Credit Karma has rolled out a new service that allows members to compare credit cards and loans without going through the three credit bureaus. As you may be aware, when one applies for credit, the lender will request information about the lender’s creditworthiness from the credit bureaus. This “hard inquiry” impacts your new credit portion [...]
On October 25th PBGW hosted the Fourth Annual Halloween Bash. The Bash was a marvelous success with over forty booths and vendors from all over our community. Over 200 excited trick-or-treaters and their families from near and far joined us for the spooktacular event filled with candy and non-candy treats. We were all blown away [...]
By Ted Landis, CPA, CFP® A government report was recently issued estimating 30 million people (over 21% of taxpayers) will find they have had too little federal tax withheld and will owe money when they file their 2018 income tax returns. As you may recall, the federal withholding tables were updated in March 2018 [...]
Are you a sole proprietor or small-business employer? Is your health insurance too expensive or completely unaffordable? Keep your eyes open for more information on new entities known as association health plans. The President signed an executive order last year and the Department of Labor issued its ruling. The changes may provide opportunities for lower-cost [...]
Earlier this year we announced the changes that the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue was making with Form 1099-MISC reporting through our newsletter and our website (see February blog post below). This change applies to businesses operating in PA who pay non-employee compensation or business income to individuals or entities outside PA or to disregarded [...]
The Philadelphia wage tax rate changes each year on July 1st. Every paycheck dated after June 30th must be taxed at the new wage tax rate. The new reduced tax rate for Philadelphia residents is 3.8809%; non-residents subject to Philadelphia wage tax will now be taxed at the rate of 3.4567%. Although a wage tax [...]
Covered establishments should electronically submit their 2017 OSHA Form 300A information between now and July 1, 2018. Too see whether your organization is a covered organization, go to www.osha.gov/injuryreporting.
Jill Scheetz, PHR, SHRM-CP On July 1, 2018 the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act (new EPA) becomes effective. At first blush, you might think your company has nothing to worry about. However, when the prize for plaintiffs who win a jury’s (or the NJ Division of Civil Rights’) opinion is treble damages, employers should [...]
Scammers’ tactics are always evolving to try to stay ahead of the news in an attempt to catch individuals off guard. This is especially true during tax season. We hear the warnings on the evening news and in news articles. PBGW wants to remind all our clients to be aware of the tactics that have [...]
The IRS has released the 2018 W-4 form, which reflects the changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. We encourage employers to have all employees complete the new W-4 form so that their employees might not have too much nor too little tax withheld from their paychecks during a year when many are uncertain [...]
