Child Support Payroll Deductions Reaching Global Proportions
Just last month the Office of Child Support Enforcement issued a memorandum regarding the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) (2008) and Hague Treaty Provisions. State agencies who administer...
View ArticleAre Employee Achievement Awards Taxable or Not?
Employees need to feel valued and appreciated by employers. When you give your employees achievement awards, celebrating specific milestones in safety or length of service, you’re recognizing their...
View ArticleHelping Your Employees Save for Retirement – Make it Easy
Everyone knows the importance of saving for retirement. Everyone knows that saving money consistently and giving it time to grow is the best approach to ensuring adequate funds for the post-retirement...
View ArticleWhat Workers Have to Say About Payroll Issues
You may have heard of National Payroll Week. Started in 1996 by the American Payroll Association, it celebrates “many things important to each of us who work” according to their website,...
View ArticleBotched Payroll Makes For a Bad Day!
You know you’re having a bad day when a mistake you made gets covered by the local newspaper. Not exactly the kind of publicity you want! As this article reports, the town of Windham, Connecticut,...
View ArticleThe Payroll Department Opens a New Office in Zionsville
It’s happening! I am opening a new sales location for The Payroll Department in Zionsville! As all of my clients already know, The Payroll Department recently completed a complete conversion to a new...
View ArticlePaying Employees “Under the Table” – Is It Worth the Risk?
Have you ever had an employee ask you to pay their wages in cash – unreported? Or, maybe you’ve thought about hiring employees and paying them “under the table” to simplify your bookkeeping. What does...
View ArticleIt’s Just a Number, Right? Not to the IRS!
As an employer, whether you are a big or small business, you have the responsibility to hire employees who are authorized to work in the United States. One of the ways many employers ensure workers are...
View ArticleTips and Service Charges: What’s the Difference?
Do you own a service industry small business, such as a restaurant, hair salon or hotel? Then it’s important as an employer that you understand your payroll responsibilities when it comes to...
View ArticleWhat Is ‘At Will’ Employment?
As a small business owner, you’ve probably heard that Indiana and other states are at will employment states. But do you really understand what that means you are allowed to do or not do when it comes...
View ArticleWhy put your payroll – and business – at risk?
Are you an employer or employee who likes to get that paycheck in your hand every pay period? There are people who like that trip to the bank to make deposits. However, they may be putting themselves –...
View ArticleWhat Workers Have to Say About Payroll Issues
You may have heard of National Payroll Week. Started in 1996 by the American Payroll Association, it celebrates “many things important to each of us who work” according to their website,...
View ArticleBotched Payroll Makes For a Bad Day!
You know you’re having a bad day when a mistake you made gets covered by the local newspaper. Not exactly the kind of publicity you want! As this article reports, the town of Windham, Connecticut,...
View ArticleThe Payroll Department Opens a New Office in Zionsville
It’s happening! I am opening a new sales location for The Payroll Department in Zionsville! As all of my clients already know, The Payroll Department recently completed a complete conversion to a new...
View ArticlePaying Employees “Under the Table” – Is It Worth the Risk?
Have you ever had an employee ask you to pay their wages in cash – unreported? Or, maybe you’ve thought about hiring employees and paying them “under the table” to simplify your bookkeeping. What does...
View ArticleMake Small Business Ownership More Predictable during the Unpredictable Days...
The sunny days of summer are now a distant memory, and we are entering the dark and cold days of winter. In addition to the shorter days, longer nights, and generally colder weather, winter also brings...
View ArticleIt’s Just a Number, Right? Not to the IRS!
As an employer, whether you are a big or small business, you have the responsibility to hire employees who are authorized to work in the United States. One of the ways many employers ensure workers are...
View ArticleEmployer Obligations: Paying Taxes on Employees’ Tips
Do you have employees who receive tips? Did you know, as an employer, you have certain obligations when it comes to the income on your employees’ tips? Do you – and your employees – know that they must...
View ArticleWords Small Business Owners Don’t Want to Hear: Pay Back Wages
One thing a small business owner never wants to hear in connection with his payroll is BACK PAY. Don’t be confused, Back Pay is not when you give an employee a raise and make the start date in the past...
View ArticleEmployee Record Retention and Destruction: Make Sure Your Business Is in...
Business owners accumulate substantial volumes of employee records like employment applications, performance reviews, payroll records and disciplinary actions. At the beginning of the year, when many...
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