The Hidden Payroll Trap: What Every Employer Must Know About Moving Expense Reimbursements in 2025

Since 2018’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, you can’t treat moving expense reimbursements as non-taxable business expenses anymore. Every dollar you reimburse must be reported as taxable wages on your employee’s W-2, requiring proper federal, state, and FICA tax withholding. You’ll face IRS penalties if you misclassify these payments or fail to integrate them into […]