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Navigating the IRS’ Interactive Tax Assistant

Business Management Daily

Tax lawyers should be able to do their own taxes, don’t you think? So I was confident last weekend as I set about preparing our taxes. Once I got the hang of loading the tax-prep software onto my almost-brand-new Windows 10 laptop and ran through sometimes deliberately vague set-up questions, I discovered several blatant errors.

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Inflation-Fighting Ideas: Round Two

Money Talk

a car) unless absolutely necessary, reviewing the rate of return on an investment portfolio (to see if it was staying ahead of taxes and inflation), buying “gently used” versus new items, and reviewing budgets to “claw back” the amount of money that inflation has “stolen.” Sadly, historically high inflation is still with us.

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What You Need to Know About California Paid Family Leave [+ FAQs]

Patriot Software

California was the first state to create a paid family leave (PFL) program in 2002 (benefits became available in 2004). Since then, 11 other states have created paid family leave programs (plus Washington D.C.). If you’re an employer in California, you must withhold PFL contributions from employees’ wages while running payroll.

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High-Deductible HRAs - A Way to Meet the Needs of Employees

PeopleKeep

HRAs became prevalent after June 2002, when the IRS issued a ruling to clarify their treatment in the tax code. HRAs must be set up by an employer on behalf of its employees, and only the employer can contribute to an HRA.

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Tribunal orders Phoenix Healthcare and Rentacar 24/7 to pay unpaid wages

Employee Benefits

Phoenix Healthcare was also required to pay £810, pursuant to section 38 Employment Act 2002, for failure to issue a written statement of employment particulars. I find that the claimant did as much as he could to find out more about his payments.” The two businesses were ordered to pay Piekielniak £2,912.19 for unpaid wages.

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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

Workplace Insight

has seen a doubling of maternal mortality rates from 2002 to 2018, with a significant racial disparity affecting Black women. Firms should also provide salary sacrifice schemes to help women set aside pre-tax salary to support their health and wellbeing. Shared parental leave is also a must.

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Tribunal finds woman who worked unpaid for 20 years was constructively unfairly dismissed

Employee Benefits

P Mehat, a wife and mother of two, began working Monday to Saturday in the Premier convenience store in Six Bells in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, owned by her parents-in-law, in 2002. She worked a minimum of 40 hours per week assisting with deliveries, working on the till, ordering goods and serving customers.