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The Quality Stores employment tax refund case was argued before the Supreme Court on January 14, 2014. An explanation about the issue at stake can be found in prior Taxblawg.net postings. Although the outcome of the case remains in doubt, the possibility of a taxpayer victory means that employers should start thinking about the need to satisfy an important prerequisite to qualify their claims for refund.
Employment (FICA) taxes have both an employer and an employee component. A taxpayer victory in Quality Stores will enable both employers and terminated employees to recover their ...
The IRS released Notice 1036 to assist employer’s with determining the payroll tax consequences of the fiscal cliff.
2013 Withholding Tables. Notice 1036 includes the 2013 Percentage Method Tables for Income Tax Withholding. Employers should implement the 2013 withholding tables as soon as possible, but not later than February 15, 2013. Employers can use the 2012 withholding tables until they implement the 2013 withholding tables.
Social Security Tax. For 2013, the employee tax rate for social security increases to 6.2%. The social security wage base limit increases to ...
The IRS recently announced in Notice 2011-12 that Notice 2009-91 will not apply to wages paid after December 31, 2010.
Previously, Notice 2009-91 revised the withholding calculation rules for nonresident alien employees performing services within the United States. Notice 2009-91 revised the rules to take into account changes made in the withholding tables to reflect the section 36A Making Work Pay Credit. However, the Making Work Pay Credit does not apply to tax years beginning after December 31, 2010.
Notice 2011-12 provides that for wages paid after December 31, 2010 ...
As my readers know, I focus my practice on representing people who have “misunderstandings” with the Internal Revenue Service. I can’t count the number of clients who have made a comment along the lines of “get me Geithner’s deal” since it came to light that he had some significant and frankly embarrassing tax problems while working for the International Monetary Fund. In point of fact, making a statement like that to an IRS employee is probably one of the worst things a taxpayer could say, because the rank and file IRS employees realize that if they did what Mr. Geithner did, they would be fired on the spot.