Comments on: As a company – how to reimburse relocation expenses? http://relocatingtoga.net/as-a-company-how-to-reimburse-relocation-expenses.html Relocating to GA - Russ L. Robinson - Call 770-335-7677 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:05:46 -0500 hourly 1 By: Wayne Z http://relocatingtoga.net/as-a-company-how-to-reimburse-relocation-expenses.html#comment-102 Wayne Z Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:30:54 +0000 http://relocatingtoga.net/?p=82#comment-102 <a href="http://www.yourhometeamadvisors.com/">Relocating to GA</a> You can pay for the shipment of the household goods without worrying about taxes assuming you pay it directly to the moving company. Any payment made directly to the employee would be subject to taxes. Most companies gross up this amount. For example, you want to pay an employee $5000 to cover his move. You pay $8000 (or whatever) through payroll and his net comes out to $5000 (or so). The owner is wrong if he wants to do this without taxing them. Relocating to GA

You can pay for the shipment of the household goods without worrying about taxes assuming you pay it directly to the moving company.

Any payment made directly to the employee would be subject to taxes. Most companies gross up this amount. For example, you want to pay an employee $5000 to cover his move. You pay $8000 (or whatever) through payroll and his net comes out to $5000 (or so).

The owner is wrong if he wants to do this without taxing them.

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