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APS March Compliance Updates
APS reports on relevant, impactful compliance updates each month to help keep you at the top of your compliance game. Updates this month include the release of state unemployment wage bases, state withholding tables and methods changes, as well as updates to state electronic filing rules. Here are your March compliance updates:
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The IRS is set to release the first draft of the 2020 Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (Form W-4) on May 31, 2019. The revised form is to reflect changes made in the tax code overhaul.
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The IRS has updated its annual guide for withholding and estimated taxes. Changes to the guide include methods for determining withholdings and estimated taxes, calculating tax amounts, and standard deductions. The standard deduction for single filers has increased from $12,000 to $12,200 and for married couples, the standard deduction is $24,400, up from $24,000.
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The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issued expanded protection for prepaid card and payroll accounts that will take effect on April 1, 2019. Those issuing prepaid card accounts are required to provide card agreements to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by May 1, 2019. New protections include requirements for payroll card accounts including disclosures, change-in-terms notices, time periods covered in transaction histories, content of statements, account history, and overdraft fees.
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The following states have updated state electronic filing rules for 2018 and 2019:
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North Dakota
North Dakota employers are now required to file electronically if they are filing at least 10 Forms W-2. Payroll service providers are also required to file Forms W-2 electronically.
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Utah
Starting July 1, 2019, Utah employers are required to electronically file unemployment tax and wage reports. The new requirement will affect employers with at least 250 employees and administrators filing reports on behalf of at least 100 employees. Reports can be filed through the department’s online portal.
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The following states have updated underpayment interest rates for 2019:
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The IRS has given an extension to Alabama employers who were victims of recent tornadoes and severe storms to file business tax returns. Employers now have until July 31, 2019, instead of a starting deadline of March 3, 2019. The IRS has also granted an extension for federal taxes. Penalties on payroll and excise tax deposits that were due March 3, 2019, will not be applied if deposits are made by March 18, 2019.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”CALIFORNIA PROPOSES RULEMAKING ON MULTIEMPLOYER WAGE LIABILITY” image=”https://apspayroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/States_California.png” alt=”California” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”100%” module_id=”ca” module_class=”support” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#205160″ custom_margin=”|||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”18px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Museo Sans 500 font||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”]California’s labor commissioner proposed rulemaking to ensure that multiple employers are held jointly responsible for wages owed to workers who are provided by labor contractors. The rulemaking also proposes a definition of wages and recordkeeping requirements for determining liability among multiple client employers. The hearing on the proposed regulations is set for April 26, 2019.
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Denver’s city council passed a bill (19-0163) to raise the hourly minimum wage to $13 an hour for Denver city workers and contractors. The hourly minimum wage raise will take effect on July 1, 2019. The measure also includes adjusted wage rates for 2020 and 2021. The measure covers city workers and contractors who work on city property providing security, cargo, catering, hospitality, and maintenance services.
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[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”MICHIGAN INTRODUCES BILL TO RAISE MINIMUM WAGE” image=”https://apspayroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/States_Michigan.png” alt=”Michigan, Minimum Wage Rates, Compliance Updates” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”100%” module_id=”mi” module_class=”support” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#205160″ custom_margin=”|||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”18px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Museo Sans 500 font||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” max_width=”650px” custom_margin=”|-405px||||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Michigan state representatives proposed a bill that would raise the state’s hourly minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2022.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”NEBRASKA OFFERS STATE TAX EXTENSIONS FOR FLOOD VICTIMS” image=”https://apspayroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/States_Nebraska.png” alt=”Nebraska” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”100%” module_id=”ne” module_class=”support” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#205160″ custom_margin=”|||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”18px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Museo Sans 500 font||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” max_width=”650px” custom_margin=”|||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Nebraska victims of the recent flooding have been offered filing and payment extensions for state taxes. Returns and payments that were due from March 15, 2019, to April 14, 2019, are now due April 15, 2019.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWMAKERS PASS PAID-LEAVE BILL” image=”https://apspayroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/States_New-Hampshire.png” alt=”New Hampshire” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”100%” module_id=”nh” module_class=”support” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#205160″ custom_margin=”|||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”18px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Museo Sans 500 font||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” max_width=”650px” custom_margin=”|||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]New Hampshire’s state legislature passed a bill that would allow employees up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave. The bill has been sent to the Governor to either sign or veto the measure.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”NEW JERSEY TO REQUIRE PRE-TAX PERK FOR TRANSIT COSTS” image=”https://apspayroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/States_New-Jersey.png” alt=”New Jersey, Minimum Wage Rates, Compliance Updates” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”100%” module_id=”perk” module_class=”support” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#205160″ custom_margin=”|||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”18px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blurb][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Museo Sans 500 font||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]New Jersey passed S.B. 1567 which requires employers with more than 20 employees to give employees the option to set aside wages on a pre-tax basis for purchasing transit passes, parking passes, and other qualified transportation costs. Employers will face a $100 to $250 first-time penalty if they violate the new law.
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New Mexico Minimum Wage Bill
New Mexico lawmakers have passed a bill to increase the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour, up from $7.50 an hour. This bill will also increase the minimum wage for tipped workers from $2.13 to $3 an hour by 2023.
New Mexico Bill on Domestic Worker Wages
New Mexico passed a bill that would allow domestic workers to no longer be exempt from state minimum wage standards. The measure would also allow the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions to enforce workers’ rights, investigate home-care and domestic workers’ complaints and recover wage and damages.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”SOUTH DAKOTA UNEMPLOYMENT TAX RATES” image=”https://apspayroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/States_South-Dakota.png” alt=”South Dakota” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”100%” module_id=”sd” module_class=”support” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#205160″ custom_margin=”|||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”18px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Museo Sans 500 font||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” max_width=”650px” custom_margin=”|||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]South Dakota passed a bill (H.B. 1034) that would decrease unemployment tax rates for experienced employers in 2020. Schedule B tax rates will be the following under the new law:
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[/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Museo Sans 500 font||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Schedule B may be in effect for 2020 if the state’s unemployment trust fund meets solvency requirements.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”VIRGINIA TO LIMIT WAGE EXEMPTIONS” image=”https://apspayroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/States_Virginia.png” alt=”Virginia” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”100%” module_id=”limit” module_class=”support” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#205160″ custom_margin=”|||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”18px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Museo Sans 500 font||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Virginia passed S.B. 1079 to remove Virginia’s minimum wage exemptions for ushers, doormen, concession attendants, and cashiers in theaters starting July 1, 2019. Workers with employers with up to three employees and babysitters who are employed more than 10 hours a week will no longer be exempt from Virginia Minimum Wage Act requirements under the new bill.
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”WASHINGTON EXTENDS FIRST QUARTER PAID FAMILY LEAVE RETURN DEADLINE” image=”https://apspayroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/States_Washington.png” alt=”FMLA” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”100%” module_id=”FMLA” module_class=”support” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#205160″ custom_margin=”|||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”18px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Museo Sans 500 font||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_3_font_size_tablet=”” header_3_font_size_phone=”” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” z_index_tablet=”500″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Washington employers have been given an extension to report and remit paid family-leave contributions for the first quarter. First quarter reports were originally due April 30, 2019, and have been extended to July 31, 2019, the same due date for second quarter reports.
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”WEST VIRGINIA ADDS OVERTIME EXEMPTION FOR AMUSEMENT PARK WORKERS” image=”https://apspayroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/States_West-Virginia.png” alt=”West Virginia, Minimum Wage Rates, Compliance Updates” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”100%” module_id=”WV” module_class=”support” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#205160″ custom_margin=”|||” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”18px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Museo Sans 500 font||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” max_width=”1300px” custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”|0px||||” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]West Virginia seasonal amusement park workers will be exempt from state maximum hour rules for overtime pay starting May 21, 2019, under bill S.B. 377. Workers who have been employees as seasonal employees at amusement parks for less than seven months are exempt from the maximum hour requirements of the state overtime law.
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For more updates on state unemployment wage base changes, visit our SUTA Wage Bases page.
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For more updates on state eligibility, visit our FUTA Credit Reductions page.
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Visit our Payroll Taxes: Rates and Changes page to make sure you stay compliant.
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