--- title: Pay News Now | PayrollOrg Staff (47) description: Pay News Now (47) --- [![soc-fb](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_fb.svg "soc-fb")](https://www.facebook.com/PayrollOrg) [![soc-in](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_li.svg "soc-in")](https://www.linkedin.com/company/payroll-org/) [![Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png?width=20&height=19&name=Twitter-X-White-Logo-PNG.png)](https://twitter.com/PayrollOrg) - [Home](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders) - [About](https://blogs.payroll.org/about) - [Connect](https://blogs.payroll.org/connect) - [Resources](https://blogs.payroll.org/resources) ![23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo.png?width=1300&name=23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo.png "23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo") [![26 PayrollOrg®RGB-NoTag long](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/26%20PayrollOrg%C2%AERGB-NoTag%20long.jpg?width=1300&name=26%20PayrollOrg%C2%AERGB-NoTag%20long.jpg "26 PayrollOrg®RGB-NoTag long")](https://payroll.org/) # PayrollOrg Staff ![PayrollOrg Staff](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/PayrollOrg_Swirl.jpg) # Recent Posts # [IRS Gives an Extra Day to File Returns or Pay Taxes Originally Due on December 5](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/irs-gives-an-extra-day-to-file-returns-or-pay-taxes-originally-due-on-december-5) https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/12/05/irs-gives-an-extra-day-to-file-returns-or-pay-taxes-originally-due-on-december-5 [![](https://www.americanpayroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/bushtaxes.jpg?sfvrsn=f904074e_0)](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/irs-gives-an-extra-day-to-file-returns-or-pay-taxes-originally-due-on-december-5) The IRS gave an extra day to file returns or pay taxes originally due on December 5, which has been declared a National Day of Mourning for former President George H.W. Bush \[IRS News Release... [more](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/irs-gives-an-extra-day-to-file-returns-or-pay-taxes-originally-due-on-december-5) # [IRS Issues Interim Guidance on 2019 Withholding](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/irs-issues-interim-guidance-on-2019-withholding) https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/11/30/irs-issues-interim-guidance-on-2019-withholding [![](https://www.americanpayroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/irswithhold.jpg?sfvrsn=ae1aee4d_0)](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/irs-issues-interim-guidance-on-2019-withholding) The IRS has issued interim guidance on withholding for the 2019 calendar year, which includes information on the Form W-4 \[Notice 2018-92, 11-26-18\]. [more](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/irs-issues-interim-guidance-on-2019-withholding) # [Seattle Commuter Benefits Law Will Take Effect January 1, 2020](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/seattle-commuter-benefits-law-will-take-effect-january-1-2020) https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/11/29/seattle-commuter-benefits-law-will-take-effect-january-1-2020 [![](https://www.americanpayroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/seattle.jpg?sfvrsn=8a29f2fa_0)](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/seattle-commuter-benefits-law-will-take-effect-january-1-2020) Effective January 1, 2020, employers with 20 or more employees in Seattle, Washington, will be required to provide pre-tax transit benefits to employees. The Seattle Office of Labor Standards will... [more](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/seattle-commuter-benefits-law-will-take-effect-january-1-2020) # [Compliance TV: IRS announces pension plan limits for 2019](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/compliance-tv-irs-announces-pension-plan-limits-for-2019) https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/11/21/compliance-tv-irs-announces-pension-plan-limits-for-2019 [![](https://www.americanpayroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/compliance-tv.jpg?sfvrsn=9ee4e8cf_0)](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/compliance-tv-irs-announces-pension-plan-limits-for-2019) In this December 2018 edition of Compliance TV, the IRS announces pension plan limits for 2019 and sets cost-of-living adjustments for transportation fringe benefits. Also, 22 states will have... [more](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/compliance-tv-irs-announces-pension-plan-limits-for-2019) # [Compliance TV: States Release UI Taxable Wage Bases for 2019](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/compliance-tv-states-release-ui-taxable-wage-bases-for-2019) https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/11/21/compliance-tv-states-release-ui-taxable-wage-bases-for-2019 [![](https://www.americanpayroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/compliance-tv.jpg?sfvrsn=9ee4e8cf_0)](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/compliance-tv-states-release-ui-taxable-wage-bases-for-2019) In this November 2018 edition of Compliance TV, we review the states release of UI taxable wage bases for 2019, the new draft of the 2018 Form W-4, and the IRS's W-2 verification code program for... [more](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/compliance-tv-states-release-ui-taxable-wage-bases-for-2019) # [Virgin Islands Faces FUTA Credit Reduction for 2018](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/virgin-islands-faces-futa-credit-reduction-for-2018) https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/11/20/virgin-islands-faces-futa-credit-reduction-for-2018 [![](https://www.americanpayroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/virginislands.jpg?sfvrsn=c4b4c374_0)](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/virgin-islands-faces-futa-credit-reduction-for-2018) According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Virgin Islands could not pay its federal loans by the November 10, 2018, deadline and will lose the full Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) credit... [more](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/virgin-islands-faces-futa-credit-reduction-for-2018) # [IRS Announces 2019 COLAs for Transportation Fringes, FSA Deferrals, and More](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/irs-announces-2019-colas-for-transportation-fringes-fsa-deferrals-and-more) https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/11/16/irs-announces-2019-colas-for-transportation-fringes-fsa-deferrals-and-more [![](https://www.americanpayroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/cola19.jpg?sfvrsn=6d0f5a9e_0)](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/irs-announces-2019-colas-for-transportation-fringes-fsa-deferrals-and-more) On November 15, the IRS released inflation-adjusted tables for 2019 reflecting any increases in the flexible spending arrangements deferral limit and excludable transportation fringes, among other... [more](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/irs-announces-2019-colas-for-transportation-fringes-fsa-deferrals-and-more) # [DOL Issues Four Opinion Letters on FLSA Topics](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/dol-issues-four-opinion-letters-on-flsa-topics) https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/11/15/dol-issues-four-opinion-letters-on-flsa-topics [![](https://www.americanpayroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/dol.jpg?sfvrsn=8c28f03a_0)](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/dol-issues-four-opinion-letters-on-flsa-topics) The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division issued four new opinion letters that address compliance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). [more](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/dol-issues-four-opinion-letters-on-flsa-topics) # [APA Improves Recertification Program With Changes Starting in 2019](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/apa-improves-recertification-program-with-changes-starting-in-2019) https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/11/14/apa-improves-recertification-program-with-changes-starting-in-2019 [![](https://www.americanpayroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/recertification.jpg?sfvrsn=3b186ab7_0)](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/apa-improves-recertification-program-with-changes-starting-in-2019) Starting January 1, 2019, in an effort to improve the Recertification program by streamlining the process for FPC and CPP certificants seeking to maintain their status, and to protect the integrity... [more](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/apa-improves-recertification-program-with-changes-starting-in-2019) # [IRSAC Role to Expand, Absorb IRPAC, ACT in 2019](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/irsac-role-to-expand-absorb-irpac-act-in-2019) https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2018/11/09/irsac-role-to-expand-absorb-irpac-act-in-2019 [![](https://www.americanpayroll.org/images/default-source/default-album/irsbuilding.jpg?sfvrsn=841999c6_0)](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/irsac-role-to-expand-absorb-irpac-act-in-2019) The IRS has announced that the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council’s (IRSAC) role will expand in 2019 to incorporate two other advisory groups \[IR-2018-212, 11-1-18\]. 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