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Hot Topic: 2002 Irs, Social Security And Medicare Tax Changes For Election Officials And Workers, Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: 2002 Irs, Social Security And Medicare Tax Changes For Election Officials And Workers, Ralph Cross
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
One of the tax law changes in 2002 pertaining to the Social Security Administration deals with the taxable threshold for wages paid election officials and workers.
Hot Topic: Social Security And Medicare Budget Data For Fiscal Year 2003-2004, Ralph Cross
Hot Topic: Social Security And Medicare Budget Data For Fiscal Year 2003-2004, Ralph Cross
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
A summary of the Social Security Administration's social security/medicare wage and tax data for the 2002-2004 budgets.
Hot Topic: Personnel Issues In The News, Richard Stokes
Hot Topic: Personnel Issues In The News, Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
This Hot Topic summarizes various news articles related to personnel issues, including the use of credit reports in hiring, new identification cards for work-eligible aliens, a discrimination lawsuit, related Supreme Court rulings, and public safety laws.
Hot Topic: Social Security/Medicare Changed For Election Officials And Workers, Jim Leuty
Hot Topic: Social Security/Medicare Changed For Election Officials And Workers, Jim Leuty
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
According to Public Law 103-296, cities may not have to withhold Social Security/Medicare from election officials/workers who earn less than $1,000 per calendar year prior to the calendar year 2000, and less than the adjusted amount for calendar years after 1999. The law, which became effective Jan. 1, 1995, changed the "exclusion rule" amount from $100.
Technical Bulletins: Mandatory Medicare Coverage For Newly Hired State And Local Workers, Richard Stokes
Technical Bulletins: Mandatory Medicare Coverage For Newly Hired State And Local Workers, Richard Stokes
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses a Budget Reconciliation Bill designed to reduce the federal budget deficit by raising eighteen (18) billion dollars in the next three (3) years. The reconciliation legislation included a provision that required all state and local government employees hired after April 1, 1986 to be covered by the Medicare portion of the Social Security Tax. The new bill required both employers and employees to pay a tax of 1.45% on the first $42,000 of income earned by an employee.
Technical Bulletins: Medical Benefits For Retirees, Michael Tallent
Technical Bulletins: Medical Benefits For Retirees, Michael Tallent
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses problems related to offering medical benefits to retirees.
Technical Bulletins: Changes In Federal Law Will Increase The Costs Of Health Insurance, Harold R. Yungmeyer
Technical Bulletins: Changes In Federal Law Will Increase The Costs Of Health Insurance, Harold R. Yungmeyer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses changes in the Federal Social Security Act and in the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, changes which affected group health insurance premiums for cities with any employees over 65 years of age.