Standard Mileage Rates for 2018 up from Rates for 2017

The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2018 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on January 1, 2018, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups ...

IRS Statement – Withholding for 2018

The IRS is working to develop withholding guidance to implement the tax reform bill signed into law on December 22, 2017.  We anticipate issuing the initial withholding guidance in January, and employers and payroll service providers will be encouraged to implement the changes in February. ...

Due Date for Furnishing IRS 2017 Forms 1095-C Extended: Transition Relief from Penalties Also Extended

The IRS announced on December 22, 2017, that it has extended the 2018 due date for Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) to furnish 2017 health coverage information forms to employees. ALEs now have until March 2, 2018, to provide Forms 1095-C to individuals, which is a 30-day extension from the ...

Treasury Guidance for 2018 Withholding Calculations Expected Shortly

H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), was passed by both the House and Senate on December 20, 2017, and signed into law on December 22. H.R. 1 includes several significant changes that are relevant to employers for payroll, employment tax and employee benefits purposes, and are generally ...

January 1, 2018 New Year's Day is a Bank Holiday-Check Your Payroll Schedule

ADP would like to remind you that New Year's Day, Monday, January 1, 2018 is a bank holiday.  The Federal Reserve will be closed as will ADP's offices.  To ensure timely employee direct deposits we recommend you accept and approve your payroll 72 hours prior to pay date.  ...

Employer Requirement to Notify Employees about the Earned Income Tax Credit

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) IRS Notification Requirement.  Employers will need to notify employees about the IRS Earned Income Credit.  IRS Notice 1015, Have You Told Your Employees About the Earned Income Credit (EIC)? explains which employees must be notified and when and how ...

Enacted Paid Sick Leave Laws

Paid sick leave laws pose a compliance challenge to employers. While the legislative framework for sick leave laws tends to be similar (they generally define eligible employees, an accrual formula, reasons for leave, carry-over requirements, employee and employer notice and documentation ...

Important Year-End Employer Notification

Each year by December 1, the IRS requires all employers to distribute an information memo to their employees to review their federal Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate information for the next calendar year. If employees know that their federal filing status, exemption ...

Cost of Health Care on Forms W-2

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminds employers to report Health Care Coverage Values on Form W-2.  This is mandatory for certain employers effective with tax years beginning in 2012. IRS Notice 2012-9, Interim Guidance on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Their Group ...

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