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Four Indiana Counties Increase Income Tax Rates

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/05/four-indiana-counties-increase-income-tax-rates
Effective October 1, 2018, four Indiana counties – DeKalb, Floyd, Fulton, and Vigo – have increased their income tax rates [Indiana Department of Revenue, Departmental Notice No. 1, rev. 10-18].

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FBI Warns About Phishing Emails for Employees’ Payroll Information

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/04/fbi-warns-about-phishing-emails-for-employees-payroll-information
The FBI issued a public service announcement (PSA) encouraging employers to remind employees not to respond to phishing emails from cybercriminals who want access to employees’ payroll information...

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APA Is There for Swearing-In of New IRS Commissioner

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/10/03/apa-is-there-for-swearing-in-of-new-irs-commissioner
On October 1, Charles P. (Chuck) Rettig was sworn in as the 49th Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. His term as commissioner will expire in November 2022. An APA representative attended...

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IRS and Several States Offer Hurricane Florence Disaster Relief

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/09/28/irs-and-several-states-offer-hurricane-florence-disaster-relief
Several states are offering tax relief to affected employers in the wake of Hurricane Florence, including North Carolina, one of the hardest hit states. The IRS is also offering federal relief for...

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APA Sends Thanks to IRS for Delaying Major Changes to Form W-4 Until 2020

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/09/27/apa-sends-thanks-to-irs-for-delaying-major-changes-to-form-w-4-until-2020
On September 21, APA sent a letter to the IRS commending the IRS team for increasing stakeholder involvement and considering APA’s recommendations in delaying major changes to the Form W-4,...

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Compliance TV: APA Comments on Proposed Regulations for Mandatory E-filing of Information Returns

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/09/26/compliance-tv-apa-comments-on-proposed-regulations-for-mandatory-e-filing-of-information-returns
The September 2018 edition of Compliance TV covers the proposed regulations for mandatory e-filing of information returns and the California Supreme Court rejecting de minimis doctrine for...

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IRS Allows Exclusion of 2017 Moving Expenses Paid in 2018

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/09/26/irs-allows-exclusion-of-2017-moving-expenses-paid-in-2018
The IRS has announced that employer payments or reimbursements in 2018 for employees’ qualified moving expenses incurred before January 1, 2018, are excluded from the employees’ wages for income and...

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Major Updates to the APA Bookshelf

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/09/24/major-updates-to-the-apa-bookshelf
The APA has released the second 2018 content update for the four essential publications that are part of the APA Bookshelf. The Payroll Source® and the other publications now include major changes...

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Oregon Form W-4 Coming in 2019, Employees Encouraged to Check Withholding

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/09/21/oregon-form-w-4-coming-in-2019-employees-encouraged-to-check-withholding
The Oregon Department of Revenue is urging employees to check their wage withholding before the end of 2018. It is also alerting employers and employees that it will release an Oregon-specific Form...

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IRS Delays Major Revisions to Form W-4 Until 2020 Version

https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/09/20/irs-delays-major-revisions-to-form-w-4-until-2020-version

On September 20, the IRS announced it will delay major revisions to Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, until the 2020 version. The 2019 form will be similar to the 2018 version....

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