Category: News & Announcements

EEOC Reporting  Employers with 100 or more employees and Federal contractors with 50 or more employees must file an EEO-1 with the EEOC, including information on race, ethnicity, and gender by job category. Employers count employees for purposes of this EEO-1 report during a “workforce snapshot period” between October 1 and December 31. The EEOC... Read more »

Several changes for the 941 in 2024 include compliance information and a small number of changes to the 941 Form. The revised form was released in March and the new withholding information, rates, and limits have followed. Form Changes There are three changes to the 941 Form, including: Part 1 Line 11. Lines 11a-11g of... Read more »

South Carolina Passes New EWA Law Effective November 21, 2024, a new law will regulate earned wage access (EWA) services and create registration requirements for EWA providers in South Carolina. South Carolina became the fifth state to enact a law regulating earned wage access providers, but it doesn’t subject them to lending laws.  South Carolina... Read more »

The benchmark that has been the highlight of our surveys has always been the willingness of our customers to recommend Aatrix to others. 96.4% of Aatrix customers said they would recommend the Aatrix eFile Service to a friend or colleague. The primary customers of the Aatrix filing service are small businesses. 99% of the customers... Read more »

HSA (Health Savings Accounts) Limits Set For 2025 2025 Limits A fiscal year plan that satisfies the requirements for an HDHP on the first day of the first month of its fiscal year may apply that deductible for the entire fiscal year. In addition, the IRS announced the 2025 maximum amount that may be made... Read more »

The IRS made wholesale changes to the W-4 in 2020. The form was changed to allow more accurate withholdings due to the changes in the tax code related to the Tax Cut And Jobs Act passed in 2017. This legislation eliminated personal exemptions, increased the standard deduction, and made the child credit available to more... Read more »

Grand Forks, ND: April 15, 2024  – Aatrix Software, a leading provider of payroll tax forms and reporting solutions, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with TimeSuite, a cutting-edge provider of construction management software. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the realm of a comprehensive management system for the construction industry and payroll... Read more »

California Civil Rights Department Issues New Requirements The CRD (California Civil Rights Department, formerly known as the DFEH) published “Important Announcements for the 2023 Reporting Year” with new resources (guides, templates, training slides, responses to FAQs) and information required to comply with California law’s Pay Data Reporting requirements. If you are a private employer with... Read more »

DOL Final FLSA Worker Classification Rule In Effect As Of Mar 11, 2024 The Department of Labor announced a final rule on independent contractors in January. The new ruling is expected to make it more difficult to classify workers as independent contractors. It introduces a new standard that uses a totality-of-the-circumstances analysis of the economic... Read more »

What Is A CP2100 or CP2100A Notice IRS CP2100 and 2100A notices are letters the IRS sends to inform payers who issue 1099 forms without a taxpayer identification number (TIN) or where the TIN doesn’t match the name in the IRS records. The first notices are sent in October, and the second notices are sent... Read more »