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Outsourcing Payroll is One Way to Demonstrate Responsible Leadership for Entrepreneurs

Posted by Elaine on October 7, 2014

While her friend, Jasmin, poured her heart out to her, Olga sat quietly behind her desk. She was being a good friend by listening so intently. She was being an even better friend by biting her tongue instead of saying, “I told you so.” Jasmin began to sob as she explained that she was now in trouble with the IRS. (more…)

Tags: benefits of outsourcing, Brownsburg, In trouble with IRS over payroll, payroll service, payroll tax reporting, payroll taxes, penalties and fines from IRS, small business owners, The Payroll Department, worker classification

Posted in: IRS and Tax forms, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Taxes, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Want to Protect Your Business? Outsource Your Payroll

Posted by Elaine on September 30, 2014

Audited by an independent accounting firm… I love that line. You hear it on big nights like the Oscars and Emmys, but when you think about it, hearing it from your payroll provider is more important than how many votes various performers and directors garnered for their efforts. In fact, it might be one of the most comforting lines you will hear all year. (more…)

Tags: benefits of outsourcing, Brownsburg, employee embezzlement, employee theft, payroll provider, payroll service, small business payroll, The Payroll Department, third party payroll provider

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

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Is Payroll a Ticking Time Bomb in Your Business?

Posted by Sherri on September 23, 2014

At one time or another, every small business owner begins to feel like a circus juggler. Before they call on The Payroll Department, they try to stay in the know about employee training and performance, customer service, production and cash flow. For those entrepreneurs who are just starting out, they find themselves serving as the office decorator, plumber and housekeeping crew. (more…)

Tags: Indiana, payroll provider, payroll tax reporting, payroll taxes, small business, small business and payroll taxes, The Payroll Department

Posted in: IRS and Tax forms, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Taxes

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Time-and-Attendance Software Makes Time Recording Easier

Posted by Ariane on September 16, 2014

If you’re a small business owner with employees, you know how important it is to keep meticulous time-and-attendance records – especially if you want payroll to go smoothly. And even if you have a professional payroll services provider, like The Payroll Department, helping you manage your company’s payroll, employers still need to furnish complete and accurate time-and-attendance information each pay period. So, as a small business owner, do you have a system in place that makes time-and-attendance data collection easy? (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, employee payroll records, Indiana, payroll provider, The Payroll Department, time and attendance software, time cards

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

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Understanding the Taxability of Fringe Benefits

Posted by Jessica on September 9, 2014

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…)

Tags: Brownsburg, employee benefits, Indiana, payroll provider, small business, small business and payroll taxes, The Payroll Department

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

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Celebrate Payroll!

Posted by Elaine on August 26, 2014

Did you know that there was an actual National Payroll Week? There is, and in 2014 it is celebrated September 1 – 5. According to the American Payroll Association, there is a lot to celebrate, especially “the hard work by America’s 156 million wage earners and the payroll professionals who pay them.” All of us here at The Payroll Department think you should break out the champagne and make a toast! Let me share why… (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, employees, National Payroll Week, payroll provider, payroll service, small business, small business payroll, Teresa Ray, The Payroll Department

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

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Entrepreneurs: 5 Legal Mistakes to Avoid

Posted by Ariane on August 19, 2014

When starting up and running a small business, as an owner, you’ve got lots of things to consider and do like getting a location, hiring employees, setting up systems and stocking products. Unfortunately, legal matters are one of the last things small business owners think about, but these issues can actually cause the most headaches – and may even lead to your business’s demise. (more…)

Tags: benefits of outsourcing, legal mistakes, payroll provider, payroll service, small business payroll, starting a small business, The Payroll Department

Posted in: IRS and Tax forms, Operating a Small Business, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Taxes

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10 Steps to Get your Payroll System Up and Running

Posted by Jessica on August 12, 2014

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…)

Tags: Brownsburg, employer payroll garnishment, Indiana, payroll taxes, setting up small business payroll, small business payroll, The Payroll Department

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

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Will Indiana Adopt a New Payroll Tax?

Posted by Sherri on August 7, 2014

Have you experienced a confidential moment with an employee as he tearfully shares that his wife was recently diagnosed with cancer? And that he absolutely must take time off work to drive his wife to doctor appointments and chemotherapy treatments? That moment is terrible, isn’t it? (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, changes to payroll taxes, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, payroll taxes, tax laws for payroll, The Payroll Department, unpaid leave

Posted in: News, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Taxes

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Small Business and Payroll KPI

Posted by Elaine on July 29, 2014

KPIs? Even if a small business owner doesn’t know the term or acronym, they are conducting their business according to Key Performance Indicators (KPI) every day. That’s how they know something in their business is working – or not! (more…)

Tags: Brownsburg, Indiana, payroll accuracy, payroll KPI, payroll service, small business payroll, The Payroll Department

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing

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