The Department of Revenue has made the new 2024 Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form available to taxpayers through the MassTaxConnect (MTC) web portal. What is the HIRD Form? The HIRD form is a state reporting requirement for Massachusetts Employers...
2023 Massachusetts Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) Form
The Department of Revenue has made the new 2023 Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form available to taxpayers through the MassTaxConnect (MTC) web portal. What is the HIRD Form? The HIRD form is a state reporting requirement for Massachusetts Employers...
2022 Massachusetts Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) Form
The Department of Revenue has made the new 2022 Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form available to taxpayers through the MassTaxConnect (MTC) web portal. What is the HIRD Form? The HIRD form is a state reporting requirement for Massachusetts Employers...
2021 Massachusetts Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) Form
The Department of Revenue has made the new 2021 Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form available to taxpayers through the MassTaxConnect (MTC) web portal. What is the HIRD Form? The HIRD form is a state reporting requirement for Massachusetts Employers...
2020 Massachusetts Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) Form
The Department of Revenue has made the new 2020 Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form available to taxpayers through the MassTaxConnect (MTC) web portal. What is the HIRD Form? The HIRD form is a state reporting requirement for Massachusetts Employers...
Vision Payroll To Remain Open During Emergency Order
As you may be aware, on March 23, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued an emergency order requiring all businesses and organizations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that do not provide COVID-19 (coronavirus) essential services to close their physical...
2019 Massachusetts Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) Form
The Department of Revenue has made the new 2019 Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form available to taxpayers through the MassTaxConnect (MTC) web portal. What is the HIRD Form? The HIRD form is a state reporting requirement for Massachusetts Employers...
2019 Massachusetts Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) Form
The Department of Revenue will soon release the 2019 Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form available to taxpayers through the MassTaxConnect (MTC) web portal. What is the HIRD Form? The HIRD form is a state reporting requirement for Massachusetts...
New Massachusetts Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) Form
The Department of Revenue has made the new 2018 Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form available to taxpayers through the MassTaxConnect (MTC) web portal. What is the HIRD Form? The HIRD form is a new state reporting requirement for Massachusetts...
Massachusetts DUA Releases EMAC Supplement Determinations
The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance has made available its 2018 Quarter 1 Employer Medical Assistance Contribution (EMAC) Supplement Determinations. The EMAC Supplement is determined by multiplying a subject employee’s wages by 5%, up to a maximum...
Massachusetts Releases Final Regulations for Earned Sick Time
The office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today published final regulations on the Earned Sick Time law today giving employers seven full business days to implement the regulations. The Earned Sick Time law, Question 4 on the November 2014 ballot,...
Important Notice for All Massachusetts Employers Regarding Unemployment Tax Rates
Due to late action by the Massachusetts legislature and the governor, unemployment rates will NOT be available by the legally mandated deadline of April 20, 2014. At Vision Payroll, we will be submitting wage information by the filing deadline of April 30,...
US Department of Labor National Emergency Grant to Assist Workers Affected by Layoffs at 12 Massachusetts Companies
The US Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a $2,261,417 National Emergency Grant to provide re-employment services to about 365 workers affected by layoffs at 12 companies throughout Massachusetts, including four employee staffing businesses that provided...
Massachusetts DOS Releases Opinion Letter on Duration of Wage Rates for Multiyear School Bus Contracts
The Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety (DOS) issues prevailing wage schedules to cities, towns, counties, districts, authorities, and agencies of the Commonwealth for construction projects and several other types of public work. These prevailing wage...
New England Unemployment Rate Drops To 7.8 Percent in August
The New England unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.8% in August, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Regional Commissioner Denis M. McSweeney noted that the over-the-year change in New England’s unemployment rate was not statistically...
Question of the Week: What Are the IRS and DOL Doing About Workers Who Receive 1099s?
This week’s question comes from Steve, a small business owner. Steve asks: I’ve read about the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) and its application process with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). What are the IRS and Department of Labor (DOL) doing...
Back-To-Back—Vision Payroll Wins Prestigious National Award for Second Consecutive Year!
For the second straight year, Vision Payroll has been selected as an Outstanding Achievement Award winner by Payroll Associates, the leading payroll software provider in the country. The platinum level award, the highest honor given, was announced at the annual users’...
MA Taxpayers Affected by Tropical Storm Irene Receive Extension of Time to File Returns and Pay Taxes
Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Irene in Massachusetts beginning on August 27, 2011, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Berkshire and Franklin. Individuals who reside or have a business in these counties may qualify for tax relief.
Tip of the Week: IRS Provides Tax Relief to Victims of Hurricane Irene
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is providing tax relief to individual and business taxpayers impacted by Hurricane Irene. …
New England Unemployment Rate Jumps To 7.9 Percent in July
The New England unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9% in July, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Denis M. McSweeney noted that the over-the-year change in New England’s unemployment rate was not statistically...
Question of the Week: How Is Our Massachusetts DUA Experience Rate Determined?
This week’s question comes from Josh, a company owner. We’re paying more in state unemployment tax this year than we have in the past. Even though we didn’t lay anyone off, our DUA experience rate increased from last year. How is our Massachusetts DUA experience rate...
Massachusetts Releases Employer-Provided Health Care Benefits Update
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) has released Technical Information Release (TIR) 11-5, Employer-Provided Health Care Benefits Update. This TIR updates TIR 07-16, Personal Income Tax Treatment of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Coverage for an...
US Department of Labor Provides Funding To Assist Workers in Devens and Ayer, Massachusetts
The US Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced a $1,570,907 grant to assist about 400 workers affected by the closing of Sonoco Packaging Products in Devens, Mass., and layoffs at Debbie's Staffing in Ayer, Mass. DOL Secretary Solis Comments on Grant “Many of...
Tip of the Week: Massachusetts Announces New Interest Rates
In Technical Information Release 11-2, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) announced higher interest rates on overpayments and underpayments of tax. Interest Rates Had Decreased for First Quarter For all of 2010, interest rates on overpayments had been 3%,...
Massachusetts Releases Payroll Unemployment Tax Rates for 2011
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) has released the 2011 contribution rates. Employers apply the rates to taxable payroll to determine the amount of tax due. Many 2011 Employer Rates Remain Unchanged Although the new...
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