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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 -
McGlinchey Stafford

Is a “Tip” Paid in Cryptocurrency a Tip for Employment Tax Purposes?

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Tips are in the news lately. It seems like political strategists on both sides of the aisle have concluded that excluding tips from taxable income is good for votes. One has to wonder if this political promise will go the way...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Tax Pitfalls To Avoid In Employment Litigation Settlements

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By all measures, 2021 was a banner year for hiring, but 2022 and 2023 have been the opposite. According to one media source, more than 121,000 jobs in the technology sector alone — think Google LLC, Amazon.com Inc.,...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Partners, S Corp. Shareholders And Biden’s 2022 Revenue Proposal: No More Business As Usual

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What A Ride- No one anticipated that the Administration’s proposed tax increases would fly through Congress easily – at least no one residing in a state in which the recreational use of marijuana has not been legalized....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Payroll Tax Deferral Dilemma

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order calling for a deferral of the employees’ portion of the payroll tax (the 6.2% Social Security tax only) from September 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 (the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Deferred Compensation Plans and FICA Taxes: A Valentine’s Day Match or Disaster?

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While February is usually the month for valentines and candy conversation hearts, I hope you will use this month to give a little love and attention to one of the often overlooked “other” taxes applied to payments from...more

Burr & Forman

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

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Timing is Everything: IRS Raises the Stakes for Employers Who Delay FICA Taxation of Deferred Compensation

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Employers, both for-profit and tax-exempt organizations, often overlook the complex FICA tax rules applicable to deferred compensation. Unfortunately, this oversight now can be a real problem for the employer. When an...more

Baker Donelson

No Refunds: Supreme Court Settles Circuit Split over Severance Payment Taxation

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In its ruling on United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., No. 12-1408 (U.S. Mar. 25, 2014), the United States Supreme Court put to rest a decade-old battle over whether severance payments made to employees are taxable as wages...more

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