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3 Opportunities for Rewarding Your Employees

Just like every small business owner appreciate a professional and reliable vendor, good employees are also valued. They get to work on time, get things done right, and treat customers appropriately. In short, they are a positive reflection on your business. For this reason, if you have the good luck of finding a good employee, you want to do everything within your power to keep that employee…and keep them happy! (more…)

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

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Managing Payroll for a Growing Business

If you are like most small business owners, you are looking forward to 2015 and planning for your business to grow next year. Economic indicators offer some cause for optimism, including a job market that seems to be improving. In the midst of an improving economy, maybe your business is looking to expand and hire more employees. If so, you should consider whether or not you are ready to handle the additional employees from a payroll standpoint. (more…)

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

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Oops! Is NOT What You Want to Hear When Dealing with Payroll

“Oh, it was just an honest mistake!” How many times have you heard (or said) that phrase? It is often used to describe a small error that was done with no malice or ill will and even conveys a sense that there was no real harm done. And sometimes that is true. But sometimes even what seems like a small mistake or an error that was not made due to recklessness or spite can have far-reaching consequences, especially when it has to do with payroll. (more…)

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

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Structure –It’s a Good Thing!

One strength that many small businesses have is flexibility. They are often nimble organizations that are able to react to new situations quickly. This is a great quality to have! But have you ever thought of the flip side of this strength, the weakness that can be a result of this same flexibility? (more…)

Posted in: Operating a Small Business, Payroll Processing

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Why Use a Payroll Service for Contracted Workers Pay?

Should small business owners who have “employees” that are contract workers ever consider using a payroll services provider? I have been wondering that for a long time because, after all, the employers don’t pay payroll taxes for contracted labor. So why would it ever be a benefit to outsource payroll of that kind? (more…)

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

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Don’t Let Your Payroll Slip Through the Cracks

Small businesses often do a great job of making good use of a limited number of employees. Tasks may be shared among several employees or delegated to someone who has other responsibilities. It’s common that employees are often asked to wear several different hats. While this is just reality for a small business working with limited employee resources, it can sometimes create problems, and in no area is this more troublesome than in payroll. Let me explain. (more…)

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing

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Understanding the Taxability of Fringe Benefits

I’d like to think that most business owners truly want to have employees who feel appreciated and are generally happy with their jobs and their compensation.  Happy employees generate a positive work culture which is contagious, spreading not only among employees but also to customers and clients as well.  (more…)

Posted in: Benefits and Health Care, Payroll, Payroll Taxes, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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10 Steps to Get your Payroll System Up and Running

Want to set up a payroll system but aren’t sure where to start?  The Small Business Association offers some advice in the form of 10 steps to set up a payroll system.  Check out an abbreviated summary of the recommended steps below or read the full article on the SBA website. (more…)

Posted in: Churches and Non-Profit Employers, IRS and Tax forms, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Make Sure You Know What Can and What Can’t Be Deducted from an Employee’s Paycheck

Nearly all employees agree – they love getting that paycheck! So it’s good to know that Indiana has laws in place that protect workers’ rights to receive payment for work done. One area addressed by state law concerns what can and cannot be automatically deducted from a worker’s wages by the employer. (more…)

Posted in: Churches and Non-Profit Employers, Operating a Small Business, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Small Business Benefits from Outsourcing Payroll to the Professionals

We have all heard that old saying about doing everything correctly most of the time. But the one time we make a mistake that certain slip-up seems to be what people remember much more frequently than all the other moments that were perfect. As business owners, most of us have learned the hard way that this old saying rings true. (more…)

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing

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