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| August, 2007 | ||
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| NPRC Presents Comprehensive Recommendations for State Electronic Filing Systems | ||
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| NPRC members presented comprehensive design recommendations for state electronic filing systems to state tax officials at the annual Federation of Tax Administrators Technology conference, addressing technical standards and general program features, such as pre-filing applications designed to improve data accuracy. There is a separate presentation, and detailed recommendations paper. | ||
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| September, 2006 | ||
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| NPRC expresses concerns on 'mandatory' data elements in Alaska's wage reporting system | ||
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| DLWD was asked to make geographic and occupational codes in wage reports 'optional', so that otherwise-valid reports can be accepted. As presently defined, the Department's wage reporting system would reject wage reports that were missing geographic and occupational codes. | ||
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| Florida Plans Major Changes to Wage Reporting | ||
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| NPRC members met with the Florida agency to discuss their plans for a new UI wage and tax filing system, and reporting of wages paid in other states. Florida is the first state to consider such reporting. | ||
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| How to Verify State Witholding Tax Payments | ||
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| Payroll managers should, as a best practice to protect company assets, verify tax payments made on the company's behalf by any third party. The IRS reminds us that: | ||
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| “the employer is ultimately responsible for payment of federal tax liabilities. Even though (a) third party is making the deposits, the employer is the responsible party. Employers should… use EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System), to confirm payments made on their behalf… electronically 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through the Internet, or by phone. Enroll online at http://www.eftps.gov, or call 800-555-4477 for an enrollment form.” – SSA/IRS Reporter, Spring 2006 | ||
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| State tax authorities generally offer similar means to verify tax payments. Go to: How to Verify State Tax Payments See also: How to Verify State Unemployment Tax Payments |
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| August, 2006 | ||
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| Puerto Rico Treasury Annual W-2 forms | ||
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| NPRC members asked the Puerto Rico Treasury to change its requirements for 'sequence numbers' associated with annual W-2 forms (499R-2/W-2PR). The Treasury (Hacienda) said that it will require each employer to have a single range of numbers, which is difficult if a client has many sites, or has accounts with more than one payroll processor. | ||
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| January, 2006 | ||
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| Maine legislation to regulate payroll service organizations | ||
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| Maine has led the states in enacting legislation to regulate payroll service organizations to improve the safety of client funds. This is an issue not easily addressed, and an area in which taking action, however well-intentioned, may actually increase the risks to businesses. For details, view the NPRC testimony over the past three years: | ||
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March 19, 2004, concerning LD 1843 – An Act to Require Surety Bonding by Payroll Processing Companies | |
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February 1, 2005, concerning LD 58 – An Act to Support Payroll Processors, and LD 208 – An Act to Lower the Surety Bond Requirement for Payroll Processors | |
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March 22, 2005, concerning LD 633 – An Act to Relieve Small Payroll Companies From Excessive Regulation | |
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January 25, 2006, concerning LD 1878 – An Act to Protect Small Payroll Processors | |
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| December, 2004 | ||
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| The Massachusetts Department of Revenue encourages Payroll Service Providers to utilize the filing frequency match service available through WebFile for Business. | ||
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Last updated August 13, 2007