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The Benefits and Risks of Creating an S Corp
In the United States, there are four key types of business formations. Typically, businesses tend to be organized as corporations, sole proprietorships, limited liability companies (LLCs), or partnerships. However, there are also subtypes within each of these...
The Benefits and Risks of Creating an S Corp
In the United States, there are four key types of business formations. Typically, businesses tend to be organized as corporations, sole proprietorships, limited liability companies (LLCs), or partnerships. However, there are also subtypes within each of these...
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Why Small Businesses Should Offer Health Benefits
Although small businesses that have less than 50 employees may not be required to offer health insurance, it is often a good idea. Worker satisfaction, retention rates, and productivity all increase when you provide health insurance benefits. In turn, these benefits...
What Small Businesses Need to Know about the $900 Billion COVID-19 Relief Bill
After months of delays and stalled negotiations, Congress passed the second largest stimulus bill in U.S. history: The Consolidated Appropriations Act. President Trump signed the bill on December 27, 2020. This much-needed and long-awaited pandemic relief package...
Two Ways to Reduce the Cost of Human Capital Administration
The costs of human capital administration and compliance can be significant in businesses of all sizes. Core human capital administration functions include personnel, benefits, payroll, and maintaining compliance with workforce-related rules such as employee...
How to Build Incentive Plans that Motivate Employees
One of the most important functions of HR is to attract and retain productive employees. To succeed, HR must create an effective compensation program that provides fair and equitable pay. Additionally, many organizations establish incentive plans to motivate employees...
IRS Contends with an Unopened Mail Backlog of Unprocessed Tax Returns and Payments
Throughout 2020, the IRS has struggled to keep up with the manual process of opening US postal mail. As the pandemic took hold, the IRS sent workers home. The offices remained shutdown for most of the spring. With no one on site to perform administrative tasks,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Compensation Issues for the Remote Workforce
As we continue to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on work life, let’s take a closer look at compensation issues related to managing a remote workforce. If your business allowed employees to work from home during the pandemic, are you now planning to make...
Pay Equity and 2021 Compensation Planning
Every worker has the right to equal pay for equal work regardless of gender, race, religion, national origin, age, or physical or mental abilities. There have been several laws enacted to protect pay equity at both the state and federal level including the new...
Good Riddance 2020! Get Ready for Payroll Year-End
This year has been tough and many will be glad to ring in the New Year for 2021. There are substantial changes to year-end payroll and tax reporting employers need to know about in order to close the books on the year 2020. As we look back to January, we began the...
Multistate Payroll Tax Compliance Best Practices for Higher Ed
Online learning for higher education is one of the sectors greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been increasing relentlessly already over the past decade, with 6.3 million higher education students taking classes online in 2017, according to...
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?’...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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