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Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefit Limits to Increase in 2023
The IRS has released its cost-of-living adjustments for employee-qualified transportation fringe benefits for the 2023 tax year.
Why You Should Plan for Much Higher Minimum Wage Rates in 2023
Minimum wage rates for next year – in many states and cities – are already seeing significant increases especially if they are tied to the Consumer Price Index or inflation. Here’s where it’s happening and what household employers need to know.
What are Pay Transparency Laws?
Pay transparency laws are popping up across the country. Household employers should be attentive to this trend as pay transparency may affect how they post their job openings and how they talk about pay and pay history during the hiring process. Here’s what families with household help need to know.
Legal Troubles for Household Employers Highlight Importance of Labor Compliance
Non-compliance with wage and labor laws in household employment has grabbed a number of headlines across the country recently and cost families hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, penalties, and payment of back wages. We take a look at three cases and what families with household help can learn to avoid similar legal troubles.
IRS to Provide Penalty Relief for Tax Returns Filed Late Due to COVID-19
To help taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS is providing penalty relief to most people who filed 2019 or 2020 returns late including those who have already paid their penalties. Nearly 1.6 million taxpayers will automatically receive more than $1.2 billion in refunds or credits. Many of these payments will be completed by the end of September.
New York State Launches New Hotline to Report Wage Theft and Recover Stolen Wages
On the success of its Wage Theft Task Force, New York has launched a new hotline and announced plans to develop a state-of-the-art online wage theft reporting system to create more opportunities for workers to report wage theft and receive what they are owed.
