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W-4s: Clearing up employee confusion on the revised form

Business Management Daily

It’s important not to give employees tax advice; you must let them fill out the form themselves. However, providing some general assistance/guidance on decoding the form is ok. In Part 1, you write in your name, address, and Social Security number and check a box to indicate your tax status. Parts 1 and 5.

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Decoding the challenges associated with payroll processing

Zoho People

When calculations are done manually, payroll professionals may make mistakes when calculating gross pay, allowances, overtime pay, reimbursements, tax, and other deductions. Tax rates tend to change, so be sure to keep close tabs on them. Challenge #1: Errors in payroll calculation. Challenge #2: Protecting payroll data.

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Decoding Federal Payroll Tax

Zenefits

Taxes can take a generous portion of a person’s earnings, and federal payroll tax can be difficult to figure out. The Federal Insurance Contributions Act, or FICA, is a federal law that requires three different taxes to be withheld from wages. Currently, FICA taxes include a 6.2 percent tax for Social Security, 1.45

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Decoding Your W2 Forms with a Payroll Expert | Part 1: Boxes 1 through 9

Zenefits

Personal taxes are intimidating. The rules are unnecessarily complex, difficult to understand, and many of them will change before you file your next round of taxes in 2019. This form is required by your employers to document your annual wages and taxes from your paychecks. Equals: Federal Income Tax wages.

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Retirement Benefits Education: 3 Ways Employers Can Help Still-working Baby Boomers

Corporate Synergies

Medicare, Social Security, HSA rules—Baby Boomers who still work have lots to decode. Older workers approaching full retirement age (where they can begin receiving 100% of Social Security), face daunting decisions this, Medicare, and retirement plans such as health savings accounts (HSAs) and 401(k)s. As Seen In.

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HR Basics: Decoding IRS Form 944

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Paying quarterly taxes can be a stressful endeavor for small companies. Fortunately, the IRS Form 944 enables small employers to file their taxes only once a year, instead of every quarter. The 944 is an annual federal tax form for small employers. The post HR Basics: Decoding IRS Form 944 appeared first on Zenefits Blog.

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Decoding Your W2 Forms | Part 2: Boxes 10 through 20

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While tax forms and laws continue to evolve, the W2 form is one piece of the process that has stayed relatively consistent. The IRS has designated specific codes for these transactions and are defined as follows: A — Uncollected Social Security or Railroad Tax Act (RRTA) tax on tips. J — Nontaxable sick pay.