Have you been wondering how payroll is going to handle the new tax law changes regarding no tax on tips and overtime? These changes will not be implemented through payroll. Instead, employees will enter these deductions when they file their tax return. No tax on tips. Employees and self-employed individuals may deduct qualified tips received [...]
Has it been a while since your employees filled out a W4 form? Are their withholding deductions too high or too low? If your answer to either question is "yes," then we recommend having them fill out the newest W4 form. New hires should be filling out a W4 form and not just entering "0" or "1" automatically. [...]
We have been seeing an increase in payrolls returned (bounced) due to NSF (insufficient funds). You can avoid the inconvenience and fees associated with a bounced payroll. How you can avoid having your payroll bounce Make sure you have sufficient funds to cover your payroll, taxes, and our invoice. The funds must be in your account [...]
Hobbies and businesses are treated differently when it comes to filing taxes. The biggest difference between the two is that businesses operate to make a profit while hobbies are for pleasure or recreation. Either way, if they are paid through payment apps for goods and services during the year, they may receive an IRS Form [...]
Vermont Vermont Pay Transparency: Effective July 2025 Employers with 5 or more employees must include rate or pay range information, including if pay is based on commissions, on job postings. Massachusetts Massachusetts Pay Transparency: Effective Oct 29, 2025 Employers with 25+ employees must disclose pay ranges in job postings, and when offering positions to current [...]
Payroll fraud is one of the most common types of employee theft, costing businesses billions annually. From ghost employees to inflated hours, the schemes vary—but the impact can be severe. Fortunately, with a few strategic practices, businesses can significantly reduce their risk. 1. Separate Payroll DutiesOne of the most effective deterrents is segregation of duties. [...]
Let’s be real: if you run a small business, your to-do list is already packed. Between keeping customers happy, managing inventory, marketing your brand, and, oh yeah—trying to have a life—you don’t need one more thing draining your time. Enter: payroll Payroll is one of those tasks that seems simple until you’re knee-deep in tax [...]
Termination guidance for employers Federal and state agencies have laws about how and when employees can be fired. Follow these policies and your company guidelines to avoid wrongful termination claims. At will employment All states, except Montana, allow "at will" employment. This means that an employer or employee can end the employment at any time, [...]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the federal agency that enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, where most of our federal employment discrimination prohibitions come from. A claim can be filed by an employee, former employees, or job applicant. The claim will assert that they were discriminated against by the employer because of their race, [...]
https://infinisource.wistia.com/medias/pqtoqelcpy Is your business growing? Does your business have a high turnover? Do you have a seasonal business and need to ramp up staffing quickly? Is the paperwork for bringing on a new hire (and tracking all that paperwork) something you wish you could offload? Well, you can! Our Onboarding product can take that work [...]
