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Change in Overtime Rules Finalized
Late last year we posted that the Department of Labor had delayed some significant changes to the FLSA overtime rules. They have now finalized those changes and they are set to take effect on December 1, 2016. The full details of the changes can be found on the DOL’s...
Change in Overtime Rules – Delayed
Earlier this summer the Department of Labor indicated that it would increase the minimum salary requirement for what are often referred to as the white-collar exemptions from overtime compensation. These exemptions allow employees to not pay overtime to certain...
Employees vs. Independent Contractors
This summer the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2015-1, which discussed misclassification of employees as independent contractors. Federal and state governments are beginning to take more initiative to investigate employers...
New Credit Cards, Fraud/Liability, and Responsibility
To combat the problem of credit card fraud, credit card issuers in the US are now adopting the use of EMV or chip cards; the same type of credit cards currently used in almost every other country worldwide. Instead of having the common magnetic strip which contains...
Can my church legally show the Super B*wl?
This is a re-port of a post from last year, but with the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, we thought it appropriate to post it again. In short, yes, but there are stipulations. First off, it’s probably best to avoid the use of the term “Super Bowl” as it is...
2014 Standard Mileage Rates
2014 Standard Mileage Rates The IRS has announced the standard mileage rates will go down slightly in 2014. Below are the new mileage rates starting 1/1/14: Business use of a vehicle– 56 cents per mile Medical and moving miles –23.5 cents per mile Charitable miles –...
The Start Of Tax Season Will Be Delayed Next Year
The start of the 2014 tax filing season will be delayed up to 2 weeks due to the recent government shutdown. The filing due date, however, will not be not be pushed back and will remain April 15, 2014. More information about when the start of filing season will be...
October 15th Tax Deadline Two Weeks Away
If you have yet to file your 2012 tax return, the extended deadline to file your personal tax return (form 1040) is October 15th. Keep in mind that for the October 15th deadline to be valid, a taxpayer must have timely filed an extension (form 4868) prior to the...
October 1 Deadline for Healthcare Exchange Notices
Under the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”), a church may have to notify its employees about the state-run insurance exchanges that will debut sometime in 2014. This requirement applies to all employers who are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA")....
More Scrutiny Over Independent Contractor Classification
Is your church properly classifying its workers as employees or independent contractors? With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act the IRS will examine independent contractor classifications more carefully and the penalties and fees for mis-classification...