This week’s question comes from Matt, a business owner. I received my unemployment rate from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but don’t remember receiving my rate for Massachusetts Health Insurance Contribution Act Tax. How do I determine my tax rate for...
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending April 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 631,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 645,000. The 4-week moving average was 637,250, a decrease of...
Could you use a systematic, objective tool to assess regulatory or policy compliance in the workplace? Would you like to identify areas of strength? Do you need to note areas of concern? Sign on today to MyHRSupportCenter and take the 3-minute HR audit. You’ll be...
Effective May 1, 2009, revised withholding tables are in effect for the New York State personal income tax and the Yonkers resident personal income surcharge tax for certain taxpayers. Vision Payroll will be using the revised tables for all payrolls after April 30,...
Vision Payroll has learned from informal discussions with the Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance that some taxpayers may have incorrectly received letters indicating that they were exempt from filing the Fair Share Contribution Report for 2009. As a...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA, certain involuntarily terminated employees are eligible for...
According to the California Employment Development Department (EDD), employers statewide directly affected by the decline in population of the Sacramento River Fall Run Chinook Salmon may request up to a 60-day extension of time from EDD to file their State payroll...
This week’s question comes from Carolyn, a business owner. I recently hired some new employees. Am I required to file Massachusetts Form 1700-HI? Answer: Employers in Massachusetts should count the number of employees who worked or received pay for any part of the pay...
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending April 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 640,000, an increase of 27,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 613,000. The 4-week moving average was 646,750, a decrease of...
In tough economic times, employers may need to consider various strategies for reducing payroll costs. In so doing, they need to be aware of many issues. Will our strategy be considered discrimination against a protected group? How will employees’ exempt status be...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA, certain involuntarily terminated employees are eligible for...
The Internal Revenue Service recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA, certain involuntarily terminated employees are eligible for...
The Internal Revenue Service recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA, certain involuntarily terminated employees are eligible for...
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has released revised withholding tables to reflect the changes to the budget recently agreed to by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state legislature. The changes include increases to the tax...
This week’s question comes from Rocco, a plant manager. We pay employees on active military duty a differential wage that makes up for wages that they would have earned had they not been on active military duty. Which payroll taxes do we need to pay on differential...
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending April 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 610,000, a decrease of 53,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 663,000. The 4-week moving average was 651,000, a decrease of...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) made changes to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) continuation health coverage. In certain situations, employers must pay 65% of the continuation premium and take a credit on...
The Internal Revenue Service recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA, certain involuntarily terminated employees are eligible for...
The Internal Revenue Service recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA, certain involuntarily terminated employees are eligible for...
The Internal Revenue Service recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA, certain involuntarily terminated employees are eligible for...
The Internal Revenue Service recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA, certain involuntarily terminated employees are eligible for...
This week’s question comes from Renai, an office manager. We don’t have enough employees to be covered under federal COBRA laws. We are covered by Cal-COBRA. Are employees covered under Cal-COBRA eligible for the ARRA subsidy? Answer: Pursuant to the American Recovery...
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending April 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 654,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 674,000. The 4-week moving average was 657,250, a decrease of...
Did you know that the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported a 15% increase in the number of workplace discrimination charge filings during fiscal year 2008? Did you also know that although the most frequently filed charges involve race, sex, and...
The Internal Revenue Service recently released an advance copy of Notice 2009-27, Premium assistance for COBRA benefits. Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA, certain involuntarily terminated employees are eligible for...
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