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  2. Misclassification of employees as independent contractors

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    Employers must report the incomes of employees and independent contractors using the IRS forms W-2 and 1099, respectively. Employers pay various taxes (i.e. Social Security and Medicare taxes, unemployment taxes, etc.) on the wages of a worker that is classified as an employee. These taxes are generally not paid by the employer on the ...

  3. Tax withholding in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Failing to pay Federal taxes withheld can result in a penalty of 100% of the amount not paid. This may be assessed against anyone responsible for the funds from which payment of withheld tax could have been made. Paying withheld Federal taxes late may result in penalties up to 10%, plus interest, on the balance paid late. State penalties vary.

  4. Taxation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Each employer is required to provide each employee an annual report on IRS Form W-2 [75] of wages paid and federal, state and local taxes withheld, with a copy sent to the IRS and the taxation authority of the state. These are due by January 31 and February 28 (March 31 if filed electronically), respectively, following the calendar year in ...

  5. Federal Unemployment Tax Act - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (or FUTA, I.R.C. ch. 23) is a United States federal law that imposes a federal employer tax used to help fund state workforce agencies. Employers report this tax by filing Internal Revenue Service Form 940 annually.

  6. Tax withholding - Wikipedia

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    The withheld taxes are then paid by the employer to the government body that requires payment, and applied to the account of the employee, if applicable. The employee may also be required by the government to file a tax return self-assessing one's tax and reporting withheld payments.

  7. What Is Double Taxation and How To Avoid It - AOL

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    For example, if you deducted $1,500 in state taxes last year, but your state refund this year was $2,000, you only need to report a tax refund of $500 on your federal income tax return.

  8. Tax information reporting - Wikipedia

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    These are only a few of the federal forms.States have many equivalent forms and reporting requirements. Taken together, these tax information reporting forms touch hundreds of millions of individuals and businesses, and require a large time commitment on the part of businesses, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions to administer, prepare and file.

  9. Unemployment insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment insurance is funded by both federal and state payroll taxes. In most states, employers pay state and federal unemployment taxes if: (1) they paid wages to employees totaling $1,500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year, or (2) they had at least one employee during any day of a week for 20 or more weeks in a calendar year, regardless of whether those weeks were consecutive.