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5 things you should do now to prepare for year-end payroll reporting

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However, Payroll teams are busy preparing for a different season — year-end reporting. Plan for a lower mandatory e-filing threshold. We don’t yet know whether the IRS will issue final regulations dropping the mandatory e-filing threshold down to 100 or more information returns from 250 or more returns.

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IRS poised to allow e-filing of Form 941-X

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What’s ahead for paperless filing You can still file on paper, if you choose. The IRS’ paperless initiative takes this one step beyond scanning payroll returns. It says by next winter’s filing season, you should be able to e-file Forms 941-X and 945-X and amended Form 940. MeF accepts files in the XML format only.

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Bank failures and payroll — what employers should know

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A close call The FDIC announced Monday that it would protect all deposits, which means employers should have no problem making their payrolls. You can jot these points down and put them away in the hopefully-we’ll-never-need-to-use-this file. Explore whether it’s possible to switch your payroll accounts to another bank.

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Sorting out taxes and reporting for a deceased employee

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While fortunately a rare circumstance, dealing with payroll for a recently deceased employee can be tricky. Are there special reporting requirements? Hopefully this isn’t an issue that comes up for your payroll department often, but it’s important to know what to do, and get it right, in the event that it does happen.

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8 tips for completing your first-quarter 941

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A valid EIN is required if you’re e-filing. Check the proper quarter in the Report for this Quarter box to the right on the top of the form. Make sure you check the same quarter box on Schedule B , the Report of Tax Liability for Semiweekly Schedule Depositors. 1, 2021, is reported on Line 11d.

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Rocky tax season could lead to slow refunds for employees

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There’s a reason the IRS rolled out some new tools and beefed up some old tools on its website this filing season—it’s still bogged down with last year’s returns! The likely effect will be delayed tax refunds for taxpayers who file even minimally complex returns. 2021 Form 1040 tax filing stats so far. For the week ending Feb.

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What electronic record-keeping software best fits your needs?

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Keeping track of paperwork can be a challenge, It’s easy to misplace a file or even spill coffee on a document on your desk. If your desk is still cluttered with paper files or documents, it’s probably time to consider switching to electronic records management (ERM). Better file retention compliance. Saving time.

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