Author: Robert Hernandez

Instructions for Employers   On August 8, 2020, a Presidential Memorandum was issued, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority pursuant to section 7508A of the Internal Revenue Code to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of certain payroll tax obligations. In response to...

27 November, 2020

The pandemic has thrown businesses into a never-before-seen scenario that has upended how they operate. Many businesses that were thriving before the pandemic now find themselves having to make difficult decisions, including whether to furlough or lay off employees. This task is not as simple...

24 November, 2020

Several of our employees have talked about having Thanksgiving with large groups of extended family. What can we do to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading into our workplace?   Assuming you don't want to make everyone quarantine or argue with employees about their Thanksgiving dinner plans,...

19 November, 2020

An employee put in years of service with your company, or is an exemplary worker, but circumstances now lead to his or her departure. You have agreed to pay the employee severance, but you want him or her to receive the full amount, with no...

18 November, 2020

The Social Security Administration has begun the initial rollout of its new electronic Consent Based Social Security Number (SSN) Verification (eCBSV) service. The agency is rolling out the service to selected participants through 2020, and plans on expanding the number of users in 2021. “Our new...

17 November, 2020

If you run a business, you need to know about the following forms. Form W-2 Employers must complete a Form W-2 for each employee. Employee wages, taxes withheld and other payroll related information are reported annually on the W-2. However, W-2s aren't filed directly with the IRS....

16 November, 2020

WASHINGTON — As more tax professionals consider teleworking during COVID-19, the Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners urged practitioners to secure remote locations by using a virtual private network (VPN) to protect against cyber intruders.  A VPN provides a secure, encrypted tunnel to transmit...

13 November, 2020

The IRS has issued final regulations that provide guidance for employers on federal income tax withholding from employees’ wages. The final regulations: address the amount of federal income tax that employers withhold from employees’ wages; implement changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...

11 November, 2020