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

BMT Office Administration

The IRS and the National Taxpayer Advocate have been going at each other hammer and tongs over the mountains of paper forms the agency still processes. Earlier this year, it kicked off a new scanning process for Form 940. The IRS’ paperless initiative takes this one step beyond scanning payroll returns.

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IRS update: digital communication and payroll

BMT Office Administration

Information return filers filed about 300,000 to 400,000 1099s through IRIS this past winter. It’s more challenging with business and payroll returns, because of the power of attorney; the IRS is beginning a POA initiative, he added. Payroll is compliance-oriented; there’s very little wiggle room to be creative.

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Stay on track with this payroll compliance checklist

BMT Office Administration

Payroll compliance is no small task. Everyone knows that executing payroll accurately and on time is important, after all everyone wants to get paid for their world. However, there is also a lot more that goes into proper payroll processing including a large number of compliance functions and concerns.

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Is it ever ethical to disclose tax information, and to whom?

BMT Office Administration

Lawyers have a code of ethics running to booklet form and so do doctors (a one-pager) and accountants. The American Payroll Association’s code of ethics includes eight points, but let’s stick to three of them: To strive for perfect compliance, accuracy, and timeliness of all payroll activities. No, according to the IRS.

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

BMT Office Administration

However, Payroll teams are busy preparing for a different season — year-end reporting. 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. Send independent contractors Form W-9 to capture their SSNs and addresses.

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4 Monumental Ways Banning Noncompete Clauses Will Transform The Future Of Work

Allwork

Agreements like noncompete clauses are part of how information like that remains confidential. It would also require employers to rescind existing noncompetes and actively inform workers that they are no longer in effect.” . Loss of Intellectual Property and Proprietary Information . Look to Existing Laws.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

These documents tend to be ones containing sensitive or confidential information. For instance, employers cannot include medical information in an employee’s general personnel file due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Health insurance forms. Beneficiary information. Dependent information.

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