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State Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wage Bases for 2019

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/11/01/state-unemployment-insurance-taxable-wage-bases-for-2019

Most states have released their state unemployment insurance (SUI) taxable wage bases for 2019. The APA website has a list of the SUI taxable wage bases from 2016-2019, and it will continue to be...

Updated for 2019, 'APA’s Guide to Local Payroll Taxes' Is Now Available Online

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/29/updated-for-2019-'apa-s-guide-to-local-payroll-taxes'-is-now-available-online

Find local payroll tax withholding, depositing, and reporting requirements from all 15 relevant states in one comprehensive, easy-to-read resource: APA’s Guide to Local Payroll Taxes. The 2019...

DOL Extends PAID Program for Six Months

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/26/dol-extends-paid-program-for-six-months

The U.S. Department of Labor is extending its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program for six more months – until April 2019. The PAID program was established to expedite resolution of...

IRS and Several States Offer Hurricane Michael Disaster Relief

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/25/irs-and-several-states-offer-hurricane-michael-disaster-relief

Several states are offering tax relief to affected employers in the wake of Hurricane Michael, including Florida, one of the hardest hit states. The IRS is also offering federal tax relief for...

Compliance TV: Social Security Wage Base Increases

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/23/compliance-tv-social-security-wage-base-increases

In this October 2018 edition of Compliance TV: two Michigan cities approve new income taxes, the social security wage base increases, and the IRS allows the exclusion of 2017 moving expenses paid in...

Washington Proposes to Change White Collar Exemption Rules

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/19/washington-proposes-to-change-white-collar-exemption-rules

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has released a pre-draft version of proposed white collar overtime exemption rules. The agency wants to update the duties tests and salary thresholds...

DOL Creates Office of Compliance Initiatives, New Websites

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/18/dol-creates-office-of-compliance-initiatives-new-websites

To help its enforcement activities, the U.S. Department of Labor has created the Office of Compliance Initiatives and launched two new websites (for employers and workers) with resources to assess...

New Draft of 2019 Form W-4 Has Few Changes From 2018

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/15/new-draft-of-2019-form-w-4-has-few-changes-from-2018

The IRS released a second draft of the 2019 Form W-4 on October 12. The latest draft Form W-4 is very similar to the 2018 Form W-4 with a few non-substantive language changes in the general...

Employers Can Enroll in New York’s Optional Employer Compensation Expense Tax Program

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/12/employers-can-enroll-in-new-york-s-optional-employer-compensation-expense-tax-program

Employers may now enroll in the optional New York Employer Compensation Expense Tax Program. Employers that are choosing to opt-in for calendar year 2019 must enroll online no later than December 1,...

Social Security Wage Base Increases to $132,900 for 2019

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/11/social-security-wage-base-increases-to-$132-900-for-2019

On October 11, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that the 2019 social security wage base will be $132,900, an increase of $4,500 from $128,400 in 2018 [SSA, Press Release, 10-11-18].

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