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e-News for Payroll Providers May 18, 2011

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Issue Number:  2011-6

Inside This Issue


  1. Form 941-X is available
  2. Information reporting by government entities (3% withholding)
  3. IRS seeks volunteers for advisory council
  4. 2012 HSA limits adjusted for inflation
  5. Retirement plan information for employers and business owners
  6. Miss getting that paper form in the mail as a reminder to file?
  7. Third party reporting  
1.  Form 941-X is available
Form 941-X, Adjusted Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund, and instructions are now on IRS.gov.

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2.  Information reporting by government entities (3% withholding)
REG-151687-10 contains proposed regulations for government entities withholding on payments to persons providing property or services. The deadline for submitting comments on the proposed regulations is Aug. 8.

TD 9524 contains final regulations for  withholding by government entities. 

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3.  IRS seeks volunteers for advisory council
June 17 is the deadline for submitting applications to serve on the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council.

IRSAC provides a forum for IRS officials and representatives of the public to discuss tax administrative issues.

IR 2011-49 has more information.

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4.  2012 HSA limits adjusted for inflation
Rev. Proc. 2011-32 has the 2012 deduction limitations for annual contributions to health savings accounts.

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5.  Retirement plan information for employers and business owners
The spring 2011 edition of Retirement News for Employers is now available.

Browse the newsletter archive or subscribe to future editions.

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6.  Miss getting that paper form in the mail as a reminder to file?
IRS.gov offers several options to ensure you don’t miss important filing dates.

Install and customize the IRS CalendarConnector and new events will automatically update via the desktop tool.

Or subscribe to the IRS tax calendar: 

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7.  Third party reporting
The third party reporting information center has up-to-date information to help you stay current with changes in information reporting.

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