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This Week in Benefits: Disclosure rules update, AA wields axe, jobs uptick

Peter Westerman | February 03, 2012

A round-up of the weeks employee benefits news, reports and controversy

Commuter benefit could be tied to payroll package

Peter Westerman | January 31, 2012

Pressure is mounting for Congress to reverse cuts to commuter benefits as part of a major tax package this year.

Tax relief for jobless misery

Peter Westerman | January 23, 2012

If you spent either all or part of the year actively looking for a job, there are some ways to skirt the tax pinch.

All 2011 unemployment insurance benefits taxable

Peter Westerman | January 23, 2012

The jobless rate is dipping, but millions of people are still out of work. And that could have implications when they file their income tax returns.

IRS cracks down on contractor classification

Peter Westerman | January 16, 2012

Although hiring independent contractors can reduce the paperwork, tax burden and hassles associated with bringing on employees, Christopher Ezold, a business attorney and tax partner with the Ezold Law Firm P.C., a Philadelphia-based employment and business boutique, warns that employers can expect contractor classification changes by the IRS in 2012.

Providers of 403(b) plans gear up for regulatory challenges

Peter Westerman | January 13, 2012

Like 401(k) providers, 403(b) plans must also comply with the DOLs Employee Benefit Security Administrations fee disclosure rule, which is slated to take effect on April 1.

IRS puts W-2 health advice in a nutshell

Allison Bell | January 09, 2012

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has tried to boil the new tax Form W-2 health benefits cost reporting requirements down into terms that mortals without advanced accounting credentials can understand.

Temporary payroll tax cut extended into 2012

Peter Westerman | January 03, 2012

A payroll tax cut that has been in effect since 2011 will extend through the end of February. The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 temporarily extends the two percentage point payroll tax cut for employees, reducing their Social Security tax withholding rate from 6.2 percent to 4.2...

2012 HSA changes: What you need to communicate

Peter Westerman | December 21, 2011

The New Year is now just weeks away and with it will come the phone calls and emails from your clients asking about the new contribution limits for health savings accounts (HSA). This year, get out ahead of the inquirers and send a link to this article to your clients...

HR pop quiz: Saver's Credit

Peter Westerman | December 20, 2011

According to the IRS, what is the maximum amount that eligible taxpayers can receive through a tax credit known as the Savers Credit?

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