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In many significant ways, Pennsylvania Income Tax and Withholding laws differ from federal tax regulations. The most notable difference involves Pennsylvania’s taxation of elective employee contributions to 401k and other retirement plans. Having completed the mind numbing task of researching this area, I decided that it might be helpful to others to have a resource for some of their Pennsylvania tax questions.  Or, you may consider using this post as an excellent cure for insomnia. 

In any case, the following is a general summary of Pennsylvania’s tax treatment of various employee benefits and includes links to additional information. The summary is not intended as a substitute for professional tax advise as individual tax situations vary widely.

 

 

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Last week we discussed some of the new issues that arise regarding electronic records. I summarized the results of a pre-federal rule amendment case, Zubalake v. UBS Warburg.

If you’ve decided to do your best to protect yourself from similar circumstances, consider developing and implementing a written record retention policy. Following are some things to keep in…

Most Human Resource professionals tend to be pack rats. When documentation is typically hard to come by, no one in his or her right mind would put it in the shredder. In fact, the inclination might be to keep it forever. Recent changes in court procedures may require re-evaluation of company record retention practices, particularly when it comes to "electronically stored information". It’s time for all employers to get a handle on the sources of electronic information and develop a record retention policy for its preservation, production and destruction.

On December 1, 2006, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended to address court procedures for disclosing electronic information during the discovery phase of litigation. The new court rules begin to apply to a company when litigation is "reasonably anticipated". At that point, a company must put a "litigation hold" on its electronic and other records that may be discoverable in litigation. Companies that take this step will be protected against court sanctions, so long as they take reasonable steps to protect and preserve information.…

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