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8 BIG Reasons Why Businesses Fail

No one knows better than an entrepreneur or a small business owner just how many sleepless nights a person can tolerate before they suffer a meltdown. In the present economy, managing any type of business of any size is a challenge. Juggling so many responsibilities can drive even the most determined small business owner to question decisions and accidentally make huge errors in paperwork. (more…)

Posted in: Operating a Small Business

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7 Payroll Pitfalls for Small Business Owners

7 Payroll Pitfalls for Small Business Owners

As an ambitious entrepreneur, interested in launching your own small business, The Payroll Department understands that you have a lot on your mind. As you make big decisions about the future, there’s a lot to consider. You’ve got to mull over the possibilities involving location and leased space for your workspace, logos, employees and training needs. You’ve got to juggle so many different scenarios just to somehow assure yourself success. But did you know that when small business owners fail, one of the reasons is frequently traced to taxes and payroll mistakes? These are the top reasons small business owners find themselves in hot water, heated directly by the flames of the IRS: (more…)

Posted in: IRS and Tax forms, Payroll Taxes

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How Often Should You Pay Your Employees?

While paying your employees may seem simple enough, many small business owners are doing it wrong and aren’t paying their employees as often as they should. If you’re making this mistake, then you’re opening your business up to a lawsuit that could be costly. Therefore, it’s important to know the rules regarding the frequency in which you should pay your employees. (more…)

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Understanding State and Federal Labor Law Poster Requirements

As a small business employer, the State of Indiana and the U.S. government require you to display state and federal Department of Labor (DOL) posters in your workplace. These posters provide your employees with information about worker rights and must be posted in areas visible to all employees. Perhaps you’re aware you need to display these posters, but you’re not really sure which posters are required for your business or how you go about obtaining them. (more…)

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Severance Package Points Employers Should Know

As a small business owner, you know a couple of life lessons. One lesson is that the pressure is definitely on, as in every day, all day long. And the second lesson is about employees, keeping track of them, training them, keeping them happy. That responsibility alone can feel about as easy as herding cats. (more…)

Posted in: Benefits and Health Care, Hiring and Firing, Human Resources, Payroll, Payroll Processing

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Small Business Benefits from Outsourcing Payroll to the Professionals

We have all heard that old saying about doing everything correctly most of the time. But the one time we make a mistake that certain slip-up seems to be what people remember much more frequently than all the other moments that were perfect. As business owners, most of us have learned the hard way that this old saying rings true. (more…)

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing

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Changes Made by the IRS May Affect 2014 Payroll

How well do you keep up on regulations that affect small businesses?  Are you aware of the changes that have been made regarding 2014 payroll taxes?  Maybe you enjoy reading tax regulations in your spare time.  Maybe you can’t wait to see the latest income tax withholding tables.  Or maybe not. (more…)

Posted in: IRS and Tax forms, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Taxes

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Are You a Small Business Owner That Can Celebrate Holidays?

Employees look forward to holidays – so do employers, kind of. For employers, especially small business owners; holidays can create little glitches in their normal operations. While it is nice to have a day off, just like getting ready to go on vacation, the week before and the week after can create so many headaches that entrepreneurs sometimes would prefer to just skip the day. Isn’t that a sad statement? (more…)

Posted in: Churches and Non-Profit Employers, Operating a Small Business, Payroll, Payroll Processing

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Business Growth Can Lead to Payroll Challenges

Good news! After the unusually cold and stormy winter we’ve had this year, the economy finally seems to be thawing with U.S. employment statistics trending upward. Increases were recorded in the number of employees and hours worked and in pay rates. For small business owners, especially those in industries with several hourly workers, job growth can signal new business demands as well as challenges in handling increased payroll responsibilities. (more…)

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing

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Federal Overtime Changes Ahead for Small Businesses

If your small business currently employs workers who are exempt from overtime pay, the recent presidential memorandum signed by President Barack Obama requesting changes to overtime regulations could mean your company’s payroll amounts may increase by 2015 or 2016. (more…)

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