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Payroll - Government Regulations Links (payroll & related topics)
Federal Employment Taxes - If you have employees, you are responsible for Federal Income Tax Withholding, Social Security and Medicare taxes, and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA). http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/content/0,,id=98942,00.html
Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance - What you need to know about State of Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance, laws, benefits, employer wage reporting, and Labor Law Clinics. This is the place to obtain an Unemployment Insurance account number. Payment into this account enables qualified individuals to collect unemployment. http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/ui/
Federal Employment Tax Requirements - A summary of required wage and tax reporting is found at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=100688,00.html
· EIN Request – Form SS-N
· Work Eligibility – Form I-9
· Employee Withholding – Form W-4
· Verify Employee ID information
· Earned Income eligibility – Form W-5
· Calculate and deduct employees’ income tax, social security, and Medicare amounts
· Make quarterly deposits – Form 940
· File quarterly returns – Form 941
· File Wage and Tax Statement – W-2
· File Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statement – W-3
· File Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax – Form 945
· File Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns – Form 1096
· File Employer’s Annual Informational Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips – Form 8027
· Complete Earned Income Advance Certificate – Form W-5
IRS Forms and Publications - http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99200,00.html
Employee Benefits - Retirement and Health Plans – The website of the Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) describes retirement savings options for small business employers and which is most appropriate for a specific business. There is also information about employer sponsored health plans. The website describes the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers under various federal laws. http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/
Worker's Compensation - information on specific requirements for worker's compensation and how to obtain worker's compensation insurance or become self-insured http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/wc/
Workplace Posters - This site describes requirements for State and Federal workplace posters. View, print, or order posters as needed.
Labor Standards, Wisconsin - Information about the rules applying to employment: minimum wage, wage claims, private employment agencies, hours of work/overtime, breaks, child labor, work permits, required employment records, cessation of health care benefits, required notification of business closings and mass layoffs.
Labor Standards, Federal - Information about wage and hour standards set by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA), minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, Family and Medical Leave, and updates about pending or new legislation.
Family and Medical Leave - Understand your responsibilities to provide leave for employees for birth, adoption, serious illness of a family member or the employee's own serious illness.
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