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Big or Small – Outsourcing Payroll Makes Sense for Business

In a recent from Shared Services and Outsourcing article about outsourcing global payroll, this remark jumped out at me: (more…)

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

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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 the Child Support Enforcement Plan are aware that each state must enact amendments to UIFSA to integrate the provisions of the Hague Treaty. (more…)

Posted in: Payroll Processing, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Be Confident in Your Smile When You Give Employees Pay Raises

Pay raises make employees happy, don’t they? Not only do raises make employees happy, most small business owners are very proud of their ability to not only provide employment, but also to increase wages. (more…)

Posted in: Operating a Small Business, Payroll Taxes, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Understanding the Effect of Retirees’ Wages on Social Security Benefits

Advances in medicine and improvements in safety have increased the life expectancy of Americans. People are living longer and staying healthier as they age. This has resulted in a new group of potential workers: people who have retired from their first careers but may not be ready to quit work altogether. Retirees make great employees. (more…)

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

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Payroll Services Must Know Tax Code for Fringe Benefits

We can safely say that the employers that The Payroll Department works with want to do the best they can for their employees. Of course, they have to balance fiscal responsibility with their own personal interest in providing benefits and health care to their employees. (more…)

Posted in: Benefits and Health Care, Operating a Small Business, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Bi-Weekly vs. Semi-Monthly Payroll

To the casual bystander, these two options may appear to be “basically the same,” however, employers should know the difference and employees have to understand how they are paid to prevent any misunderstandings. (more…)

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

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Prepare by Asking Difficult Questions BEFORE Starting a Small Business

Far too often, The Payroll Department is reminded of the incredible risk taken by entrepreneurs with a strong spirit. We drive down a street and notice some type of new small business. A few months or maybe a year later, we drive again down the same street but notice that the small business has vanished. That’s when many of us scratch our heads, wondering what the story might be regarding the “Now you see it, now you don’t” demise of small business ownership. (more…)

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

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Know the Difference between Salary and Wage Duties

Are you a small business employer who has a hard time figuring out which employees can be paid a salary and which must be paid hourly? If so, you’re not alone. Many small business owners often have trouble making these determinations. But it’s important that you know the difference between exempt and non-exempt jobs, otherwise you may have to pay hefty fines due to misclassification of workers in the workplace. (more…)

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

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9 Valid Reasons for Small Business Owners to Outsource Payroll

Some small business owners make decisions that end up costing them more in the long run. If they keep late hours and miss weekend fun with friends and family, it takes a toll. They are also in grave danger of costing themselves more money than what they are trying to save, by doing their own payroll. The staff at The Payroll Department provides you with 9 valid reasons why you should call on us.

  1. Cost: Huge companies can maintain a payroll But if your business employs fewer than 20 jobs for workers, you can save money by contacting The Payroll Department. Figure out how many hours you or an employee spends each month on payroll. Add the time spent researching ever-changing tax laws and money spent on paper and ink, printing and distributing paychecks and creating payroll tax documents.
  2. Without the worry of tax compliance, small business owners have greater peace of mind!Accuracy: Payroll mistakes make employees angry and suspicious of you. Those mistakes can also alert the government, which might later result in an audit.
  3. Reliability: If you or an employee does payroll each pay period, reliability is based solely on not making a single error. The Payroll Department can do a better job of staying current with employees’ vacation hours, overtime pay, garnishments, etc. Why? Because, unlike you, that’s the only job we are doing for your small business.
  4. Speed: The Payroll Department staff are specialists. We have the technological resources to handle any temporary changes in your payroll, such as seasonal workers, contract workers, etc.
  5. Insight: The Payroll Department knows the ins and outs of payroll tax laws as well as federal, state and local regulations. Do you have the time to stay current with this information?
  6. Accountability: When your small business is in our very capable hands, we understand and respect our accountability to you, by law. It is part of our promise to you that we have a third-party bookkeeping service audit every client account one per quarter.
  7. Flexibility: Most entrepreneurs quickly get tired of wrestling with payroll. When we take this burden off your shoulders, you have time to do what you’re best at doing and growing your business.
  8. Security: When we are in charge of providing payroll services for your business, you don’t have to worry that employees handling the payroll might be embezzling from your business instead of simply doing the payroll.
  9. Worry: We guarantee you’ll sleep better at night. And you’ll spend your work days doing what comes most naturally to you, running a profitable small business.

Neither payroll nor taxes are business tasks any small business owner can afford to miss or handle inaccurately. Give yourself a break! Call on The Payroll Department. We’re on your team!

-Sherri of The Payroll Department Blog Team

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

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Smart Entrepreneurs Find Ways to Eliminate Paperwork and Headaches

Since she could remember, Julia was happiest when she could steal some hours from her demanding schedule to do what she loved. That meant that, even in the wee hours of the weekend, friends and family could find her happily working away in her sewing room.

When Julia was unexpectedly downsized from her office management position in a struggling factory, she decided to finally go for her dream. She found a perfect place to open her own small business as a seamstress. Though she was thrilled that her talent was an immediate hit, Julia was also overwhelmed. Suddenly, her life was littered by stacks of fabric swatches, work orders, walk-in customers and a constantly ringing telephone. (more…)

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

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