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Tip of the Week: MTA Payroll Tax Imposed on MCTD Taxpayers
Employers and self-employed individuals within the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD) are now subject to the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax or MTA Payroll Tax as...
ND Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to severe storms and flooding in North Dakota on March 24, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Adams, Barnes, Billings, Burleigh, Cass, Dickey,...
Memorial Day Holiday May Require Change in Processing Schedule
Monday, May 25, 2009 will be Memorial Day, a federal holiday. The offices of Vision Payroll will close May 22 at 5 pm EDT and re-open Tuesday May 26. Most banks will also be closed in observance of...
US Department of Labor Releases 2010 Budget
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis recently released the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget request. The budget requests $104.5 billion including $13.3 billion in...
Unemployment Rate Rose to 8.9 Percent in April
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in April (-539,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 8.5% to 8.9%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor reported recently....
Question of the Week: Why Is My COBRA Credit Limited?
This week’s question comes from Rosa, a business owner. I paid over $5,000 in premiums for former employees who are eligible for the COBRA premium subsidy. The reduction in the federal tax deposit...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for May 2, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending May 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 601,000, a decrease of 34,000 from the previous week’s revised figure...
10 Action Items against H1N1 aka Swine Flu Threat
You’ve certainly heard stories in the media about the swine flu, officially known as influenza a virus subtype H1N1 “A(H1N1)”. The global response is being coordinated by the World Health...
Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to severe storms and flooding in Minnesota on March 16, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Clay, Norman, Traverse, Wilkin, Beltrami, Marshall,...
US Department of Labor Issues Opinion Letter on Convention and Visitors Services Sales Manager
The US Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued Administrator signed Opinion Letter FLSA2009-4. Although Opinion Letters only apply to the exact set of facts and circumstances presented in each...
