An overview of the different ways for tax purposes that employers may designate some or all of an employer's Federal employment tax withholding, reporting and payment responsibilities and obligations to others.  New Rev. Proc. 2012-32 has changes the rules for how employers can designate a reporting agent to make their payroll tax deposits. And, new Rev. Proc. 2012-33 has established rules for reporting agents to make EFTPS electronic payments on behalf of employers.  Reporting agents include payroll service bureaus, accounting services, franchisers, banks or other entities that are authorized to handle payroll matters for you. The IRS has also released new versions of Form 8655, Reporting Agent Authorization, and Form 2678, Employer/Payer Appointment of Agent, used to appoint agents under different arrangements to handle your payroll matters. 

Learning Objectives:  Employers may designate or enter into an agreement with a third party in which the third party agrees to take over some or all of the employer's Federal employment tax withholding, reporting and payment responsibilities and obligations. The following common third party arrangements will be covered in this program along with their pluses and minuses:

• Payroll Service Provider (PSP)
• Reporting Agent (RAF)
• Internal Revenue Code §3405 Agent

Questions that will be answered in the session:

• Depending on the type of third-party arrangement, who is ultimately liable for Federal employment taxes, or who may become jointly and severally liable for such taxes?
• Can one company file employment returns and pay employment taxes for a consolidated group of companies?
• What are the differences between the new Form 8655, Reporting Agent Authorization and the new Form 2678, Employer/Payer Appointment of Agent?
• What to expect from the IRS when these forms are filed?
• How do the new revenue procedures change the way we operate under these appointments?
• How are PEOs different from other outsourcing arrangements?
• Who can file Forms 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return, and a discussion of special requirements when an outsourcer is used to file Form 941?
• Who can file Form 940, Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return?
• Who can make deposits and payments for employment taxes reported on Form 941?
• What are the special powers of attorney needed to make EFTPS or ACH tax deposits under the new procedures?
• Who is the employer for W-2 reporting purposes and an explanation of special filing requirements for different outsourcing arrangements?
• Can filing of Forms 1099 and Form 945, Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax, as well as the making of related tax deposits of pension or backup withholding be outsourced?  What about Forms 1042 and 1042-S for international payments?

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Prerequisite: No prerequisites required
Level: Basic

Delivery Method: Group-Internet

Advanced Preparation: None required
Recommended CPE Credit: 1.5

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Jerri Langer, Esq, COKALA Tax Information Reporting Solutions, LLC

Jerri Langer is a nationally respected information reporting and withholding consultant who provides a wide range of tax advisory services to many Fortune 500 companies around the world.  She is a founding member of the Cokala Tax Group, an advisory services firm offering experienced, efficient and practical help in meeting obligations for tax withholding, payee documentation, tax information reporting, and related issues including income classification. She has twice been appointed a member of the IRS Commissioner's Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC), serving in 2009-2011 and  in 1999-2000.  Prior to Cokala, she served as a Director in Balance Consulting, an organization specializing in tax reporting and withholding compliance; and earlier as chief tax compliance officer of ProBusiness Services Inc.  Jerri learned much of her trade as a Director in Deloitte & Touche, where she gained a national reputation assisting clients in complying with domestic and international tax reporting and withholding requirements.  She received her JD and LLM in Taxation from the University of Florida - College of Law (1982) and is a member of the Florida and Michigan bars. Jerri authors the AAPA Guide to Accounts Payable published by Aspen in conjunction with the American Accounts Payable Association, an affiliate of the American Payroll Association, and she contributes to The Payroll Answer Book and The California Payroll Guide, also Aspen publications.  She is also the author of articles and commentaries which have appeared in a number of widely circulated publications; has been quoted in professional journals; and is a frequent lecturer around the country on these topics.