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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for January 31, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending January 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 626,000, an increase of 35,000 from the previous week's revised...
Tip of the Week: Learn About the Revised Form I-9
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a delay in the implementation of the revised Form...
USCIS Delays Release of Revised Form I-9
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced recently that it would delay “the implementation of...
2008 Form W-2 Tips, Part 16, Boxes 15 through 20, State and Local Income Tax Information
This is the last in a continuing series on the 2008 Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, which employers must generally furnish to employees no later than February 2, 2009. Forms mailed on the due date...
2008 Form W-2 Tips, Part 15, Box 14 Other
This is one in a continuing series on the 2008 Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, which employers must generally furnish to employees no later than February 2, 2009. Forms mailed on the due date are...
2008 Form W-2 Tips, Part 14, Box 13 Checkboxes
This is one in a continuing series on the 2008 Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, which employers must generally furnish to employees no later than February 2, 2009. Forms mailed on the due date are...
Question of the Week: Why Did My Payroll Cost Increase?
This week’s question comes from Rachel, a business owner. I have been running payroll with almost the exact same hours every week for the last few months. In the last few weeks, the payroll cost was...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for January 24, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending January 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 588,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: You May Need to Update Your Name if You Got Married or Divorced
If you got married or divorced and changed your name, be sure to give the changes to your payroll or HR department and to the Social Security Administration (SSA). This is true if you’ve changed...
2008 Form W-2 Tips, Part 13, Box 12 Codes
This is one in a continuing series on the 2008 Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, which employers must generally furnish to employees no later than February 2, 2009. Forms mailed on the due date are...
