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Minnesota Updates Withholding Tables for 2019
Effective for tax year 2019, the Minnesota Department of Revenue has issued revised wage bracket and computer formula tables. Employers do not have to adjust withholding retroactively, but should use the new tables going forward.
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USCIS Reminds Employers to Complete Forms I-9 Even If They Are in Areas Affected by Hurricanes
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminded employers that Form I-9 requirements remain in effect for areas affected by hurricanes. The agency issued a fact sheet with guidelines.
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EEOC Updates System for Pay Data Reporting
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its system to collect pay data for calendar years 2017 and 2018. The deadline for employers is September 30.
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Compliance – Hot Topics
Find out what compliance topics payroll professionals are focusing
on this year.
AUGUST 2019
Compliance TV
In this edition:
- IRS issues rules on masking social security numbers
- Taxpayer First Act becomes law
- IRS releases second draft of 2020 Form W-4
- Eugene, Oregon, creates a payroll tax
Courses & Products
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Payroll Practice Essentials
Acquire the payroll knowledge, skills, and abilities required to produce accurate paychecks and ensure payroll compliance. This course teaches fundamental pay calculations through hands-on exercises, then moves on to more complex concepts and calculations.
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Payroll Administration Certificate Program
Attendees explore issues such as how the payroll function impacts the accounting, benefits, and human resources departments, as well as more complicated legal issues like benefits taxation, third-party sick pay reporting, and involuntary deductions.
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Federal Payroll Non-Tax Laws & Regulations
This eBook contains the exact language of the payroll-related sections of federal non-tax laws and regulations from the United States Code and the Code of Federal Regulations. A perfect companion to Federal Payroll Tax Laws & Regulations.
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Federal Payroll Tax Laws & Regulations
This eBook contains the exact language of payroll-related sections of the Internal Revenue Code and corresponding IRS Regulations. Included are final regulations removing automatic time extensions for filing information returns on Forms W-2 and more.
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