Payroll is one of the biggest costs for most small to midsize employers. If this holds true for your organization, you may be looking at the year ahead with som...
Small Business Owners: Beware of Common Payroll Blunders
Apr 16, 2025Managing payroll can be a major challenge for small business owners, especially as state and federal payroll tax regulations continue to evolve. Missteps in thi...
Don’t Overlook the Extra Medicare Payroll Tax
Aug 15, 2024Federal payroll taxes are a necessary evil for both employers and employees. Under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), employees must pay Social Sec...
How to Protect Your Business from Payroll Fraud Schemes
Aug 06, 2024Payroll fraud is a threat to any business that pays employees or contractors. Unfortunately, this type of financial crime can go undetected for months — even ...
DOL Expands Overtime to Millions of Workers
May 22, 2024In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new final rule that’s slated to expand the number of workers who are eligible for overtime pay ...
Are You Familiar With the FUTA Tax?
Apr 22, 2024You’re probably knowledgeable about the FICA tax, which was established by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, and is paid by both employers and empl...
Keys to Avoiding Payroll Tax Trouble
Feb 27, 2024What would happen if your company failed to pay the IRS payroll taxes when they’re due? You could be on the hook for penalties and, if you’re treate...
Answers to Common Payroll Questions
Jan 30, 2024Understanding the payroll tax rules can be challenging when your company hires workers or the personal situations of existing employees change. Employers often ...
What the DOL’s Overtime Pay Proposal Could Mean for Employers
Oct 09, 2023A new rule proposed by President Biden and released by the U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) in August would result in an estimated 3.6 million additional workers quali...
6 Payroll Tax Obligations Employers Should Know
Aug 29, 2023There’s more to paying taxes than just federal and state income taxes. Another major tax chore for employers is payroll taxes. These expenditures can be s...