https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/12/13/irs-releases-2019-aca-reporting-forms-instructions
The IRS released the 2019 Affordable Care Act (ACA) forms and instructions. The forms for tax year 2019 are largely unchanged.
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/12/12/house-of-representatives-introduces-mobile-workforce-bill
Both houses of Congress are now considering legislation that would create a 30-day safe harbor against nonresident income tax withholding for employees who travel across state lines on business, with...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/12/11/submit-your-questions-for-federal-agencies-to-answer-at-congress-2020
Got a tough payroll question best answered by a federal agency? Send it to APA so that we can ask it during one of the Forum on Federal Payroll Issues sessions at the 2020 Annual Congress.
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/12/10/plan-your-2020-payroll-resolutions-with-help-from-apa-experts
Join the American Payroll Association for our final #PayNews chat of the year on Thursday, December 12 at 3 p.m. EST. We’ll look back on payroll developments that happened in 2019 and discuss what...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/12/06/final-2020-form-w-4-is-here
On December 4, the IRS released the 2020 Form W-4. The 2020 form is substantially different from prior year forms and has been revised to comply with the income tax withholding requirements in the...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/12/05/san-antonio-paid-sick-leave-did-not-take-effect-december-1
A recent court ruling prevented San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance from taking effect as scheduled on December 1, 2019. The ordinance will remain on hold pending an ongoing court case.
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/12/05/apa-recommends-new-irs-division-for-payroll-and-employment-taxes
The Taxpayer First Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 116-25) requires the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS to provide Congress with a written plan to redesign the organization of the IRS by September 30,...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/12/03/payroll-professionals-can-be-the-happy-holiday-heroes
With year-end looming, here are three simple ways payroll programs can facilitate a stress-free transition to the New Year.
The holiday season is often painted alongside familiar Hallmark moments....
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/11/27/new-york-ecet-sample-notice-for-employees
The New York Department of Taxation and Finance has a sample notice that employers electing to participate in the Employer Compensation Expense Tax (ECET) Program may use to communicate to their...
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https://www.americanpayroll.org/news-resources/apa-news/news-detail/2019/11/26/the-benefits-and-basics-of-starting-a-local-chapter
The American Payroll Association has 122 local chapters throughout the United States, and we’re always excited to add more. Learn the basics of why and how to start a chapter in your area!
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