Payroll Taxes

New and Updated

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Coming Soon

  Updated to include information on the forthcoming Draft a Compliant Noncompete Agreement Checklist.

• Date:

  August 13, 2026

  Type:

  Editor's Choice

  The Month Ahead - September 2026

  September 2026 edition of The Month Ahead - your monthly HR heads-up on year-end payroll and Form W-2 reporting prep, EEO-1 readiness, benefits enrollment messaging, holiday season staffing and state-law deadlines to move from fall planning to follow-through.

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Payroll Compliance Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: What Employers Need to Get Right Starting in 2026

  Updated to reflect revised IRS Fact Sheet clarifying employer Form W-2 reporting of qualified overtime and the related employee deduction, effective August 6, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Taxation of Employee Compensation: Federal

  Updated to reflect revised IRS Fact Sheet clarifying the deduction for qualified overtime, effective August 6, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Depositing and Reporting Withheld Taxes: Federal

  Updated to reflect revised IRS Fact Sheet clarifying Form W-2 reporting of qualified overtime, effective August 6, 2026.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Georgia Requires All Employers to Electronically File Quarterly Unemployment Tax and Wage Reports

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Unemployment Insurance Tax: Georgia

  Updated to reflect amended quarterly electronic filing requirements, effective August 9, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Unemployment Insurance Tax: Maine

  Updated to reflect returned payment penalty, effective July 29, 2026. 

• Type:

  50-State Charts

  Unemployment and Disability Insurance Taxable Wage Bases by State

  Updated to reflect forthcoming increases in Iowa, Nevada and Wyoming.

• Type:

  50-State Charts

  Internal Revenue Code Conformity by State

  Updated to reflect changed IRC reference date in North Carolina, effective July 2, 2026.