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Twelve Tax Planning Topics for 2022

Money Talk

The 2021 income tax season will soon be in the history books. With income tax calculations still fresh in our heads, this is a great time to do some tax planning for 2022. Here are 12 tax topics to consider: Itemized Deductions- Only about 10% of taxpayers can itemize since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act went into effect in 2018.

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HDHP Enrollment Slipping: What It Means for Employers

InterWest Insurance Services

From 2018 to 2023, POS plan enrollment grew from 6% to 10%, reflecting growing interest in plans that offer abalance between cost and flexibility. Those committed to using HSAs: For individuals actively contributing to and spending from HSAs, HDHPs can offer both immediate tax benefits and long-term savings growth.

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The Two Sides of Retirement: Financial and Non-Financial

Money Talk

One webinar sponsored by The American College of Financial Services covered financial topics such as income taxes, required minimum distributions (RMDs), qualified charitable distributions (QCDs), and income-related monthly adjusted amount (IRMAA) Medicare premium surcharges. Financial Planning Take-Aways ¨ Tax Deferral ?

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How to Keep Personal Information Safe

Money Talk

Widespread data hackings are increasingly common, whether it is a credit bureau (Equifax in 2017), a hotel (Marriott in 2018), an online game producer (Zynga in 2019) a federal government agency (OPM in 2015), or an Internet media company (Yahoo! Another common scam is phone calls and e-mails claiming to be from a bank.or Social Security.or

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Updates to the Income Tax Withholding Tables and What You Need to Know

Patriot Software

In 2018, the IRS adjusted income tax withholding tables to reflect the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The IRS released changes to the income tax brackets for 2019. When you have employees, you need to stay on top of changing employment tax rates. Rates impact the amount of money you withhold from employee wages.

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Employment laws to watch in 2018

Insperity

Employment laws continue to evolve, and 2018 will usher in some big changes in two of our most populous states, California and New York. The HR world is abuzz with all the implications of implementing New York state’s paid family leave legislation and California’s ban-the-box law, both of which went into effect January 2018.

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4 Compliance Strategies that Create Labor Efficiencies

HR Bartender

That includes compliance with employment tax payment and reporting rules with each of the various local, state, and federal agencies to avoid penalties. But according to a 2018 Deloitte Payroll Operations Survey, only 6% of organizations surveyed relied on some form of process automation for payroll processing.

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