Description
The Employee Withholding Certificate, commonly known as the Form W-4, is an IRS form used by an employer to withhold the correct federal income tax from an employee’s pay.
IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods, provides tax tables and worksheets to accommodate tax computations for both prior to 2020 W-4 Forms and 2020 and later W-4 Forms
This webinar will prepare the payroll professional to understand the changes to the form W-4 for 2021 and to review the recently released. Before these changes the Form W-4 was a critical form that all companies have to obtain from employees, that drives how federal income withholding tax is calculated.
Session highlights:
- Understanding the proper way to process a federal W-4
- What should be the proper process for an invalid W-4 today and how it will look in 2021?
- Proper processing and maintenance of a IRS lock in letter
- Electronic W-4 requirements and what the new form means for employers with electronic W-4 systems
- Understanding the requirements around Form W-4 and how an employer can be at risk
- IRS Form W-4 change requirements and how it affects you as an employer
- Employer notification requirements and important deadlines for both Form W-4
- Discussion on what make the Form W-4 invalid
- Review of the tax reform legislation and how it affected the Form W-4
- Best Practices on how employers can better communicate W-4 changes to employees
- COVID tax Credits and requirements
Benefits of attending session:
A review of publication 15-T and the steps to completed federal tax withholding calculations will be reviewed. All IRS specific laws around processing of the Form W-4 today and tomorrow will be discussed. Review COVID related updates that payroll professionals need to know such as how some credits have been extended and why.
Who should attend ?
- Human Resources Professionals
- Small Business Owners
- Payroll Professionals
- Attorneys
- Accounting Professionals
- Consultants