Earned Income Tax Credit Notice

Earned Income Tax Credit Notice

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit for certain employees based on their annual earnings.  At the Federal level, employers must notify employees that they may be eligible for the credit if they worked for the company at any time during...
The Three Pillars of Compensation

The Three Pillars of Compensation

At many organizations, newly hired employees are getting paid much more than their long-tenured counterparts for the same or similar job. It stems from what many are calling the “war for talent.” Companies are fighting for qualified candidates, and in their bids to...
The Dangers of Crowdsourcing Wage Data

The Dangers of Crowdsourcing Wage Data

The other day, I received an intriguing email string with a couple of articles and an attached document. It turns out that my colleague Lacey Partipilo had received this email from one of her clients and then she forwarded it to another colleague, Tyler Meuwissen, and...
IRS Issues 2018 Withholding Tables

IRS Issues 2018 Withholding Tables

Last week the Internal Revenue Service issued the 2018 income-tax withholding tables that reflect the changes made by the tax reform law passed in December 2017. The IRS has advised that employers should begin using the 2018 tables no later than February 15, 2018....