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IRS Issues Details on W-2 Reporting on Payroll Tax Deferral
The Internal Revenue Service has posted instructions for both employers and employees about how to handle the Form W-2 reporting for the payroll tax deferral under President Trump’s executive action. Trump signed a memorandum in August to defer the 6.2 percent employee’s share of Social Security taxes from Sept. 1, 2020 until Dec. 31, 2020, but the taxes would need to be repaid by April 30 of next year. So far, relatively few ...
Read MoreIRS Adjusts Tax Item Amounts for 2021 Due to Inflation
The Internal Revenue Service issued its annual inflation adjustments Monday for tax year 2021, revising more than 60 tax provisions, including tax rate schedules, standard deduction amounts and more. The standard deduction for married couples filing jointly for tax year 2021 is increasing to $25,100, up $300 from the previous year. For single taxpayers and married individuals who file separately, the standard deduction is increasing to ...
Read MoreFASB Proposes Three Improvements to Leases Standard
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed accounting standards update Tuesday to improve three areas of its lease accounting standard. For lessors, the proposed changes would amend the classification requirements for leases in which the lease payments are mostly variable by requiring lessors to classify and account for those leases as operating leases. In doing so, FASB said the risk of lessors recognizing ...
Read MoreAre You Ready to be Coached?
Executive coaching can help you achieve higher performance and greater personal satisfaction at work. While you may be aware that you need to make changes — in behavior, mindset, or both — to advance your career, you won’t reap the benefits of coaching unless you’re prepared to fully engage in the process. This requires a substantial investment of time and effort, so before you move forward, the most important question ...
Read More6 questions to ask to find out if you're an ethical leader
The director of Ethical Imperatives contends that ethical leaders possess six traits that command, not demand, loyalty. Unlike the purely ceremonial royals of today, kings of old were absolute sovereigns. They answered to no one. Their word was law. And they held unchecked power over life and death in their hands. If so, what distinguishes kings from despots? Only this: the way they appear in the eyes of their people. A ...
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