Hired your first employee? Check. Set a start date? Check. Ready to process payroll? Not quite yet. Before you can start paying your employees, there are a few steps you need to know and some terms to learn. This handy payroll 101 guide explains how to set up payroll the right way so you can […]
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Who Pays Payroll Taxes? Understanding the Responsibilities for Employers and Employees
Whenever you cut a check for an employee, the employee isn’t the only one receiving money. You must withhold payroll taxes from employee wages and remit them to the proper agencies. Depending on the payroll tax, you must match employee contributions. But, not all payroll taxes are created equally. So, who pays payroll taxes? Is […]
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It’s Payback Time: How to Handle an Employee Expense Reimbursement in Payroll
Does this sound familiar? You ask an employee to run a few errands for the office. They end up with a $10.79 coffee shop bill, $56.99 at the office supply store, and $25.28 at a local pizza joint. Sure, you plan to repay them. But how much do you know about employee expense reimbursement?
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Calculating Overtime for Semimonthly Pay Periods
Eighteen percent of businesses pay employees semimonthly. If you use semimonthly pay periods and have nonexempt employees who work overtime, read on. We’ll break down calculating overtime for semimonthly pay periods (complete with examples!).
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IRS Notice 2023-13 and SITCA: What Service Industry Employers Need to Know
Have you heard about the Service Industry Tip Compliance Agreement program, otherwise known as SITCA?
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Comprehensive Guide: Understanding Employee Withholding by State
As an employer, you have a million and one tasks to take care of. One of these oh-so-important responsibilities is withholding payroll taxes from employee wages. And, your job doesn’t stop there. You also need to fill out and remit certain withholding forms to your state. Get to know all about employee withholding by state.
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Pay Transparency With Job Applicants: What to Know
What’s the biggest thing a new job applicant wants to know about the job they’re applying for? You guessed it: Applicants want to know how much the job pays. Generally, employers don’t have to share salary information with job applicants. But pay transparency in the workplace is changing across the country. A growing number of […]
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Hours Paid for Hours Worked: Compensable Time and Paying Your Employees
You may have heard the phrase “If you have time to lean, you’ve got time to clean.” It’s a saying beloved by managers across the country and cuts to the core of the nonexempt employee/wage relationship. Nonexempt employees get paid because they work for a certain period of time. But what if an employee is […]
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Ready to Dive Right Into Tip Pooling? Read This Before You Take the Plunge
In many types of service industries, employees can receive tips in addition to their regular wages. If your employees earn tips, you may consider giving tip pooling a try. Keep reading to learn all about tip pooling, including how it works and tip pooling laws you need to follow.
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New Pay Equity Laws Change the Landscape of Employee Pay
It’s illegal to pay different wages for the same job based on race, sex, gender expression, or national origin. But, pay equity in the workplace is sometimes still a problem. What does pay inequality look like? On average, a woman in the U.S. makes $0.83 for every $1.00 a man earns.
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