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USCIS Updates Receipts Process for L-1 Intracompany Transferees
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has changed how receipts are issued for L-1 nonimmigrant intracompany transferees (executives, managers, or specialized knowledge professionals) under a previously approved blanket L petition.
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Ohio DOT Issues Revised Withholding Tables Beginning November 1
Effective for wages paid on or after November 1, 2023, Ohio withholding tables have been revised to reflect personal income tax rate reductions.
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Compliance TV: OCSS Extends Current IWO Forms, IRS Issues Federal 'High-Low' Per Diem Rates
In this October 2023 edition of Compliance TV: OCSS Extends Current IWO Form Until September 2024; SSA Updates AccuWage Online Help Guide, FAQ for 2023; IRS Issues Federal "High-Low" Per Diem Rates Effective October 1; and Employers Must Use New Form I-9 By November 1.
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Register Now to Attend PayrollOrg’s Year-End Course
Beginning October 23, the “Preparing for Year-End and 2024” seminar provides updates on the latest changes in legislation and regulations that affect the close of 2023 and the first payroll of 2024.
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OCSS Extends Current IWO Form Until September 2024
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) extended the expiration date of the current income withholding for support (IWO) form until September 30, 2024.
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Increasing Awareness of State, Local Sick Leave Programs
A payroll professional must be familiar with the different circumstances where federal and state laws and regulations intersect, especially when a state law and regulation (or local ordinance and regulation) is more beneficial to an employee than those under federal law. Let’s look at some examples of this, especially regarding paid leave.
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Class Is Back in Session for EIPC's 35th Year
PayrollOrg’s Educational Institutions Payroll Conference (EIPC) returns for its 35th year to welcome back those payroll professionals who tackle payroll challenges within our nation's colleges and universities. The conference, sponsored by Ecotime by HBS and Sprintax, will take place October 15-18, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center in Colorado.
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EU Member States to Implement Minimum Wages Directive by November 2024
The European Union approved Directive 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages in 2022, with implementation by 15 November 2024. The directive sets out guidelines and procedures for member states to establish and update statutory minimum wages where they already exist.
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IRS Issues Federal ‘High-Low’ Per Diem Rates Effective October 1
The IRS released the optional “high-low” per diem rates for lodging expenses and meals and incidental expenses that may be used instead of the General Services Administration’s “actual” per diem rates.
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United Kingdom Enacts Carer's and Neonatal Leave, Redundancy Protection for New Parents
The United Kingdom has passed legislation to improve workers' and families' rights and protections with carer's unpaid leave, neonatal leave and pay, redundancy protection for new parents, and EU-derived worker rights.
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PayrollOrg Watches for Fixes to the Employee Retention Credit
PayrollOrg’s Government Relations Division attended a hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives on issues with claiming the employee retention credit.
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Five Indiana Counties Have Income Tax Rate Changes Effective October 1
Effective October 1, 2023, the Indiana Department of Revenue revised Departmental Notice No. 1 to reflect income tax rate changes in Adams, Clinton, Dearborn, Henry, and Vanderburgh Counties.
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Japan's Labor Ministry Passes Guidelines for Minimum Hourly Pay Increase
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare has passed guidelines for increasing the national average minimum hourly pay. Each of the 47 prefectures in Japan will release the minimum wage for their jurisdiction.
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Papaya Global Makes U.S. Expansion a Breeze
Papaya Global announced it is expanding its role in the U.S. market, helping companies decide which employment model is best suited to them, whether the company has its own entity in the U.S. or not, and can even provide payments and management for independent contractors—experts in global expansion to help maintain compliance.
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PayrollOrg Vice President Ronald Gilson, CPP, Selected to Serve on IRS ETAAC
PayrollOrg is pleased to announce that Vice President Ronald Gilson, CPP, was selected to serve on the IRS’s Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee.
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IRS Pauses Processing of New ERC Claims Due to Scams
On September 14, the IRS announced it will not process any new employee retention credit (ERC) claims to help protect businesses from scams.
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PayrollOrg Contacts DOL About Bank Failures
PayrollOrg recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on wage and hour/pay period requirements and the impact of bank failures.
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DOL Opens Comment Period for Proposed ‘White Collar’ Threshold Change
On September 8, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced it had opened the comment period on its proposal to increase the minimum salary level for the Fair Labor Standards Act “white collar” exemptions.
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PayrollOrg Offers Recommendations on Revised Child Support IWO
PayrollOrg’s Government Relations Task Force Child Support Subcommittee commented on the proposed revised Income Withholding for Support Order (IWO).
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Develop New Leadership Skills at 2023 Payroll Leaders Conference
Get ready for next-generation payroll training through four transformational certificate programs at the PayrollOrg’s Payroll Leaders Conference (PLC). The conference will be hosted at MEET Las Vegas, September 17-20, 2023.
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