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Job terminated as of June 30. Final paycheck is for 6 weeks pay. Normal FITW bi-weekly at this salary is $0. Since 6 weeks are posted in 2 week timeframe the FITW is $289. Employer claims i.r.s. forces them to do this on severance pay. I think that's a lie. Do I have to wait until I file in April next year to get back this $289 theft of funds? Can payroll company be forced to disperse final check amount and withhold based on a larger than 2-week window? Has any freeeper seen this or know better ? Thanks.

I have an employee who wants me to withold at a fixed percentage, which I think is probably about what he would owe. I can do this easily with my payroll software, and am quite happy to do it, but the goofy W-4 form doesn't anticipate someone being so tax savvy. Any reason not to do this? What documentation do I need?

EAGLE - In a dramatic last-minute default, prosecutors dropped rape charges against Kobe Bryant Wednesday, saying the young woman who accused the basketball star of assault doesn't want to go forward with the case. Bryant went from alleged assailant to apologist after a stunning one-day turn of events, capping a case that seemed doomed from the start. "I want to apologize directly to the young woman involved in this incident," Bryant said in a statement. "I want to apologize to her for my behavior that night and for the consequences she has suffered in the past year. "Although this year...