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New York State Minimum Wage (2011)

The minimum wage in New York State is $7.25/Hour, with few exceptions. Employers must post a Minimum Wage Information poster in their place of work. Minimum Wage Poster Farm Minimum Wage Poster Hospitality Industry...

Handbook for Employers

Instructions  for Completing Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification Form) You must complete Form I-9 each time you hire any person to perform labor or services in the United States in return for wages or...

IRS Publication 946 – How To Depreciate Property?

IRS Publication 946 What’s New for 2020 Section 179 deduction dollar limits. For tax years beginning in 2020, the maximum section 179 expense deduction is $1,040,000 ($1,075,000 for qualified enterprise zone property). This limit...

City of Boston Business Certificate

Failure to register a business is punishable by a fine of not more than $300.00 each month that a business is not registered. Effective July 1, 2018, all businesses in the City of Boston...

List of State Tax Departments

Tax departments and their webistes by state. State Tax Department Website Alaska Department of Revenue Tax Division Website Alaska Department of Revenue Department of Revenue Alabama Department of Revenue Department of Revenue Arkansas Department...

ERISA

ERISA is  Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. ERISA is a federal law that sets minimum standards for pension plans in private industry.  For example, if an employer maintains a pension plan, ERISA...

Overtime Pay Resources

The federal overtime provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Unless exempt, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a...

AccuWage Online 2019

AccuWage Online is a free internet application offered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that enables you to check EFW2 (W-2 Wage and Tax Statement) and EFW2C (W-2C Corrected Wage and Tax Statement) formatted...

Form W-4

Employee’s Withholding Certificate Form W-4 (PDF) FAQs on the Form W-4 Give Form W-4 to your employer.  Complete Form W-4 so that your employer can withhold the correct federal income tax from your pay....