March 23, 2021 โ Minnesota employers are accustomed to receiving their unemployment insurance (UI) tax rate notices in December notifying them of their unemployment tax rate for the coming year. This early notice generally allows employers time...
Heather Larson, CPP
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December 16, 2020 - The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed into law by President Trump in March 2020, requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for reasons...
June 24, 2020 - Following the extensive law changes under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), many employers implemented payroll changes and adjustments to...
UPDATED: May 8, 2020 at 4:19 p.m. A lot has changed over the last six weeksโwhile business owners have been focused on navigating their business operations under new circumstances, many workers have found themselves navigating the application...
January 2, 2020 โ Every year-end, the IRS releases the newest Form W-4 to use for the upcoming tax year. Since 1987 the form has carried forward year over year with the same layout and fields for completion, but with adjustments for tax table...
October 21, 2019 โ The Internal Revenue Service has made extensive changes to Form W-4 (Employeeโs Withholding Certificate) to adjust employee withholding calculations to better align with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. For some, the form in its...
September 30, 2019 โ In todayโs evolving business environment, businesses rely on accounts payable for the important task of paying vendors for goods and services. For some companies, this involves numerous transactions and maintaining vendor...
July 31, 2019 โ A major employer law change for business owners went into effect on July 1st, 2019 with criminal provisions effective August 1st, 2019. That is when the Minnesota Legislature enacted a new Minnesota Wage Theft Law, passed and...
December 11, 2018 โ A Fringe Benefit is a form of payment for the performance of services. For example, you provide an employee with a fringe benefit when you offer to pay a portion of their health insurance premiums. (This section appears as...
October 23, 2018 โWhile taxpayers continue to adjust to the sweeping tax reform that went into effect with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the IRS continues to work through the policy changes to provide clarity and guidance. One such example involves...
