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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for January 17, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending January 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 589,000, an increase of 62,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: Learn About Employee Personnel Files
Employers know that it’s important to keep personnel files, but do you know the answers to these questions? What should go into an employee’s personnel file? What shouldn’t go into an employee’s...
2008 Form W-2 Tips, Part 9, Box 8 Allocated Tips
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 8, Box 7 Social Security Tips
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 7, Box 6 Medicare Tax Withheld
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 6, Box 5 Medicare Wages and Tips
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: Should I Make A Voluntary SUTA Payment?
This week’s question comes from Rick, a corporate controller. We received a notification from our state unemployment agency that we may want to make a voluntary payment toward SUTA. Should we make a...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for January 10, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending January 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 524,000, an increase of 54,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: Phishing Scams Use IRS Name and Logo in E-Mails
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for phony e-mails that appear to be from IRS employees. The e-mails attempt to get personal information such as social...
Form I-9 Revised by USCIS
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted an interim final rule to change Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The rule will become effective February 2,...
