IRS Publications for employers

You'll find all of the publications we talk about here at the IRS website. To get them in PDF format, select the search drop down option for "Forms & Publications", enter the form number and click "GO". The HTML version is available by searching for the publication number in the "Entire Site" option.

• Publication 15, (Circular E) Employer’s Tax Guide
If you employ people, or are going to, this is your guide to the gamut of employer tax issues: withholdings including tables for determining amounts; deposit schedules and late penalties; family employee rules; information returns employers must file; Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA); filing forms 940, 941 and much more.

And related publications

• Publication 15-A Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide
• Publication 15-B Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits
• Publication 51 Agricultural Employer’s Tax Guide

• SSA/IRS Reporter, A Newsletter for Employers
This joint project of the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the IRS is a must-have for employers. Keeps you in the loop on changes you’ll be responsible for as an employer and clarifies employer social security issues.

SSA/IRS Reporter

• Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business
Thorough explanations of whether you qualify to deduct for business use of your home,and, if so, what’s deductible and how to compute the amount. Mentions special considerations for day care providers.

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