Monthly Archives: October 2016

2017 Form 941: IRS planning to add new lines

When the IRS releases Form 941 for 2017, you'll notice a couple extra lines. That's because the IRS is creating a new tax credit for 2017 – and the agency recently released a new draft of the form. The new credit is set to go on Line 11 as "Qualified small business payroll tax credit [...]

October 7th, 2016|2017 Tax Changes|

Memorial Day FTD Penalty Error

Many taxpayers who made their next-day employment tax deposits on Tuesday, May 31, or semi-weekly employment tax deposits on Thursday, June 2, 2016, were incorrectly sent notices that their deposits were late. Due to a programming error, IRS systems did not recognize changes in deposit due dates created by the Memorial Day holiday observed on [...]

October 7th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Improperly classified workers, now quarterly reports due to the DOL

EMPLOYER'S PAYROLL SYSTEM MUST BE OVERHAULED, TOO The Dept. of Labor (DOL) usually settles violations by issuing fines and telling companies to fix problems. But occasionally it goes further. And instead of following up with the employer directly, it gets others to keep DOL officials in the loop. That recently happened with a Massachusetts-based construction [...]

October 7th, 2016|Uncategorized|

DOL Releases New FLSA Overtime Regulations

The Department of Labor (DOL) released its final regulations making drastic changes to overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These changes will present considerable challenges to any employer that has employees they pay as Salary. Here are some key elements of the new regulation that you need to know now: 1. Salary [...]

October 7th, 2016|Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)|