Payroll taxes

ADP's Pete Isberg explains what we know about payroll tax deferral -- and what we don't.

Democrats on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill to overturn President Trump’s executive action to defer payroll tax contributions, along with a resolution of disapproval that’s being coordinated with Democrats in the Senate.

As COVID-19 lockdown restrictions eased, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania businesses benefited.

The Internal Revenue Service issued some eagerly anticipated guidance on President Trump's executive order.

The administration wants employers, not employees, to be responsible for paying back the Social Security levies when they come due next year.

The U.S. Treasury Department still has yet to tell companies how to handle President Donald Trump’s order delaying the due date for employee payroll taxes, leaving major employers like Walmart Inc. in the lurch.

The Internal Revenue Service has released a draft version of the Form 1040 for tax year 2020 with several significant changes probably in store for next tax season.

The Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden expressed optimism and hope about overcoming the economic crisis and other challenges during his acceptance speech at the virtual Democratic National Convention.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations are sounding the alarm about the impact of President Trump’s order.

Delaying tax payments is one thing; forgiving them is another thing entirely.

White House officials said the administration has no plans to do away with the payroll tax despite President Donald Trump saying he would seek a permanent repeal if he wins another term.

The American Institute of CPAs has sent a letter to top officials asking for more guidance on the president's executive order.

Payroll companies need guidelines on how to implement President Trump's executive order before they can start processing paychecks next month.

President Donald Trump’s order to delay collection of payroll taxes thrusts a dilemma on U.S. companies: continue withholding the money from workers expecting bigger paychecks or pass it on and potentially put themselves or their employees at risk of a big end-of-year bill from the IRS.

President Donald Trump is tapping his presidential authority to make tax changes that Congress is refusing to do, but his limited power means he could end up over-promising and under-delivering on his pledge to slash IRS bills.

The moves were criticized by Democrats and some Republicans as, variously, providing little real help, an unconstitutional power grab from Congress, and a backhanded way to defund Social Security and Medicare.

President Donald Trump’s move to halt the collection of taxes that fund America’s main support programs for the elderly spurred a wave of political opposition and threatens to generate tension between employers and workers.

President Donald Trump announced four executive actions on Saturday, including continued expanded unemployment benefits and a temporary payroll tax deferral for some workers, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hobble the U.S. economy.

President Donald Trump said he is “talking about” doing a payroll-tax cut through an executive action, but doing so could result in hefty tax bills for employers later if the idea doesn’t get mired in legal challenges before then.

Any boost for workers from a payroll tax cut that President Donald Trump favors would take weeks to kick in and the effects could be distributed unevenly.