Payroll taxes

The so-called head tax would levy $21 per employee per month on companies with at least 100 workers, to raise $100 million for community-safety programs.

Approximately 10,000 employers never paid the Social Security taxes they have deferred ever since the 2020 pandemic, according to a new report.

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Mehmet Oz, Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may have "significantly" underpaid Social Security and Medicare taxes.

Critics warn that the measure comes at the cost of pushing the fund further toward insolvency.

Saving Social Security; sued over an address; more 5471 opinions; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

If you have clients with employees in more than one state, they must pay attention to the payroll-related rules and tax responsibilities in the states where those staff live and work.

The Internal Revenue Service's criminal investigators have been on the lookout for tax evasion by businesses that don't pay employment taxes.

A CPA's embezzlement turns out to be no excuse for trust fund recovery penalties.

More than anything else, that may prove a decisive element in ending the partisan standoff.

His plan has little chance of becoming law, but the proposal is an important signpost for negotiations over government spending.

The bill would provide tax relief to businesses that applied for the SBA's Restaurant Revitalization Fund, but didn't receive a grant because the program ran out of money.

Many businesses have team members across state lines, and you may have clients with remote employees in other states. Payroll can get confusing and tricky in those situations!

The research and development tax credit for startup businesses is going from $250,000 to $500,000 per year.

Holes in a proposed gun tax; IRS budget-to-be; offshore account troubles; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The new law requires digital apps and online marketplaces to send a tax form to both the IRS and a recipient who receives $600 or more a year in online payments.

Refunds straight to crypto; M&A & taxes; improving customer service; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The service is sending notices to taxpayers who deferred their Social Security taxes last year, reminding them that half the taxes will be due by the end of this year.

The Internal Revenue Service has stepped up efforts to collect employment taxes from S corporation officers, but business owners are still getting away with avoiding billions of dollars in taxes.

While “after-the-fact” taxes may seem easy, a lot can go wrong for you and your client.