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Minimum Wage Raised in City of Petaluma

A local minimum wage raise is coming for employees of the City of Petaluma. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the hourly minimum wage rate for employers with 26 or more employees will be $15.00, and $14.00 for employers with fewer than 26 employees. By ordinance, the minimum wage must be adjusted annually, based on the Bay Area Consumer Price Index. This ordinance applies to all employees who work two or more hours per week in Petaluma and are covered by state minimum wage law. It doesn’t apply to federal, state or county agencies or school districts. A youth minimum wage rate applies to those who are ages 14 to 17 during the first 160 hours of employment in occupations new to them. If you have any questions, please contact your Linkenheimer CPA.

Required Minimum Distribution Reminder

Taxpayers born before 7/1/1944 generally must receive the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) payments from their Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) and workplace retirement plans [including Section 401(k) , 403(b) , and 457(b) plans] by 12/31/14. A special rule allows those who reached age 70 1/2 during 2014 to wait until as late as 4/1/15 to receive their first RMD. The special April 1 deadline applies only to the RMD for the first year; the remaining RMDs must be received each year by December 31. Consequently, deferring the first-year payment into 2015 will result in the taxpayer having two taxable distributions in 2015. If you have questions, please contact your Linkenheimer LLP CPA.