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Employee retention credit comes with fewer strings

Business Management Daily

No raises: Only the amounts paid to employees for time they’re not working, and at the rate of pay in effect prior to the increase, count as qualified wages. Heads up: Don’t use your third-quarter 941 to claim the credit for wages paid in the second quarter. Corporate tax impacts. Maximum credit per employee: $5,000.

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No further pandemic relief in the pipeline, but you still have options

Business Management Daily

For employees who have already run out of pandemic-related sick leave and need more, another section of the tax code—IRC § 45S—offers a corporate tax credit for voluntarily providing a minimum of two weeks of paid FMLA leave to certain employees. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act hasn’t been kind to employers.

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The future of FMLA points to paid leave

Business Management Daily

Patterned after unemployment compensation, leave is funded by an employee paid 1% payroll tax. Currently, eight states and the District of Columbia have paid family leave. Funding for paid leave varies. Like California, paid leave in Rhode Island and Connecticut are funded by employee taxes.

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021’s impact on payroll

Business Management Daily

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has a flyer you may want to hand out to employees. that could impact employers, especially as it relates to payroll and leave. The core payroll -related provisions include: An extension, expansion, and reordering of the paid sick/family payroll tax credits.

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New employment laws to watch in 2020

Insperity

However, some states and local governments are implementing more generous leave policies for employees. For example, Massachusetts’ paid leave law took effect in September 2019. The tax registration and first quarterly report deadlines for employers are Jan.

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Biden’s unapologetic worker agenda could mean big changes for employers

Business Management Daily

FFCRA tax credit. In March 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that created paid sick leave. Federal tax credits reimbursed employers for the cost. ARP extends the tax credits for employers that offer paid leave to September 30, 2021. Chamber of Commerce.