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Claiming the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
The new health reform law gives a tax credit to certain small employers that provide health care coverage to their employees, effective with tax years beginning in 2010. Over the next several weeks,...
MS Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to the severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes in Mississippi beginning May 1, 2010, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette,...
KY Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to the severe storms, flooding, mudslides and tornadoes in Kentucky beginning May 1, 2010, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Adair, Allen, Anderson,...
Question of the Week: What Are the New Daily Overtime Rates for Nevada?
This week’s question comes from Mark, a business owner. We read that the minimum wage in Nevada will increase on July 1, 2010. We know that we must pay weekly and daily overtime if the employee’s...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for May 15, 2010
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending May 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 471,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: Making Employees Quit with an Incompetent Boss
In a recent study conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 21% of employees quit their jobs because they believed their boss to be incompetent or difficult. The first step...
Nevada Announces Increase in Minimum Wage Effective July 1, 2010
Michael Tanchek, Labor Commissioner for the Department of Business and Industry, State of Nevada, announced recently that effective July 1, 2010 the minimum wage for employees to whom qualifying...
Memorial Day Holiday May Require Change in Processing Schedule
Monday, May 31, 2010 will be Memorial Day, a federal holiday. The offices of Vision Payroll will close Friday May 28 at 5 pm EDT and re-open Tuesday June 1. Most banks will also be closed in...
Nursing Mothers Now Entitled to Breaks under FLSA
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, employers must provide a nursing mother a reasonable break time to express breast milk for up to one year after her child’s birth. There...
IRS Releases Revised Form W-2 and Form W-3
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released revised 2010 Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, and revised 2010 Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements. The revised 2010 Instructions...
