The most recent stimulus package (Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021) signed into law on December 27, 2020, provides more relief to employers than ever before. As part of the bill, changes to the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) have greatly expanded its value and...
Last August, the U.S. Department of Treasury was ordered to defer collecting certain payroll taxes from wages earned between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-65 to provide employee payroll tax deferral guidance for...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released their 2021 retirement plan limits via Notice 2020-79, containing cost-of-living adjustments for 2021 that affect amounts employees can contribute to 401(k) plans and IRAs, most of which remain unchanged. Key limits that...
The IRS has released form 1099-NEC (Non-Employee Compensation) for reporting money a business pays to independent contractors. This new form will replace box 7 on the 1099-MISC form. Most businesses will have to file two separate forms, as employers will still need to...
Employers are required to report the amount of qualified sick and family leave wages paid to employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on Form W-2, according to guidance from the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department. The guidance was provided...