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Missouri Unemployment Wage Base to Increase to $13,000
Director Lawrence G. Rebman of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has announced a increase in the taxable wage base for 2010. The wage base will increase from $12,500 for 2009...
Question of the Week: How Can I Get Copies of My Quarterlies?
This week’s question comes from Elizabeth, a small business owner. I need to give copies of my quarterly tax returns to my CPA so I can finish my income tax return. I can’t find my copies anywhere....
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for October 3, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending October 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 521,000, a decrease of 33,000 from the previous week’s revised...
Tip of the Week: Keeping Pace with Social Media in the Workplace
According to the 2009 Deloitte LLP Ethics & Workplace Survey, “58 percent of executives agree that reputational risk and social networking should be a boardroom issue.” As employees (and...
US Department of Transportation Issues Updated Standard Industry Fare Level Rates
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released updated Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) rates which are used to value employee personal use of company aircraft. The...
AS Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to the tsunami resulting in severe storms and flooding in American Samoa on September 29, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the Territory of American Samoa a federal disaster area....
GA Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to severe storms and flooding in Georgia on September 18, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee,...
Unemployment Rate Rose to 9.8 Percent in September
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in September (-263,000), and the unemployment rate (9.8%) continued to trend up, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. The largest job...
Question of the Week: What Do I Need to Do to Get Ready for QUEST?
This week’s question comes from Thomas, a controller. I received a notification from the Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance concerning their new QUEST program. What do I need to do to...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for September 26, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending September 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 551,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week’s...
