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7 Payroll Pitfalls for Small Business Owners

Posted by Sherri on November 11, 2014

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…)

Tags: benefits of outsourcing, Brownsburg, employers, payroll provider, small business and payroll taxes, The Payroll Department

Posted in: IRS and Tax forms, Payroll Taxes

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Who Can You Trust…With Your Payroll?

Posted by Elaine on November 4, 2014

Many small businesses find that hiring a payroll company to manage payroll responsibilities is a great way to make efficient use of their employees, ensure duties are handled correctly and promptly and often enjoy an overall savings of time and money. But handing off that important responsibility is a really big decision. No business owner should make the decision lightly since the business owner remains legally responsible even when delegating these duties to a payroll service. So how can you evaluate a payroll service to be sure that they are worthy of your trust? Here are a few questions that you want to ask: (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, choosing a payroll provider, payroll provider, payroll service, small business and payroll taxes, Teresa Ray, The Payroll Department

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

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Employers Paid $4.5 Billion in Payroll Tax Penalties

Posted by Ariane on October 14, 2014

The IRS recently published data saying they handed out 6.8 million fines to U.S. employers as of the end of September, 2013, because of botched payroll taxes. According to an article in The New Entrepreneur, these penalties amounted to $4.5 billion that employers owed the government. (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, Indiana, payroll provider, payroll regulations, payroll service, payroll taxes, small business, small business and payroll taxes, tax laws for payroll, Teresa Ray, The Payroll Department

Posted in: IRS and Tax forms, Payroll, Payroll Taxes, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Want to Protect Your Business? Outsource Your Payroll

Posted by Elaine on September 30, 2014

Audited by an independent accounting firm… I love that line. You hear it on big nights like the Oscars and Emmys, but when you think about it, hearing it from your payroll provider is more important than how many votes various performers and directors garnered for their efforts. In fact, it might be one of the most comforting lines you will hear all year. (more…)

Tags: benefits of outsourcing, Brownsburg, employee embezzlement, employee theft, payroll provider, payroll service, small business payroll, The Payroll Department, third party payroll provider

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

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Is Payroll a Ticking Time Bomb in Your Business?

Posted by Sherri on September 23, 2014

At one time or another, every small business owner begins to feel like a circus juggler. Before they call on The Payroll Department, they try to stay in the know about employee training and performance, customer service, production and cash flow. For those entrepreneurs who are just starting out, they find themselves serving as the office decorator, plumber and housekeeping crew. (more…)

Tags: Indiana, payroll provider, payroll tax reporting, payroll taxes, small business, small business and payroll taxes, The Payroll Department

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

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Time-and-Attendance Software Makes Time Recording Easier

Posted by Ariane on September 16, 2014

If you’re a small business owner with employees, you know how important it is to keep meticulous time-and-attendance records – especially if you want payroll to go smoothly. And even if you have a professional payroll services provider, like The Payroll Department, helping you manage your company’s payroll, employers still need to furnish complete and accurate time-and-attendance information each pay period. So, as a small business owner, do you have a system in place that makes time-and-attendance data collection easy? (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, employee payroll records, Indiana, payroll provider, The Payroll Department, time and attendance software, time cards

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

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Understanding the Taxability of Fringe Benefits

Posted by Jessica on September 9, 2014

I’d like to think that most business owners truly want to have employees who feel appreciated and are generally happy with their jobs and their compensation. Happy employees generate a positive work culture which is contagious, spreading not only among employees but also to customers and clients as well. (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, employee benefits, Indiana, payroll provider, small business, small business and payroll taxes, The Payroll Department

Posted in: Benefits and Health Care, Payroll, Payroll Taxes, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Celebrate Payroll!

Posted by Elaine on August 26, 2014

Did you know that there was an actual National Payroll Week? There is, and in 2014 it is celebrated September 1 – 5. According to the American Payroll Association, there is a lot to celebrate, especially “the hard work by America’s 156 million wage earners and the payroll professionals who pay them.” All of us here at The Payroll Department think you should break out the champagne and make a toast! Let me share why… (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, employees, National Payroll Week, payroll provider, payroll service, small business, small business payroll, Teresa Ray, The Payroll Department

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

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Entrepreneurs: 5 Legal Mistakes to Avoid

Posted by Ariane on August 19, 2014

When starting up and running a small business, as an owner, you’ve got lots of things to consider and do like getting a location, hiring employees, setting up systems and stocking products. Unfortunately, legal matters are one of the last things small business owners think about, but these issues can actually cause the most headaches – and may even lead to your business’s demise. (more…)

Tags: benefits of outsourcing, legal mistakes, payroll provider, payroll service, small business payroll, starting a small business, The Payroll Department

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

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How to Make Payroll Processing Simple and Easy

Posted by Teresa Ray on July 22, 2014

Small business owners would probably say that there is nothing simple or easy for them when they are the entire human resources department of their business.

But then along comes The Payroll Department and things do get simpler and easier. That’s because I have been in their shoes and I know entrepreneurs and small business owners don’t need more to complicate their already overflowing basket of tasks to do. (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, outsourcing payroll, payroll provider, small business payroll, start up checklist, The Payroll Department, transition checklist

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing

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