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Rayna Alexander, Esq.

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IRS Announces 2025 COLAs for Transportation Fringes, FSA Deferrals

https://www.payroll.org/news-resources/news/news-detail/2024/10/22/irs-announces-2025-colas-for-transportation-fringes-fsa-deferrals
The IRS released cost-of-living-adjustments for 2025 reflecting any increases in excludable transportation fringes and the flexible spending arrangement deferral limit, among other changes.

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IRS Moves Forward With Processing ERC Claims

https://www.payroll.org/news-resources/news/news-detail/2024/08/09/irs-moves-forward-with-processing-erc-claims
The IRS said it will process more employee retention credit (ERC) claims and continue compliance work.

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USCIS Extends Form I-9 Expiration Date

https://www.payroll.org/news-resources/news/news-detail/2024/08/08/uscis-extends-form-i-9-expiration-date
USCIS updates Form I-9 and the instructions to extend expiration date to May 31, 2027.

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IRS Announces Some Amended Returns Can Now Be E-Filed

https://www.payroll.org/news-resources/news/news-detail/2024/07/18/irs-announces-some-amended-returns-can-now-be-e-filed
On July 17, the IRS announced that some amended employment tax returns can be electronically filed using the Modernized e-File (MeF) program.

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Special Report Provides Insider Look at 2024 Capital Summit

https://payroll.org/news-resources/news/news-detail/2024/04/12/special-report-provides-insider-look-at-2024-capital-summit
PayrollOrg’s Special Report on its 2024 Capital Summit in the April issue of Payroll Currently offers an insider look at the latest developments affecting payroll professionals.

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Leap Year Could Cause Extra Payday for Some Employers

https://www.payroll.org/news-resources/news/news-detail/2024/03/07/leap-year-could-cause-extra-payday-for-some-employers

Some employers may have an extra payday to process in 2024 due to it being a leap year. In a normal year, one day of the week will occur 53 times (52 weeks x 7 days/week = 364 days). In leap years,...

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IRS Releases 2024 Form 941, Schedules, and Instructions

https://www.payroll.org/news-resources/news/news-detail/2024/03/06/irs-releases-2024-form-941-schedules-and-instructions

The IRS released the 2024 Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return; Schedule B, Report of Tax Liability for Semiweekly Schedule Depositors; and Schedule R, Allocation Schedule for Aggregate...

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IRS Updates Filers on Issues in IRIS Working Group Meeting

https://www.payroll.org/news-resources/news/news-detail/2024/01/25/irs-updates-filers-on-issues-in-iris-working-group-meeting

During the January IRIS working group meeting, an IRS representative provided filers with updates regarding the Information Returns Intake System (IRIS), which opened for tax year 2023 filing on...

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SSA Provides Webinar on Updated BSO Registration Process

https://www.payroll.org/news-resources/news/news-detail/2024/01/15/ssa-provides-webinar-on-updated-bso-registration-process

The Social Security Administration (SSA) provided a 32-minute webinar that explains how to register to use its Business Services Online (BSO). The webinar slide presentation and Q&As are also...

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IRSAC Annual Report Addresses Two Payroll Issues

https://www.payroll.org/news-resources/news/news-detail/2023/11/17/irsac-annual-report-addresses-two-payroll-issues

At a public meeting on November 9, the IRS Advisory Council (IRSAC) presented its annual report [Publication 5316, rev. 11-23]. The general report identifies one main issue and contains...

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