The Kenai Office for Consumer Direct Alaska presented a special award at our annual Christmas luncheon. We recognized, Tami Ward, for saving the life of a consumer earlier this year. The consumer had taken an overdose of her medication and was non-responsive when Tami arrived at her home. With...
For 2014 W-2s, the IRS requires that all W-2s be mailed to employees no later than 2/2/2015. In years past the date has been January 31st, but that date is a weekend so the deadline moves to the next business day. Additionally, The IRS has announced that they will...
The new year brings a change in the take home pay of everyone receiving a paycheck. Effective 1/1/2013, the payroll tax holiday for Social Security tax has expired, meaning the Social Security tax reverts back to the pre-2011 rate of 6.2%-up from 4.2%. Another component of the tax bill maintains...