2020 Federal Tax Deadline Extended to July 15, 2020

2020 Federal Tax Deadline Extended to July 15, 2020 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS has postponed the April 15 federal tax filing and payment deadline to July 15, 2020. This extension is automatic and applies to all individuals and corporations. It’s important to note that the extension only applies to federal tax deadlines, not state. Check with …

Minnesota First to Establish New Felony Wage-Theft Legislation

Ahead of other states, Minnesota enacted a new law substantially amending current labor statutes, including wage and hour requirements, protections, and sanctions, as of July 1, 2019. Provisions amending criminal wage theft and sanctions take effect August 1, 2019. While the legislation has made headlines in the North Star State for being the first to elevate the criminal status of …

Will Multi-State Taxes Get Simpler for Contractors?

In 2019, a bill is advancing to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance that could significantly change how construction employers who work in multiple states handle their payroll taxes. The proposed S. 604, currently known as the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019, seeks to “limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for …

DOL Proposes to Clarify Eligible Pay for Overtime

Though a different proposed overtime rule made headlines this spring, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a more modest proposal for the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on March 28, 2019. According to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regular Rate, DOL hopes to clarify and update the decades-old regulations that help employers calculate the appropriate overtime pay for its …

Three States Extend 2019 W-2 Deadlines

As of the first week of February, three U.S. states and one U.S. territory have extended the electronic filing deadline for Forms W-2 Wage and Tax Statement. Iowa and Puerto Rico cite technical reasons for their extensions. Both Wisconsin and Michigan extended their deadlines because of recent severe weather conditions that closed state agencies and disrupted U.S. Postal Service delivery. …

Delivery From the IRS May Be Delayed. But Deadlines Aren’t

If you ordered paper Forms W-2, W-3 and 1099 from the IRS in late December, you may not receive them until after the January 31 filing deadline. As of the time of publication, the IRS is not extending this deadline and, instead, encourages employers to look for these forms at office supply stores. The IRS additionally reminds companies that Form …

E-Verify Is Unavailable, But I-9s Must Go on

During the December-January government shutdown, E-Verify and its services are unavailable according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This temporary downtime affects both employers and employees, but until budget appropriations are resolved, not everything is changed. Employers in construction won’t be able to create or act on E-Verify cases. Because of this, USCIS has suspended the “three-day rule” for …