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Michael J. Berger and Co., CPA's LLP serves clients across Ronkonkoma, Commack, Bay Shore, Shirley, Riverhead, Hampton Bays, Greenport, Sag Harbor, East Hampton, Montauk, Orient, Amityville, Melville, Huntington, Brentwood, Smithtown, Hauppauge, Sayville, Patchogue, Medford, Mastic Beach, Stony Brook, Port Jefferson, Wading River, Center Moriches, Mount Sinai, Miller Place, Amagansett, Holtsville, Babylon, Bayport, Bellport, Blue Point, Oakdale, Bohemia, Brightwaters, Brookhaven, Centereach, Centerport, Central Islip, Cold Spring Harbor, Copiague, Coram, Deer Park, East Islip, East Setauket, Northport, Farmingville, Great River, Greenlawn, Holbrook, Islandia, Islip, Kings Park, Lake Grove, Lindenhurst, Aquebogue, Nesconset, Ocean Beach, Saint James, Selden, Shoreham, Wyandanch, Sound Beach, Mattituck, Cutchogue, Bridgehampton, Calverton, Sagaponack, Rocky Point, Jamesport, Eastport, Southampton, South Jamesport, Westhampton, Quogue, Manorville, Mastic, Middle Island, Remsenburg, Upton, Southold, East Marion, Ridge, Speonk, Wainscott, Yaphank, Water Mill, Hempstead, Hicksville, Mineola, Garden City, Freeport, Levittown, Long Island, Fire Island.
We also serve across New York Counties of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Westchester County.
And Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Colorado, and Virginia.
Please schedule an appointment with our Accounting firm in Long Island, NY, by calling us at (631) 471-3400, or Book Online.
Our Firm provides personalized accounting and tax services to small and medium sized businesses as well as complete personal tax returns in Long Island, NY, for current and prior years. We also professionally handle your accounting and tax problems with a group of long-term committed personnel whose expertise includes handling your compliance, planning, and creative accounting and tax work. In short, our firm can make quick decisions and react to your needs without red tape. We can also work at your location or ours.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 2021
FICA Tax Changes for 2022:
FICA Tax includes both Social Security coverage and Medicare coverage, and are both a deduction from employee wages and matched by the employer.
Maximum Wages Subject to Social Security Tax
$147,000.00
Maximum Social Security Tax – Employers-6.20%
$9,114.00
Maximum Social Security Tax – Employees-6.20%
$9,114.00
Maximum Wages Subject to Medicare Tax-1.45%
Unlimited
Medicare Tax Rate: Wages
Employees
1.45%}- (Medicare Wages over 1.45%)- $200,000.— becomes 2.35% for employees only)
Employers
1.45%
As of 01/01/2022, minimum wage is $15.00 / hr. in Nassau, Suffolk & Westchester
15.00 / hr. in NYC
As of 01/01/2021, minimum wage for NJ is - $13.00 / hr.
As of 01/01/2022, NYS Unemployment Wage Base is - $ 12,000.00
The rate for the New York Family Leave Act is 0.511% of an employee's gross wages up to an annual maximum of $423.71 for the 2022 calendar year.
The Federal & State agencies have been aggressively looking for ways to assess taxes & penalties. Forms 1099 have become an area for target. All non-corporate entities for whose services you have paid $600.00 or more per year, must complete Form W-9 for you to have on file so we may prepare and issue a Form 1099. Businesses must issue Forms 1099 to all non-corporate entities who are paid $600.00 or more per year for services provided. Businesses must also issue a Form 1099 to their Landlord (unless the Landlord is a Corporation), for rent paid of $600.00 or more per year. Additionally, payments of $600.00 or more paid to Attorneys, including Corporations, are to be issued a Form 1099. For all sales that are exempt from sales tax, you must have a signed resale certificate or exemption certificate on file from the customer. If you need any forms or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
** Additional information will be posted to our website: www.bergercpa.com.