The Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund projects the social security wage base will be $146,700 for 2022.

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The General Services Administration issued its annual updated list of federal maximum per diem rates for travel to locations within the continental United States.

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On August 6, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will extend the federal student loan relief until January 31, 2022.

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The IRS is making changes to its Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) system application process for new users.

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The IRS issued guidance to extend the allowance of donations of vacation, sick, or personal leave through a leave-based donation program to be made to charitable organizations for victims of COVID-19...

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The IRS proposed regulations amending the rules for filing electronically that would gradually reduce the threshold for filing information returns from 250 to 10 returns.

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Special Report: Panel Answers Questions at Congress Xstream—Part 2 offers an insider look at how federal agency executives answered questions submitted by participants at APA’s virtual event.

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On June 24, the IRS released its 2020 Internal Revenue Service Data Book, which provides statistics that underscore the importance of payroll professionals to the integrity of the American tax system.

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On June 23, the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) held its annual public meeting via conference call and released its Annual Report to Congress.

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The IRS released a revised 2021 Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, and its instructions; instructions for Schedule B; and Schedule R and its instructions.

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