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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2020/02/06/apa-shines-as-tax-withholding-subject-matter-expert
The APA is the nation’s leader in payroll education, publications, and training. Since the IRS released the 2020 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate, and new Publication 15-T, Federal Income...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2020/01/31/kentucky-extends-form-w-2-k-5-filing-deadline
Kentucky has extended the filing deadline for Forms W-2 and state Forms K-5, Kentucky Employer’s Report of Withholding Tax Statements, to February 15 from January 31. This is due to technical issues...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2020/01/24/court-sides-with-new-york-department-of-labor-on-paycard-regulations
A New York appellate court has sided with the state labor agency on its burdensome payroll card regulations. The regulations were challenged by a payroll card provider and are in effect.
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2020/01/23/dol-announces-annual-adjustments-for-flsa-fmla-violations
The U.S. Department of Labor released inflation adjustments to the civil penalties for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2020/01/22/irs-security-summit-to-offer-cybersecurity-guidance
The IRS’s Security Summit is preparing cybersecurity scenarios for the payroll industry that includes guidance on data protection and authentication. The summit is a coalition of the IRS and...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2020/01/21/compliance-tv-irs-announces-business-standard-mileage-rate-releases-publication-15-t
In this January 2020 edition of Compliance TV: the IRS announces business standard mileage rate and releases Publication 15-T; more states react to the new Form W-4; and APA unveils its 2020...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2020/01/17/irs-creates-gig-economy-tax-center-resource
The IRS created a new webpage, the Gig Economy Tax Center, to help workers and businesses find information on the gig economy.
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2020/01/16/california-launches-new-employment-status-portal
California A.B. 5 has made big changes to the state’s worker classification requirements. The state has launched the Employment Status Portal to provide information for workers and employers on the...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2020/01/14/payroll-currently-provides-payroll-professionals-with-knowledge
2020 launches a new year of Payroll Currently, a monthly electronic newsletter exclusively for APA members. Now in its 28th year of publication, Payroll Currently contains timely and accurate...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2020/01/09/state-electronic-magnetic-media-w-2-reporting-deadlines-are-approaching
Most states require Forms W-2 to be filed with their tax departments electronically or on magnetic media by January 31, 2020 – 36 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The due dates are in...
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