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2023 Key Tax Fact Sheet
Download our 2023 Key Tax Fact Sheet to ensure you’re up to date. Rates included: Social Security, Medicare and Federal ...
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2022 Key Tax Fact Sheet
Download our 2022 Key Tax Fact Sheet to ensure you’re up to date. Updated to include 7-1 mileage rate. Rates ...
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New Legislation Expands CARES Act Employee Retention Credit
The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021 signed into law on December 27, 2020, provides new relief to businesses and ...
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Setting Up Vendors for 1099 Reporting in QuickBooks Desktop
New for 2020: The IRS has separated nonemployee compensation onto a new form called the 1099-NEC. If you need to ...
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Year-End Reconciling: W-2, W-3 and 941 Returns
With all the payroll changes in 2020, do not forget to reconcile Form W-3 to your quarterly Forms 941. To ...
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Numerous Payroll Benefits to Employers with Recent Legislation
There are several provisions from the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ...
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Podcast: Payroll Complexities
If you do payroll for your company or you are a payroll professional, January is always a little more stressful ...
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A New Form for 2020: 1099-NEC
Beginning with the tax year 2020, a 1099-NEC must be used to report nonemployee compensation. Prior to 2020, this information ...
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QuickBooks Update: December 2020
View and sign up for our latest QuickBooks Update newsletter. Headlines in this edition include the following: A New Form ...
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2021 Key Tax Fact Sheet
Download our 2021 Key Tax Fact Sheet to ensure you’re up to date. Rates included: Social Security, Medicare and Federal ...
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