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13 November 2019

Fringe benefits reporting – our most frequently asked questions for 2019

As you review transactions in preparation for the 2019 Form W-2 reporting season, we thought it might be helpful to share our 2019 federal fringe benefits reporting chart and, in the PDF attachment below, our answers to the top 10 questions we were asked most frequently this year about the taxation and reporting of fringe benefits and other wage payments.

Included in this year’s top 10 frequently asked questions (FAQs):

  • FAQ 1: Gift cards
  • FAQ 2: Moving expenses
  • FAQ 3: Cell phones
  • FAQ 4: Employee loans
  • FAQ 5: Day care
  • FAQ 6: Educational assistance
  • FAQ 7: Nonqualified deferred compensation
  • FAQ 8: Wellness benefits
  • FAQ 9: Paid family and medical leave
  • FAQ 10: Former employee group-term life

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For additional information concerning this Alert, please contact:
 
Workforce Tax Services - Employment Tax Advisory Services
   • Kenneth Hausser (kenneth.hausser@ey.com)
   • Debera Salam (debera.salam@ey.com)
   • Kristie Lowery (kristie.lowery@ey.com)

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ATTACHMENT

2019 Fringe Benefits Reporting

Document ID: 2019-2027

 

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