprise tax bills next winter. Unfortunately, its withholding calculator is the only tool employees can use to...
No sooner had IRS Letter 226J hit applicable large employers’ mailboxes informing them that they may be liable for a free-rider penalty, than questions regarding the...
Not very comforting, is it?
Back in the winter, we mentioned that the IRS anticipated that the entire withholding process would change, beginning in 2019, thanks to the...
A New Freedom, Pa. woman says gambling addiction is why she embezzled $4.3 million while working at the Susquehanna Valley Surgical Center in Harrisburg.
Your options: You can either void uncashed checks or hold them open on your books. Hiccup: Banks generally won’t honor checks that are older than six months, so your...
I’m a city kid. I live now in the inner suburban ring of my city. It’s quieter, but sometimes the density and the crazy mall drivers get to me.
If you have...
If you’re tempted to say that to the teenagers in your house, and thankful that someone else will be employing them this summer, remember that somewhere out there...
Ah, the beach. Or maybe you’re a lake and mountain person.
Wrinkle: Employees are still going to need to be paid while you’re gone, which means some advance...
If misclassified workers pay their income and self-employment taxes, you’re off the hook for the income taxes you didn’t withhold and likewise for both the employer...
When you withhold taxes from employees’ pay, you’re administering the tax code. The U.S. Supreme Court has now given you some breathing room. It ruled that you...
Glitches in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act began bubbling to the surface almost the minute it was signed into law. Although there are higher priority items that need...
The bookkeeper for Farm Mercantile in Fairfax, Minn., faces five charges of filing false tax returns because she failed to report $266,333 in embezzled income. In all,...
Most employees file their W-4s when they’re first hired and then promptly forget about them. That might not be the best strategy right now, thanks to the Tax Cuts and...
