Payroll taxes

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Michael Cohn
January 20, 2021 3:16 PM

The Internal Revenue Service released information on how employees now have until the end of the year to repay any payroll taxes they deferred from last year.

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Alicyn McLeod
October 14, 2020 11:20 AM

This article looks at a few key components of the presidential nominees' tax positions.

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Michael Cohn
September 29, 2020 2:51 PM

Small-business employment and hours worked grew a bit in September, especially in the Northeast and within the construction industry, according to the latest monthly report from payroll giant Paychex.

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By Scott Moritz and Tom Contiliano
September 21, 2020 11:26 AM

Companies that took advantage of federal pandemic-relief efforts like payroll tax deferrals will face bigger bills next year.

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Michael Cohn
September 17, 2020 1:50 PM

Rep. Pete Olson, a Republican from Texas, has introduced a bill that would offer tax incentives to employers who train workers about best practices for reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.

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By Laura Davison and Steve Matthews
September 11, 2020 10:27 AM

A month after President Donald Trump moved to shore up workers’ incomes by giving employers the option of deferring payroll taxes, the effort has failed to energize a U.S. economy still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Daniel Hood
September 8, 2020 11:30 AM

ADP's Pete Isberg explains what we know about payroll tax deferral -- and what we don't.

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Michael Cohn
September 8, 2020 11:29 AM

Democrats on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill to overturn President Trump’s executive action to defer payroll tax contributions, along with a resolution of disapproval that’s being coordinated with Democrats in the Senate.

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Michael Cohn
September 1, 2020 3:58 PM

As COVID-19 lockdown restrictions eased, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania businesses benefited.

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By Laura Davison and Allyson Versprille
August 28, 2020 6:20 PM

The Internal Revenue Service issued some eagerly anticipated guidance on President Trump's executive order.

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