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Understanding SOC Codes: What Are They and When Are They Required?
Understanding SOC codes is crucial for businesses to categorize workers accurately and comply with state reporting requirements. The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, utilized by federal agencies, assigns a unique code to every job role, helping...
Understanding SOC Codes: What Are They and When Are They Required?
Understanding SOC codes is crucial for businesses to categorize workers accurately and comply with state reporting requirements. The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, utilized by federal agencies, assigns a unique code to every job role, helping...
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Understanding COBRA: Compliance Requirements and Consequences for Employers
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, commonly referred to as COBRA, is a crucial piece of legislation in the United States that provides employees and their families with the option to continue their health insurance coverage after experiencing a...
Healing Workplace Political Rifts and Refocusing Your Team
Political discussion in the office has long been a lightning rod issue. In the past, talk about politics and religion was largely avoided in the workplace, but in today’s climate, it’s practically omnipresent. In February 2020, a Gartner survey found that 91% of US...
Startups, Small Bureaus, and CPAs…Oh My!
7 Tips for Starting Your Own Payroll Service BureauHave you been selling payroll services for years and often thought ‘why do I have to sell so many new accounts every month, while the owner collects recurring revenue forever?’...
Election Impacts: How Trump & Biden Differ on Worker Classification Issues
Election Day is just days away—and in many states, the presidential election is already in full swing as millions have cast their ballot via expanded early voting and mail-in programs. There are many issues top of mind for voters this year from COVID-19 response and...
Best Practices, Tools and Metrics for Tracking Remote Worker Productivity
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more employees are working remotely than ever before. According to a recent survey, more than 80% of office workers would like to continue working from home at least one day a week and more than half of employers believe that will happen...
Employer Health Care Costs: Predictions and Tips for 2021
The year 2020 has shaped up to be one of the most challenging times for human resources professionals in small and midsize businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the way we do business as well as how we support the changing needs of our workforce. From...
What Employers Need to Know About Time Off on Election Day
According to a recent study of the upcoming 2020 election by Pew Research, voters are highly engaged this year but nearly half expect difficulties when it’s time to cast their ballot. The COVID-19 pandemic has created unique demand for voter and poll worker safety and...
Is a “For Sale” Sign the Only Option for Your Payroll Business?
As you deal with the current economic recession, running a payroll bureau might feel riskier and more complicated than your comfort level allows. You may even be wondering whether you want to continue on this professional path or consider selling your business to move...
Managing Workplace Health, Confidentiality and Employee Accommodations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Employers should check guidance often from federal, state and municipal governments and public health authorities for updates that impact their business and employees. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has established a page to consolidate workplace...
Five Reasons Banks, CPAs, and Benefits Providers Should Add a Payroll Revenue Stream
Every business runs payroll. It’s a necessary component of business operations regardless of company size. That’s why more banks, CPAs, and benefits providers are including payroll as part of their services offering. Payroll is not only an essential part of running a...
IRS Issues Statement on Failure to Deposit Penalties on Some Employers Claiming New Tax Credits
The IRS has issued a statement that it is aware that a small population of employers that reduced their tax deposits in anticipation of claiming the sick and family leave credits, or employee retention credit, may have received a notice stating there was a failure to...
Stress Free Steps for Filing a Penalty Abatement
What is an abatement? When a company experiences a process breakdown within their tax filing system that results in filing or deposit noncompliance, they are hit with a penalty. Depending on the reason for the error, a company can file for a penalty...
Why Every Business Needs an Employee Handbook—and How to Create One
Some people view employee handbooks as an antiquated practice from a past business era, but nothing could be further from the truth. A well-written, compliant employee handbook continues to be one of the best employee relations tools for businesses of all sizes. It...
Multistate Payroll Taxes: The Advantages, Pitfalls and Remote Work
Multistate Payroll Taxes: The Advantages, Pitfalls and Remote WorkMonday, August 17, 2020It may sound surprising, but the COVID-19 outbreak has created (and accelerated) several trends – and we don’t mean bedazzled face masks, either. Take remote work, for...
Fluctuating Workweek Method for Calculating Overtime: Effective August 7, 2020
If your business has employees who are paid hourly and classified as non-exempt, you must provide overtime pay for time worked beyond forty hours per week. The rules for employee overtime pay are laid out by the Department of Labor in the Fair Labor Standards Act...
5 Ways Payroll Problems Wreck Your Sleep…and How to Solve Them
Everybody’s under more stress these days. Payroll tax problems can contribute to stress … but it doesn’t have to be that way. In one of our site’s most widely read blogs from 2019, we show you what payroll pitfalls to look out for … and the best practices to avoid...
The New Form 941: What Payroll Tax Professionals Need To Be Aware Of
The coronavirus outbreak of 2020 has changed the ways people interact, work and do business with each other. One change of particular interest to the payroll industry has been the revisions to the Internal Revenue Service’s Form 941.Approved and released by the agency...
How Small Business Owners Can Optimize Employee Benefits
When you’re growing a small business, you need to be able to hire smart, talented people. The most talented people will be recruited by multiple businesses and it’s likely some of those competitors might be larger corporations. To recruit and retain the best...
Why Time and Attendance Tracking is Essential to Benefits Administration
A source of innovation and growth, employees are a key ingredient to the success of your growth-oriented business. Human capital is one of your biggest assets and one of your largest expenses. In many industries, labor costs represent a significant percentage of total...
Multistate Payroll Tax Compliance: Finding a Path Through the Tangle of Laws
In 2020, multistate payroll tax compliance got even more complex. In this blog from our archives, we examine payroll tax withholding across different states to show you why it’s more important than ever to have a guide through the complex web of tax laws and...
Compliance Advantages HR Automation Delivers to Small Businesses
No matter what size your business, if you have employees, you have human resources and payroll compliance and reporting requirements. Large enterprises have designated HR, legal and payroll departments to handle traditional workforce management and compliance...
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