The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released 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 employer-provided subsidies to...
Independence Day Holiday May Require Change in Processing Schedule
Saturday, July 4, 2009 will be Independence Day, a federal holiday. Due to bank processing deadlines, the offices of Vision Payroll will be required to transmit ACH files by 2 pm EDT on Friday, July 3, 2009. Payroll received after this time will be processed on the...
IRS Provides Guidance on Extended FEHBP Election Period Coverage
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released 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 employer-provided subsidies to...
IRS Provides Guidance on TRICARE Health Coverage and COBRA Premium Reduction
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released 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 employer-provided subsidies to...
Question of the Week: Do FUTA Taxes Apply to Children of Sole Proprietor Who Are Age 18 or Older?
This week’s question comes from Debbie, a sole proprietor. I read that children under age 18 are not subject to federal employment taxes. My children are now in college and work part-time year-round. I know they are now subject to FICA taxes. Do FUTA taxes apply to...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for June 20, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending June 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 627,000, an increase of 15,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 612,000. The 4-week moving average was 617,250, an increase of...
Tip of the Week: Act Now To Receive COBRA Credit on Second Quarter Form 941
Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA, certain involuntarily terminated employees are eligible for employer-provided subsidies to help pay for their Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage....
IRS Rules Discounts Offered to Employees Are Taxable Income
In the recently released Chief Counsel Advice (CCA) 200923029, the Internal Revenue Service ruled that discounts provided to an employer’s employees who purchase or lease property from a company that formerly owned the employer are taxable as fringe benefits based on...
IRS Provides Guidance on Eligibility of Members of Military Reserve Units and National Guard for Premium Subsidy
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released 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 employer-provided subsidies to...
AK Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to flooding and ice jams in Alaska on April 28, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following regional educational attendance areas a federal disaster area: Alaska Gateway, Kuspuk, Yukon Flats and Yukon-Koyukuk. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...
IRS Provides Guidance on Elected Officials Eligibility for Premium Subsidy
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released 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 employer-provided subsidies to...
Question of the Week: Can a Partner Participate in an FSA?
This week’s question comes from Mark, a partner in a partnership. I’ve just been made a partner in a partnership. As an employee, I was participating in the company’s Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) plan. I’ve been told I can no longer participate. Can a partner...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for June 13, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending June 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 608,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 605,000. The 4-week moving average was 615,750, a decrease of...
Tip of the Week: Forewarning about Mini-WARNs
Most employers are familiar with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Because of the minimum employee levels, sporadic enforcement, and relatively mild penalties, many employers have not concerned themselves with it. Do you know what sets...
IRS Provides COBRA Guidance on Seasonal Employees
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released 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 employer-provided subsidies to...
Franchise Tax Board Suggests Taxpayers Review Withholding
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) recently recommended that taxpayers review their withholding due to changes in the state personal income tax laws. Recent changes increased the tax rates by 0.25% and reduced the dependent exemption credit. Tax tables have been...
IRS Provides Guidance on Group Health Plan Termination
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released 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 employer-provided subsidies to...
IRS Provides Guidance on Voluntary Continuation Coverage
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released 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 employer-provided subsidies to...
Question of the Week: Does a Sole Proprietor Have to Pay Payroll Taxes on Children’s Wages?
This week’s question comes from Brad, a sole proprietor. My 16-year-old daughter will be out of school soon and I’d like to hire her for the summer in my sole proprietorship. Does a sole proprietor have to pay payroll taxes on children’s wages? Answer: Sole...
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update for June 6, 2009
According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending June 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 601,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 625,000. The 4-week moving average was 621,750, a decrease of...
Tip of the Week: IRS Proposes New Methods for Substantiating Cell Phone Use in Notice 2009-46
In Notice 2009-46, Substantiating Business Use of Employer Provided Cell Phones, the Internal Revenue Service requested comments from the public on several proposals for simplifying employer documentation of an employee’s business use of an employer-provided cell...
IRS Provides Guidance on Employer Determination of Involuntary Termination
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released 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 employer-provided subsidies to...
KY Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to severe storms, tornadoes, flooding and mudslides in Kentucky on May 3, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Breathitt, Floyd, Owsley and Pike. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced recently that...
FL Taxpayers Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds in Florida on May 17, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following county a federal disaster area: Volusia. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced recently that it will waive...
Unemployment Rate Rose to 9.4 Percent in May
Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 345,000 in May, about half the average monthly decline for the prior 6 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor reported recently. The unemployment rate continued to rise, increasing from 8.9% to 9.4%....
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