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Last week, on behalf of the NPRC membership, Tom Crowley provided feedback to the Director, Division of Tax Services for the ME Bureau of Unemployment Compensation regarding their new tax system known as ReEmployME. The issue causing most concern is the method by which Maine proposes to administer the seasonal employment provisions of the unemployment insurance […]

In recent years, there has been an up tick of paid leave laws across the country. There are currently over 30 states, cities, and counties that have enacted paid leave laws with more, including federal paid leave proposals, pending within the legislative process. While many states have established their paid leave requirements and guidelines, there […]

The NPRC has been active in voicing concerns over whether employers would be able to timely and accurately implement the significant proposed changes to the 2019 Form W-4. On September 20th,  the Treasury Department announced that the IRS will implement a redesigned W-4 form for tax year 2020, a timeline that will allow for continued […]

States have begun to add data elements to the traditional core wage reporting elements (name, SSN, wages). States are adding hours worked, hourly wage rate, Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) code, location code, and date of hire. Why? – Each state seems to have their own reasons.  Most enhance the state’s ability to measure education and […]

ACA Penalty Notices The IRS continues to mail Penalty notices. Employers should be on the lookout for the final 3,000 notices issued for 2015. Notices for tax year 2016 are scheduled to start by September 30th with tax year 2017 tentatively scheduled for March, 2019. These notices have a very short response window. #Compliance #NPRC […]