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Employers Paid $4.5 Billion in Payroll Tax Penalties

The IRS recently published data saying they handed out 6.8 million fines to U.S. employers as of the end of September, 2013, because of botched payroll taxes. According to an article in The New Entrepreneur, these penalties amounted to $4.5 billion that employers owed the government. (more…)

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

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Is Payroll a Ticking Time Bomb in Your Business?

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…)

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

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Time-and-Attendance Software Makes Time Recording Easier

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…)

Posted in: Operating a Small Business, 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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Small Business and Payroll KPI

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…)

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing

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How Often Should You Pay Your Employees?

While paying your employees may seem simple enough, many small business owners are doing it wrong and aren’t paying their employees as often as they should. If you’re making this mistake, then you’re opening your business up to a lawsuit that could be costly. Therefore, it’s important to know the rules regarding the frequency in which you should pay your employees. (more…)

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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3 Reasons Small Business Owners Should Outsource

Why would you outsource something as seemingly simple as payroll processing? I hear that question when the topic of outsourcing comes up. The reason to outsource comes down to essentially one of three important points: (more…)

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

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Understanding State and Federal Labor Law Poster Requirements

As a small business employer, the State of Indiana and the U.S. government require you to display state and federal Department of Labor (DOL) posters in your workplace. These posters provide your employees with information about worker rights and must be posted in areas visible to all employees. Perhaps you’re aware you need to display these posters, but you’re not really sure which posters are required for your business or how you go about obtaining them. (more…)

Posted in: Payroll, Payroll Processing, Rules, Regulations and Laws

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Severance Package Points Employers Should Know

As a small business owner, you know a couple of life lessons. One lesson is that the pressure is definitely on, as in every day, all day long. And the second lesson is about employees, keeping track of them, training them, keeping them happy. That responsibility alone can feel about as easy as herding cats. (more…)

Posted in: Benefits and Health Care, Hiring and Firing, Human Resources, Payroll, Payroll Processing

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