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On April 27, Congressman Hank Johnson introduced legislation that is one of the top legislative priorities for CPAs across the country. Congressman Johnson reintroduced a bill he sponsored last Congress that would set minimum national standards for state and local income tax withholding and taxation of non-resident income.
The Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA) wrote to Congressman Johnson earlier this year urging him to reintroduce the bill in the current Congress. Due to the myriad of state income tax withholding laws, compliance is extremely difficult and time consuming. Having a uniform national standard will significantly simplify compliance with all of the different state laws. Passage of this bill will mean most employers will be better able to judge when withholding is necessary in states other than the home state of their employees.
In addition to sponsoring the legislation, Congressman Johnson has written two “Dear Colleague” letters to every Member of the United States House explaining the need for the legislation and urging them to co-sponsor H.R. 2110.
The GSCPA thanks Congressman Johnson for his leadership in sponsoring this important legislation. | 
