Payroll Answer Book: 2021 Edition

Payroll Answer Book gives payroll professionals guidance on the steps they need to take to comply with the laws and regulations governing payroll. From both a legal and practical standpoint, broad and deep coverage is given to the payroll implications of the wage and hour law and how to handle the federal employment taxation of benefits offered to employees. Detailed information is provided on computing and paying payroll taxes, how to handle garnishments and other deductions, how to determine whether workers are employees or independent contractors, what records must be kept, what the benefits and disadvantages of direct deposit of employees' wages are, how to treat sick pay, how to handle a merger or acquisition, what to ask when employees work abroad, and how the payroll department can protect employees' data. In addition to answering the full range of payroll questions, the Payroll Answer Book contains abundant examples that illustrate necessary calculations.

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Previous Edition: Payroll Answer Book, 2020 Edition, ISBN: 9781543818857