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CT Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to the severe storms and flooding in Connecticut on March 12, 2010, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London...
IRS Outlines How to Determine If Worker Is an Employee
In a response to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in Information Letter 2010-0001, explains how to determine if a worker is an employee for federal income tax...
Question of the Week: What is the Deadline for Obtaining Form W-11?
This week’s question comes from Paul, a business owner. I have an ex-employee who qualifies for payroll tax forgiveness under the HIRE Act. We haven’t been able to get the signed Form W-11 yet. What...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for June 5, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending June 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 456,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised figure...
Tip of the Week: New IRS Guidance on the New Health Care Tax Credit
As one of the health care reform provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a tax credit is available to help offset the employer health care cost of offering employee...
Trash Disposal Company to Pay Additional $1.3 Million in Back Wages and Overtime
Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC (Allied Waste) agreed to pay $1,327,567 in additional restitution discovered during an audit required by a previous settlement with the Commonwealth of...
CT Increases Penalties for Misclassifying Workers
On May 5, 2010, Governor M. Jodi Rell of the State of Connecticut signed into law Public Act 10-12, An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Joint Enforcement Commission on Employee...
Ninth Circuit Rules No Pay for Police Officers for Time Spent Donning and Doffing Uniforms and Gear
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed that police officers in the city of Mesa, Arizona were not entitled under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to be paid for time...
Unemployment Rate Fell to 9.7 Percent in May
Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 431,000 in May, reflecting the hiring of 411,000 temporary employees to work on Census 2010, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently....
Question of the Week: Can My Spouse’s Wages Qualify for Payroll Tax Forgiveness?
This week’s question comes from Lynn, a business owner. I recently hired my spouse to work in my sole proprietorship. My spouse qualifies using Form W-11, but I’m not sure if my spouse is considered...
