Employer's Supplemental Tax Guide This publication supplements Publication 15, Employer's Tax Guide. It contains specialized and detailed employment tax information supplementing the basic information provided in Publication 15. This publication also contains:
alternative methods and tables for figuring income tax withholding; combined income tax, employee social security tax, and employee Medicare tax withholding tables, and; tables for withholding on distributions of Indian gaming profits to tribal members.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Employer's Tax Guide This publication explains your tax responsibilities as an employer. It explains the requirements for withholding, depositing, reporting, and paying employment taxes. It explains the forms that you must give to your employees, those that your employees must give to you, and those that you must send to the IRS and SSA. This guide also has tax tables that you need to figure the taxes to withhold from each employee for 2008.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits This publication supplements Publication 15,
Employer's Tax Guide, and Publication 15-A, Employer's Supplemental Tax Guide. It contains information for employers on the employment tax treatment of fringe benefits.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Federal Employment Tax Forms Provides blank sample W-2 and W-3 forms along with instructions for the employer, as well as a form for ordering additional tax forms from the IRS.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Furloughs: What if you took next week off... for no pay? This alert deals with the legal issues to consider before adopting a furlough plan, including the various labor law regulations that apply.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
Legal Alert - Avoiding Potential Employment Pitfalls in Tough Economic Times This alert discusses some of the legal problems you want to avoid while looking to cut back on your overhead costs.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
Minimum Wage Laws in D.C. Discusses federal and D.C. minimum wage requirements as well as the D.C. living wage law and the four hour and split shift requirements.
Non-Profit Executive Compensation Offers guidance on IRS guidelines concerning the reasonableness of non-profit executive compensation.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
Sexual Harassment and Retaliation in the Workplace Like many areas of the law, sexual harassment and retaliation can be complex, but understanding the practical and common-sense notions that drive this field of law can help avoid problems in any employment setting.
Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert: Whistleblower Policies This article discusses the nature of a whistleblower policy and explains why every tax-exempt organization should have one.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
The D.C. Paid Sick Leave Law - What Your Nonprofit Needs to Know Discusses the impact of the D.C. paid sick leave law going into effect on November 13, 2008. Covers requirements for paid leave, procedures for using paid leave, waiting periods, employer exemptions, and impact on current leave policies.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
What to Do When You Have to Lay Off an Employee - What Every Nonprofit Should Know This timely alert discusses the legal issues a nonprofit employer must consider if a reduction of workforce becomes necessary.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
Trademark Protection for Nonprofit Organizations This legal alert provides guidance to nonprofit organizations about their rights and responsibilities with respect to trademarks, including adopting a trademark, applying for federal trademark protection, and proper usage of trademarks.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
What Nonprofits Should Know about Intellectual Property Addresses intellectual property issues nonprofits are likely to encounter in their day-to-day operations, including protecting their own intellectual property and respecting the intellectual property rights of others.
Complying with the New IRS Corporate Governance Guidelines for 501(c)(3) Organizations: Fiduciary Duty of Board of Directors to Oversee Financial Affairs Discusses the role of the board of directors in ensuring sound financial practices in a non-profit organization.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
Document Retention Policies - What Every Nonprofit Should Know Discusses recent changes to Form 990 and resulting obligations of non-profit organizations to adhere to a clearly defined document retention policy.
Election Year Activities and Non-Profits Information about what non-profits can and cannot do during election years.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Governance and Related Topics - 501(c)(3) Organizations Discusses some of the central elements involved in establishing good corporate governance practices in a non-profit organization.
Independent Directors and Tax-Exempt Organizations Discusses the IRS's focus on the independence of directors on boards of non-profit organizations and provides general guidance on what this means and how to implement it.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
Keeping Corporate Minutes Provides information about complying with the IRS's requirement that 501(c)(3) organizations maintain minutes of board meetings as an indication of good corporate governance.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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