JURY DUTY! April 21 2009.

by Ted

I have been enlisted to perform my civic duty and attend jury duty on April 21, 2009. I will be unavailable for support all day Tuesday but will return emails/ phone calls on my return to the office. This should be a one-day event but in case of an extended trial, support calls will be […]

CA, NY, AZ issue new withholding tables.

by Ted

All three states require all payroll professionals to implement the new tax tables no later than May 1st. Failure to do so will result in under withholding for your employees. As of April 20th , these tax tables are available to all Paymaster customers through the Apply SQL Patch menu itm in the program. The […]

Arizona Withholding Update Apr 14, 2009

by Ted

Since Arizona withholding is based on the federal rates, the state would have seen declining revenue as a result of the ‘Making Work Pay’  federal tax tables. Therefore Arizona has released new tax tables for the rest of 2009 and 2010 to make up the difference. 10%, will increase to 11.5% from May 1, 2009 […]

Revenue down ? Tax everything!

by Ted

New York Health Official Calls for Tax on Drinks With Sugar http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/health/09soda.html A month after Gov. David A. Paterson dropped his proposal for a soda tax, New York City’s health commissioner has written an article advocating “hefty” taxes on sodas and sports drinks containing sugar. Such a tax, the article said, could be the biggest […]

Oregon : No more paper W2s

by Ted

Starting with 2009 Forms W-2 filed in 2010, Oregon employers with 250 or more employees must electronically file Forms W-2 with the Oregon DOR.  Effective with 2010 Forms W-2 filed in 2011, the threshold for employers not using a payroll service provider will decrease to 50 or more employees. Effective with 2011 Forms W-2 filed […]

Slow Economy Threaten Some Restaurant Chains

by Ted

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/business/04restaurant.html Now consumers are cutting back, and dining out is among the casualties. Finer restaurant chains have been hit hard, and so have the casual sit-down places that flooded suburban shopping centers and tourist districts across the country, aimed straight at middle American tastes. A few chains have boarded up already. Many others are going […]