That’s because the U.S. government only collects payroll taxes up to a “taxable maximum,” which in 2026 is $184,500.

The Big Idea Host Elizabeth Gore welcomes H&R Block Small Business Director John Towle to break down payroll taxes for business owners. Towle explains the three main federal payroll tax buckets, who ...

When employers pay their employees, they must remit payment for federal, state and, in some cases, local programs. Employees also pay a portion of the tax bill, but self-employed individuals must ...

The IRS can pursue you personally if the company fails to pay the taxes. The civil penalty is 100% of the taxes not collected, and criminal liability is possible too.

In the last six months we have seen a marked increase in the number of contractors who have required our assistance to resolve payroll tax issues with the IRS. All of these clients had one thing in ...

The State Unemployment Tax Act (SUTA) is a required payroll tax employers must pay. Learn what SUTA taxes are and how to understand, set up and pay them.

To explore it, I asked ChatGPT how that would actually work in practice. Here is what it said.

Vice President Kamala Harris is on record calling for raising payroll taxes on workers. It’s further evidence that middle class households would pay higher taxes under a Harris White House. The ...