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Tax Season Lessons: The Importance of a Paycheck Checkup

October 1, 2019 | posted by Abacus Payroll
In years past, the IRS has encouraged taxpayers to double-check their form W-4s to ensure that they’re paying the right amount in taxes—often to no avail. Even if you haven’t suffered the repercussions of an out-of-date W-4, here are a few steps you can take to make sure you don’t have an unexpectedly high tax […]
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Withholding Updates: A New Form W4 and a New IRS Withholding Tool

August 12, 2019 | posted by Abacus Payroll
11 Questions Your Employees Might Be Asking An important deduction taken from paychecks each pay cycle is the amount of federal tax withholding an employee tells their employer to set aside based on what they submit on their Form W-4. This past tax season was the first under tax reform and new withholding tables, and […]
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act & You: Payroll in 2018

February 7, 2018 | posted by Abacus Payroll
Each year brings new changes in how employers and employees alike must handle the following tax season, and 2018 is no different. Thanks to the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, you can expect changes to the way that you handle tax documents, exemptions, tax rates, fringe benefits, and more in the coming tax […]
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2017 Federal Payroll Tax Rate Changes

December 13, 2016 | posted by Abacus Payroll
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Here is a summary of the federal 2017 payroll tax changes including Social Security, Medicare, Unemployment Tax, Minimum Wage, 401(k) limits and more.   Print 2017 Payroll Tax Alert   Social Security / Medicare The wage base increases to $127,200 for Social Security and remains UNLIMITED for Medicare. For Social Security, the tax rate is […]
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Anatomy of a Paycheck: What to Deduct and Why

March 25, 2016 | posted by Abacus Payroll
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Though tax and paycheck deductions are a routine part of any payroll process, employers and employees alike tend to question what, exactly, goes into the deduction formula. We all start out with a gross pay amount, but just how do payroll managers arrive at the net pay for each paycheck?   As an employer, there […]
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Updating Your W-4 Form: When and Why?

October 26, 2015 | posted by Abacus Payroll
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The IRS W-4 Form tells an employer how much to withhold from each paycheck to pay your taxes each Tax Day. You can adjust this amount, which can increase or reduce the amount of a refund you receive the following year. IRS W-4 Forms tell employers how much in taxes to withhold from employees’ paychecks […]
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