Master 2026 payroll tax filing, deposits, reporting, and corrections for small employer workflows
5 sections · 10 lessons
Define the running payroll file, classify workers, and identify taxable wages and fringe benefits that feed federal payroll tax calculations.
3 lessonsApply 2026 withholding rules to calculate FIT, Social Security, Medicare, and additional Medicare tax from payroll data.
2 lessonsCompute FUTA, account for state credit reduction, and build the deposit calendar with monthly, semiweekly, and next-day timing rules.
2 lessonsPrepare Form 941 and Schedule B, then reconcile quarterly totals into Forms W-2 and W-3 year-end reporting.
2 lessonsEvaluate Form 941-X corrections, penalty exposure, multistate payroll-tax obligations, and AI-generated payroll-tax tie-outs.
1 lessonPayroll tax compliance starts with knowing who counts as a worker, which wages are taxable, and how federal withholding, FICA, FUTA, and reporting boxes fit together. This course builds a practical 2026 payroll tax workflow for small and mid-size employers, with the rules needed to classify workers, compute liabilities, make deposits, file returns, issue year-end forms, and correct mistakes. It is designed for payroll and tax accountants who want usable filing and reconciliation skills, not exam prep.
The course covers worker classification, taxable wages, fringe benefits, federal income tax withholding under 2026 Form W-4 and Publication 15-T, Social Security, Medicare, additional Medicare tax, FUTA, deposit schedules, Forms 941 and 940, Forms W-2 and W-3, state withholding, unemployment, local payroll taxes, Form 941-X corrections, penalties, and AI-assisted payroll-tax checks.
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