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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for April 18, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending April 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 640,000, an increase of 27,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Massachusetts Department of Revenue Directive 09-2
Masschusetts DD 09-2, Personal Income Tax Treatment of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Coverage for an Employee’s Former Spouse
Tip of the Week: Staffing Strategies for Tough Economic Times
In tough economic times, employers may need to consider various strategies for reducing payroll costs. In so doing, they need to be aware of many issues. Will our strategy be considered...
Comparable State Continuation Coverage under Notice 2009-27
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA,...
Payments to Insurers under Federal COBRA under Notice 2009-27
The Internal Revenue Service recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA,...
Extended Election Period under Notice 2009-27
The Internal Revenue Service recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA,...
Notice 2009-27
Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits
California Raises Income Tax Withholding for Most Employees
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released revised withholding tables to reflect the changes to the budget recently agreed to by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Question of the Week: Which Payroll Taxes Do We Need to Pay on Differential Pay to Active Military Duty Employees?
This week’s question comes from Rocco, a plant manager. We pay employees on active military duty a differential wage that makes up for wages that they would have earned had they not been on active...
Revenue Ruling 2009-11
Revenue Ruling 2009-11, Differential Wage Payments to Active Duty Members of the Uniformed Services, §3401(h)
