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Payroll Tax Delay To Boost Take-Home Pay, But Don't Spend It Yet

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Scott Horsley

August 12, 2020

Employers are supposed to stop withholding the payroll tax on Sept. 1. But companies need guidance from the IRS on exactly who is eligible to have their taxes suspended and how to keep track so those taxes can eventually be repaid. (AP)

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