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Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) Taxes are United States federal payroll taxes levied to fund the Social Security and Medicare system. FICA Taxes burdens are divided between employers and employees and... more +
Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) Taxes are United States federal payroll taxes levied to fund the Social Security and Medicare system. FICA Taxes burdens are divided between employers and employees and are currently set at 12.4% for Social Security and 2.9% for Medicare. less -
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Business Owners and Managers May Have Personal Liability for Unpaid Payroll Taxes and Not Know It

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A recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision emphasizes again the potential exposure “responsible persons” have to personal liability for payroll taxes under the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP) provisions of Section 6672...more

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Employee-Shareholders, Reasonable Compensation And Employment Taxes

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Movement Toward Tax Increases- You may have read last week that Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee announced they had reached a deal on a budget resolution that will enable them to bypass Senate Republicans on the...more

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Unpaid Federal Employment Taxes: The Government’s Chief Enforcement Priority

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Businesses that have employees must pay wages and salaries to their employees, and the employer must collect federal employee income taxes and the employee’s share of social security (FICA) from these wages and salaries, add...more

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IRS Clarifies Role of Gross-Ups When Taxes Are Assessed on an Earlier Year’s Fringe Benefits

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When the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determines during an examination that a fringe benefit should have been taxed and the employer accordingly has to pay additional taxes in a later year, how is the subsequent payment...more

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Common U.S. Tax Withholding and Reporting Errors with Respect to Certain RSUs

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A Canadian company (the employer) historically has not issued equity-based awards to employees of its U.S. subsidiaries, but it now is considering doing so. Past posts have addressed potential U.S. income tax pitfalls and the...more

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