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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. The e-filing mandate applies to all information returns, including Forms 1099-DIV, which are often filed by Shareholder Services. You can be penalized for filing W-2s, 1099s, and 1095s on which you report incorrect Social Security numbers.

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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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Common mistakes made on Forms 1094-C and 1095-C — ACA reporting

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The IRS released Forms 1095-C and 1094-C for 2022 healthcare information reporting last week. These forms are required reporting under the Affordable Care Act for employers required to offer health insurance coverage. The instructions are still in draft form , however not much has changed from the 2021 reporting.

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

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Accident reports. Health insurance forms. Note that employers who are required to encourage applicants and employees to self-identify as an individual with a disability under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act must keep these self-identification forms separate from all other records, including other medical records.

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1099 vs W-2: The difference between employees and contractors

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Forms such as IRS Form W-2 and IRS Form 1099 need to be sent out by the end of January. Both forms provide end-of-year compensation information that employees and contractors need for tax purposes. A W-2 is a tax form that businesses send to their employees as well as the government. What is a W-2? What is a 1099?

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Employee Files: What to include, what to leave out, and what’s confidential

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Besides the EEOC, the IRS also has requirements for employee documents, including which forms you need to have for each employee, such as W-4s. Confidential documents include medical files, tax documents, employee benefits , payroll records, and more. Here’s what you’ll need to include in your confidential employee files.

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8 tips for completing your first-quarter 941

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Your first-quarter Form 941 is due Monday, May 2. So you have two more days to ensure your form is correct (yay!). Ensure the EIN you enter on the form exactly matches the EIN the IRS assigned to your business. You can’t use your Social Security number on Form 941. 1, 2021, is reported on Line 11d.

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