Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Just a few days ago, the House passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and then changed it to make the Senate happy. Yesterday, the Senate passed the revised version without changes. President Trump signed this $100 billion bill, it will go into effect in 15 days. That's not a lot of time for your business to prepare. Here's what's in...

1099 Rules

1099 Rules 

As a general rule, you must issue a Form 1099-MISC to each person to whom you have paid at least $600 in rents or services.  You don't need to issue 1099s for payments made for personal purposes. You are required to issue 1099-MISC reports only for payments you made in the course of your trade or business, and you'll send it to any individual,...

NEW OVERTIME RULES

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced final rules related to the revisions to the Wage and Hour Laws. These revisions will significantly increase the number of workers that will qualify to be paid overtime at not less than time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek. The final rule updates the earnings thresholds necessary...