A Tax Essential: the Percentage-Withholding Method

Employers are required to withhold federal income tax from all employees’ wages unless the employee is exempt from the tax. The withholding amount is based on the employee’s taxable wages, marital status and number of allowances stated on his or her W-4...

IRS Issues Long-Awaited Withholding Guidance for 2018

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today released Notice 1036, which updates the income-tax withholding tables for 2018 reflecting changes made by the tax reform legislation enacted last month. This is the first in a series of steps that IRS will take to help...

The Major Tax Changes: An Overview

The new tax law has dominated political discussion for months and will likely continue to do so well into 2018. Consequences, both intended and otherwise, are still unclear. But for now, these are the big changes for both individuals and companies. In general, the...

Learning about Form W-2

As an employer, you have probably already heard that the W-2 form is an essential requirement when it comes to taking care of tax season paperwork for the IRS. While the W-4 form needs to be provided by employees for tax withholding purposes, employers also have to...