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South Africa: PAYE Changes for Non-Resident Employers
South Africa's tax authority has introduced changes to the Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) regime as it applies to non-resident employers with employees…
Universities UK: a £6bn lesson in bad tax policy
Universities UK has put forward a proposal regarding National Insurance contributions that highlights flawed tax policy thinking. The piece critiques…
Higher Social Security Payroll Taxes No Longer Taboo for GOP
Republican lawmakers are increasingly open to raising Social Security payroll taxes as part of broader efforts to address the program's…
Annex 1 — payrolling examples for different scenarios
HMRC has published draft guidance and worked examples covering the mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind (BIK) in real time,…
Malaysia Public Ruling Tightens Tax Rules on Employee Secondments
Malaysia's Inland Revenue Board has issued a new Public Ruling tightening the tax treatment of employee secondments, with implications for…
Mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind from April 2027
From April 2027, employers in the UK will be required to payroll benefits in kind (BiK) rather than reporting them…
What The Washington Post Misses About Social Security’s Progressivity
The Tax Foundation critiques a Washington Post analysis of Social Security's progressivity, arguing the piece overlooks key aspects of how…
Jaipur ITAT Allows Section 201(1) Relief Despite Manual Filing of Form 26A
The Jaipur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has granted relief under Section 201(1) of the Income Tax Act to a taxpayer…
Social Security And Taxes: What You Pay And What You Get
This article examines the tax dimensions of Social Security in the United States, covering both the payroll taxes workers and…
ERC Filing Deadlines Raise Tax Adviser Liability Risk
Approaching Employee Retention Credit filing deadlines are creating heightened professional liability risks for tax advisers who assisted clients with ERC…
Outdated W-8 and W-9 forms could cost firms compliance
Outdated W-8 and W-9 tax withholding forms present significant compliance risks for financial firms. W-8 forms, used by foreign entities…
New Case Law Changes the VAT Treatment of Employee Benefits Funded Through Salary Deductions
New case law alters the VAT treatment of employee benefits provided through salary sacrifice or deduction arrangements. The ruling clarifies…
Texas Workers Lose Bid To Halt IRS Wage Withholding Rules
Texas workers have failed in their legal bid to halt IRS wage withholding rules, with a court rejecting their challenge…
W-8 and W-9 best practices and what’s changing
This article covers best practices for W-8 and W-9 forms, which are critical IRS withholding and documentation forms used to…
IRS: Start Preparing for Transition to New Information Returns Intake System
The IRS is urging filers to begin preparing for the transition to its new Information Returns Intake System (IRIS), which…
Taxing AI: can governments redistribute wealth in automated economy?
As AI and automation reshape labour markets, governments face growing pressure to rethink tax systems designed around human employment. The…
7th Circ. Nixes IRS Bid For Rehearing Of Hyatt Perks Tax Fight
The Seventh Circuit has denied the IRS's petition for rehearing in a tax dispute involving Hyatt hotel employee perks and…
Whiplash: The 5th Circuit Rewrites the Limited-Partner Self-Employment Tax Test; Tax Pros Should Check in With Clients
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a significant ruling rewriting the test for determining whether limited partners are…
Fifth Circuit Reconsiders Who Counts as a Limited Partner
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is reconsidering the legal definition of who qualifies as a limited partner for self-employment…
Balochistan govt employees to face Rs500 tax deduction
Balochistan provincial government employees in Pakistan are set to face a Rs500 tax deduction, indicating a new or revised payroll…
TDS Deducted but Not Deposited by Employer: Bombay High Court Protects the Deductee
The Bombay High Court has ruled in favour of employees (deductees) where Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) was withheld from…
Staffing Co. Owner Charged In $7M Employment Tax Scheme
The owner of a staffing company has been criminally charged in connection with an alleged $7 million employment tax scheme.…
The Options Guide Shows a Better Way to Fund Social Security
With Social Security's trust funds projected to face shortfall, various funding options are under debate. The article examines tax-based solutions…
Update in the Limited Partner Litigation
This article provides an update on litigation concerning the tax treatment of limited partners, likely addressing whether limited partnership interests…
Tax Noncompliance and the Gig Economy
This article examines tax noncompliance issues arising from the gig economy, where platform-based workers and freelancers often underreport income due…
ICAEW Warns Against Mandatory Direct Debit for VAT and PAYE Payments
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has issued a warning against proposals that would make direct…
Payroll Pulse: The hidden price of the perfect perk, where modern rewards meet payroll reality
This article examines the payroll tax implications of modern employee perks and benefits, highlighting how non-cash rewards and innovative compensation…
5th Circ. Narrows Tax Break Ruling For Limited Partners
The Fifth Circuit has narrowed a prior ruling on self-employment tax breaks available to limited partners, tightening the circumstances under…
FBR issues withholding tax rate card for fiscal year 2026-27
Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued the withholding tax rate card for fiscal year 2026-27, providing taxpayers and…
Trump account prop. regs. clarify $2,500 limit for workers
Proposed regulations clarify the $2,500 contribution limit for Trump Accounts, a new savings vehicle for workers introduced under recent U.S.…
Trump account prop. regs. clarify $2,500 limit for workers
The IRS has issued proposed regulations clarifying the $2,500 contribution limit for Trump Accounts, the new tax-advantaged savings accounts established…
176 Rental Properties, a Company Mini and a €10,386 Salary: Nice Try
A Dutch tax case involving a director-major shareholder (DGA) who attempted to declare a minimal customary salary of €10,386 while…
Final regs. issued for Sec. 3406 backup withholding rules
The IRS has issued final regulations governing backup withholding requirements under Section 3406 of the Internal Revenue Code. Backup withholding…
Final regs. issued for Sec. 3406 backup withholding rules
The IRS has issued final regulations under Section 3406 governing backup withholding rules. Backup withholding requires payers to withhold a…
IRS updates overtime deduction FAQs, adds reporting details
The IRS has updated its FAQ guidance on the overtime pay deduction introduced under recent tax legislation, adding new details…
IRS updates overtime deduction FAQs, adds reporting details
The IRS has updated its frequently asked questions on the overtime pay deduction, adding new reporting details for taxpayers and…
Bozio et al.: Does Tax-Benefit Linkage Matter for the Incidence of Payroll Taxes?
Academic research by Bozio et al. examines whether the linkage between payroll taxes and the benefits they fund affects who…
IRS, Treasury Plan To Float Regs For Retirement Matches
The IRS and Treasury Department have announced plans to issue proposed regulations governing employer retirement plan matching contributions, likely linked…
IRS Updates FAQs on OBBBA Overtime Tax Deduction
The IRS has updated its FAQs regarding the overtime tax deduction introduced under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).…
IRS guidance addresses expanded paid family and medical leave credit
The IRS has issued guidance addressing the expanded paid family and medical leave (PFML) credit, providing practitioners with updated rules…
IRS guidance addresses expanded paid family and medical leave credit
The IRS has issued guidance addressing the expanded paid family and medical leave (PFML) credit, which provides eligible employers a…
Lender Can't Claim $5M In Worker Credits, Judge Rules
A federal judge has ruled that a lender cannot claim approximately $5 million in employee retention credits (ERC), a COVID-era…
LLP salaried member rules after BlueCrest Supreme Court decision (2026 guide for LLPs)
Following the Supreme Court's BlueCrest Capital Management decision, this guide examines how salaried member rules apply to LLP members in…
When Congress Changes a Filing Deadline, Businesses Change Everything Else
The article examines the downstream operational impact on businesses when Congress proposes changes to IRS information return filing deadlines. When…
River Polluter's Owner Gets 10 Months For Unpaid Taxes
The owner of a company responsible for river pollution has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after being convicted…
TDS on Faculty Payments: Salary Under Section 192 or Professional Fees Under Section 194J? ITAT Cochin Clarifies the Law
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Cochin has issued a clarifying ruling on the correct Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)…
NC Contractor Pushes For Employee Retention Credit Refund
A North Carolina contractor is pursuing a refund claim in court related to the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a pandemic-era…
How TDS Software Handles Large-Scale Compliance for Users
This article examines how TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) software manages large-scale compliance requirements for users in India. It covers…
Policy paper: Changes to reporting of benefits in kind from April 2027
HMRC has published a policy paper outlining changes to the reporting of benefits in kind (BIK) from April 2027. From…
Karachi consumers pay over Rs26bn income tax through electricity bills in FY26
Karachi electricity consumers have paid over Rs26 billion in income tax through their electricity bills during the first months of…
John Healey should cut National Insurance, not raise the personal allowance
This article argues that reducing National Insurance contributions would be a more effective and economically beneficial policy choice than raising…
How Startup Companies Can Use R&D Tax Credits to Reduce Payroll Taxes
Startup companies can leverage R&D tax credits to offset payroll taxes under IRC Section 41(h), a provision particularly valuable for…
Strategic QSB Election Timing to Maximize R&D Tax Credit Value for Life Sciences Companies
Life sciences companies structured as qualified small businesses (QSBs) can optimize R&D tax credit value through strategic timing of the…
Moving abroad for work: the UK tax questions everyone should ask
A Saffery podcast addressing key UK tax considerations for individuals relocating abroad for work. Topics likely cover UK tax residency…
IRS raises standard mileage rates for remainder of 2026
The IRS has announced increased standard mileage rates effective for the remainder of 2026. These rates are used by taxpayers…
Here’s How Much Americans Pay in Taxes Over Their Lifetime
An analysis of lifetime tax burdens for Americans, examining how much the average person pays across all tax types over…
Hiring Freelancers? How a CRA Audit Can Turn Contractors Into Employees, Costing Businesses Thousands in Back Taxes
Canadian businesses hiring freelancers face significant tax risks if the CRA reclassifies contractors as employees during an audit. Such reclassification…
National Insurance Manual
HMRC's National Insurance Manual provides comprehensive guidance on National Insurance contributions (NICs) in the UK, covering rules for employers, employees,…
Official Statistics: National Insurance contributions
UK government official statistics publication covering National Insurance contributions (NICs), including rates, thresholds, and main features for employees, employers, and…
MDDP Webinar: B2B Reclassification into Employment: Dispute, Penalties and Tax Impact (VAT & Personal) (July 15)
A webinar hosted by MDDP examining the tax consequences when B2B contractor arrangements are reclassified as employment relationships. The session…
Should You Outsource Your Payroll?
The article examines the decision of whether businesses should outsource their payroll function, weighing cost, compliance, and efficiency considerations. It…
Apply to pay voluntary Class 3 National Insurance contributions for periods abroad
This UK government guidance covers the process for individuals to apply to pay voluntary Class 3 National Insurance contributions for…
HMRC email updates, videos and webinars if you’re self-employed
HMRC offers a suite of educational resources—including email updates, videos, and live webinars—targeted at self-employed individuals in the UK. These…
Punjab introduces simplified tax deduction system for digital payments
Punjab has introduced a simplified tax deduction system targeting digital payments, aimed at streamlining withholding tax processes for transactions conducted…
Guidance: Joint and several liability — taxation of coronavirus support payments — CJAS/FS1
HMRC guidance on joint and several liability notices relating to the taxation of coronavirus support payments (CJAS/FS1). This covers situations…
The 1099 Rules Are Changing, But the Compliance Problem Remains
The article addresses evolving IRS 1099 reporting rules and the persistent compliance challenges businesses and tax professionals face. It examines…
Guidance: Employment intermediaries: service availability and issues
HMRC provides guidance on service availability and known issues affecting the Employment Intermediaries reporting service. Employment intermediaries, such as staffing…
Apply for a certificate of coverage to pay UK National Insurance whilst working in a country with a social security agreement (CA9107)
This UK government guidance explains how individuals working abroad in countries that have a social security agreement with the UK…
Guidance: Social Security abroad: NI38
UK government publication NI38 providing guidance on social security and National Insurance obligations for individuals working or living abroad. Covers…
Guidance: Social security agreement between the UK and India
This UK government publication details the social security agreement between the United Kingdom and India, which coordinates National Insurance and…
Employees working abroad
UK government guidance on tax and payroll obligations for employers with staff working abroad. Covers PAYE responsibilities, National Insurance contributions,…
Guidance: CWG2: further guide to PAYE and National Insurance contributions
CWG2 is HMRC's comprehensive technical guide for employers on operating PAYE and calculating National Insurance contributions in the UK. It…
Guidance: Reciprocal agreements
This UK government guidance provides an overview of the UK's reciprocal social security agreements with various countries. These agreements determine…
How TDS Software Fixes Certificate Error for a Salaried Person
A TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) software solution addresses certificate errors commonly encountered by salaried individuals in India. The article…
Employee Tax Advantaged Share Scheme User Manual
HMRC's internal manual covering employee tax-advantaged share schemes in the UK. The manual provides detailed guidance on the tax treatment…
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