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I trust you made it through another tax season. There is always a collective sigh of relief – and it’s not just the accounting firm employees – it’s the small business owners, too. (more…)
This last week during a storm one of the homes in my neighborhood was struck by lightning and caught fire. The fire left skeletal remains of the structure’s second story. In the end, the entire home was a total loss. Luckily the family and their pets were all able to get out safely. But in less than eight minutes, their entire lives were turned upside down.
Recently I had an entertaining lunch with a friend that was great fun, but it really brought up some important, and serious, issues. When a paycheck goes terribly wrong, what happens? Payroll errors can have long-lasting repercussions. (more…)
Some people dream of their retirement days – what they are going to do, where they want to be, all sorts of ideas above and beyond resting are included in those plans. Other people feel they are never going to be able to afford to retire and don’t see any of those golden dreams when they shut their eyes at the end of a long work day. A lot of their beliefs can be shaped by retirement savings.
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Tags: automatic payroll deductions, employee benefits, outsourcing payroll, payroll deductions, retirement benefits, savings plans for employees, The Payroll Department
Posted in: Benefits and Health Care, Employee Benefits, Operating a Small Business, Payroll, Retirement plans
Leave a Comment (0) →As always, wanting employees to be healthy is both a personal and professional concern for employers. Most all people wish good health for everyone. But when there is as intimate a relationship as employer/employee, that wish is even stronger. There is greater concern for the well-being of people you know and care about. (more…)
Healthcare and insurance continues to be a quagmire for millions of people to wade through today. If you are an employer with any number of employees, healthcare benefits are on your mind, too. (more…)
Tags: direct pay medicine, direct pay primary care, health insurance benefits, healthcare and benefits, HSA, MSA, outsourcing, payroll, payroll services, small business, Teresa Ray, The Payroll Department
Posted in: Benefits and Health Care, Employee Benefits, Operating a Small Business, Payroll Processing, Rules, Regulations and Laws
Leave a Comment (0) →In so many of our blogs we go on about the expense to small business owners when they don’t comply with reporting and deposit regulations when it comes to taxes and governmental reports and filings. It’s not because we want to scare you. It’s because we want you to see how quickly these penalties and interest can add up for one mistake – even if it is an inadvertent mistake. (more…)
As a firm who works closely with small business owners, The Payroll Department hears that although many small business cannot afford to provide health insurance benefits to employees, many do want to help. For those owners who want to provide a benefit without it being health insurance coverage, legislation is coming that you need to know about. (more…)
It’s that time of year, isn’t it? I’m not talking about holidays and festivities, I’m talking about getting ready to close out the year and get ready for the new one. (more…)
Tags: benefits of outsourcing, employees, employers, employment eligibility, Employment Form I-9 change, Form I-9, payroll provider, payroll regulations, payroll service, small business, Tax forms, Teresa Ray, The Payroll Department
Posted in: HR Rules, Regulations and Laws, Human Resources, IRS and Tax forms, Payroll, Policies and Procedures, Rules, Regulations and Laws
Leave a Comment (0) →Small business owners can take a collective breath – at least temporarily. U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant in the Eastern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction regarding the Dec. 1 implementation date of new Overtime Rules released by the Labor Department in May, 2016. (more…)
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