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Honest, It Was Just a Mistake

Posted by Elaine on August 30, 2016

It was just a mistake. Those are awful words – and impactful words – especially when it comes to financial aspects of a small business. And when it applies to payroll, payroll taxes and the IRS, those words could mean the end of a small business. (more…)

Tags: benefits of outsourcing, employers, mistakes in paying wages, mistakes on payroll, payroll accuracy, payroll errors, payroll provider, payroll service, small business payroll, Teresa Ray, The Payroll Department

Posted in: IRS and Tax forms, Operating a Small Business, Payroll, Payroll Processing

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Words Small Business Owners Don’t Want to Hear: Pay Back Wages

Posted by Elaine on February 9, 2016

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 and allow for retroactive pay. No, Back Pay is a remedy for wage violations. It’s an order that the employer make up the difference between what the employee was paid and what the employee should have been paid. It’s a serious situation. (more…)

Tags: Back Pay, employees, employers, Indiana, outsourcing payroll, payroll accuracy, payroll service, Teresa Ray, The Payroll Department

Posted in: IRS and Tax forms, Operating a Small Business, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Taxes, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Botched Payroll Makes For a Bad Day!

Posted by Jessica on October 20, 2015

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, recently found themselves in the middle of a payroll mess that resulted from problems with a new accounting system. (more…)

Tags: benefits of outsourcing, employees, employers, outsourcing payroll, payroll accuracy, payroll problems, payroll provider, payroll service, Teresa Ray, The Payroll Department

Posted in: Operating a Small Business, Payroll, Payroll Processing

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Pros and Cons of Hiring Contractors vs. Employees

Posted by Ariane on January 6, 2015

More and more people are leaving their full-time jobs to become freelancers or independent contractors these days. In fact, experts predict that contractors will make up half of the full-time workforce by 2020. Consequently, more companies, including small businesses, are deciding to hire freelancers instead of full- or part-time employees. (more…)

Tags: benefits of outsourcing, employers, payroll accuracy, payroll service, small business and payroll taxes, worker classification

Posted in: Churches and Non-Profit Employers, Payroll, Payroll Processing

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Don’t Let Your Payroll Slip Through the Cracks

Posted by Jessica on October 21, 2014

Small businesses often do a great job of making good use of a limited number of employees. Tasks may be shared among several employees or delegated to someone who has other responsibilities. It’s common that employees are often asked to wear several different hats. While this is just reality for a small business working with limited employee resources, it can sometimes create problems, and in no area is this more troublesome than in payroll. Let me explain. (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, delegating work, employee reponsibility, mistakes on payroll, payroll, payroll accuracy, payroll service, running a small business, small business, small business payroll

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing

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Small Business and Payroll KPI

Posted by Elaine on July 29, 2014

KPIs? Even if a small business owner doesn’t know the term or acronym, they are conducting their business according to Key Performance Indicators (KPI) every day. That’s how they know something in their business is working – or not! (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, Indiana, payroll accuracy, payroll KPI, payroll service, small business payroll, The Payroll Department

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing

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Small Business Benefits from Outsourcing Payroll to the Professionals

Posted by Jessica on May 27, 2014

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…)

Tags: employees, employers, mistakes on payroll, payroll accuracy, payroll service, payroll tax reporting, small business and payroll taxes, Teresa Ray, The Payroll Department, wrong paychecks

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing

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Take two Aspirin and Call a Payroll Provider!

Posted by Elaine on January 7, 2014

After years of being a payroll provider for small businesses, The Payroll Department understands it’s a point of pride for small business owners to pay their employees. Most business owners are pleased to provide an income for their workers and their families. But handling that payroll can be a headache for entrepreneurs. (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, central Indiana, Hendricks County, payroll accuracy, payroll processing, payroll service, payroll tax reporting, payroll taxes, small business and payroll taxes, small business payroll, The Payroll Department

Posted in: Operating a Small Business, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Taxes

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