Overview:

In this webinar we will discuss the handling of state taxes when an employee lives in one state and works in another, or works in two or more states simultaneously. This includes what taxes to be on the lookout for including locals, determining liability as an employer, how reciprocal agreements can play an important role in determining state withholding, the differences between resident and nonresident taxation, Form W-4 equivalents and state unemployment insurance.

A payroll professional must know the taxation and reporting requirements for all states where the company has employees working or in some cases, living. Which state gets the SUI tax and which gets the income tax for a nonresident working in the state? Does the state have disability insurance and is it done through an insurance company or through a payroll deduction? Does the state follow the IRS Code for taxing Section 125 plans or not?

Why should you attend: Complying with the tax code and the tax withholding requirements for the IRS and one state is complicated enough. But for the multistate employer multiply this by 5, 10, 20 or even 40 and it can turn into a payroll department's worse nightmare keeping track of it all. Not only more rules and regulations to comply with but you must multiple the penalties if you make a mistake as well. Employees who live in one state and work in another or work in two or more states simultaneously require special handing by payroll to ensure that the proper amount of income tax comes out for the correct state. And the employer cannot simply tax for the home state and hope to survive an audit. The question the employer must answer: is it prepared to meet the challenges of multistate taxation?

Areas Covered in the Session:

• How to determine state withholding liability
• Who is a resident
• How reciprocal agreements affect taxation of wages
• How state exemptions or credits affect withholding
• Resident and nonresident taxation policies
• The four factor test for state unemployment insurance
• Income and unemployment taxation of Fringe benefits
• Which states follow the Internal Revenue Code and which version
• How to handle income and unemployment insurance taxation for employees working in multiple states
• Supplemental withholding rates
• Withholding requirements when an employee is in a state temporarily
• Which states require the use of their own Withholding Allowance Certificate, which states allow either theirs or the Form W-4, and which states don't have a form
• Reporting wages for multistate employees on Form W-2

Who Will Benefit:

• Payroll professionals
• Human Resources
• Accounting Personnel
• Business Owners
• Lawmakers
• Human Resource Professionals