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IRS Suspends Mailing Some Automated Collection Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 IRS Releases 2022 General Instructions for Forms W-2, W-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Restaurant Law Center Files Lawsuit Over DOL’s Dual Jobs Final Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 State Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wage Bases for 2022. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 IRS Releases 2022 General Instructions for 1099s and More. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 EEOC Updates Procedures for Third-Party Filers of 2021 EEO-1 Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 IRS Disagrees With 5th Circuit on Which Return Triggers SOL Period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 States File Lawsuits Over Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 IRS Updates Status of Processing Forms 941. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Register Early for Payroll Congress to Attend Bonus Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 USCIS Reminds Employers to Check E-Verify for TNCs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 USCIS Updates Guidelines on EAD Validity Periods for Certain Applicants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 IRS Announces Quarterly Interest Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SIFL Rates for 1st Half of 2022 Announced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 DOL Creates ‘Worker Initiative’ for Warehouse, Logistics Industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Spring Ahead to Daylight Saving Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 National Taxpayer Advocate’s Annual Report Includes Employer Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 IRS Releases Annual Update to Procedures for Requesting Rulings, Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Court Finds Hospital Chief Administrator Liable for TFRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Capitol Hill Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 IRS Updates Voluntary Disclosure Application Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Court Rules Bonuses Do Not Bar Use of Fluctuating Workweek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 State and Local News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 March 4, 2022 Volume 30 Issue 3 IRS Updates Form 941, Schedules, Instructions, for First Quarter of 2022 The IRS released: a revised 2022 Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, and its instructions instructions for Schedule B, Report of Tax Liability for Semiweekly Schedule Depositors and Schedule R, Allocation Schedule for Aggregate Form 941 Filers, and its instructions. The IRS updated the forms to reflect the expiration of COVID-19-related relief provisions at the end of 2021. Form 941 retains lines to claim tax credits for qualified leave wages paid in 2022 for leave taken in 2021. Similarly, some employers may be eligible to claim the COBRA premium assistance credit for the first quarter of 2022. The instructions no longer have worksheets to calculate the employee retention credit (ERC) as it expired and may not be claimed for wages paid in 2022. Changes to Form 941 Form 941, which has a revision date of March 2022, must be used only for the first quarter of 2022 as the other quarters are grayed out. The instructions state that if changes in law require additional changes to Form 941, the form and/or its instructions may be revised. The last time Form 941 was updated was in June 2021 for use in the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2021. Here are line changes for Form 941: • Line 1, which is for reporting the number of employees who received wages, tips, or other compensation for the pay period, only lists the applicable first quarter date – March 12. • The Line 5 info box has been updated to only include: ‐ Line 5a: Enter taxable social security wages for qualified sick and family leave wages paid in 2022 for leave taken after March 31, 2021, and before October 1, 2021. Previously, the line was for wages for leave taken after March 31, 2021. ‐ Line 5a(i) is only for taxable qualified sick leave wages paid in 2022 for leave taken after March 31, 2020, and before April 1, 2021. ‐ Line 5a(ii) is only for taxable qualified family leave wages paid in 2022 for leave taken after March 31, 2020, and before April 1, 2021. • Line 11c is reserved for future use.