In order to give small businesses additional time to comply with W-2/1099 filing requirements, the Iowa Department of Revenue (IDR) proposed the following changes to tax year 2017 filing requirements: Businesses with fewer than 50 W-2s will not be required to file W-2s for tax year 2017. No entities will be required to file 1099s for tax year 2017. These are the same requirements in place for tax year 2016. The proposed change delays the filing requirement for businesses wit

This week we will again look at the potential for a major tax change for 2017. Republican congressional leaders recently said that lawmakers plan to release a tax reform framework the week of September 25th. The “Big Six”—congressional and administration leaders on tax reform that include House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, White House adviser Gary Cohn, House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin B

Iowa Workforce Development has announced a change in how payments must be made to them. Employers are now required to pay unemployment insurance contributions and reimbursement of charges electronically using myIowaUI.org. The department reserves the right to assess a penalty for non-compliance of the updated Iowa Administrative Code 871-22.16. Three payment options are available: eCheck - payment can be made electronically on myIowaUI. When submitting your payment by eCheck,