Author: Margie Reed

How a Time Card Goof-up Can Cost You $30,000

Bobbi Best owns Blondies' Bistro in Grants Pass, Oregon. In December 2015, a man named Martin Robinson applied for a cook's position. In the restaurant industry, it is routine for job aspirants to exhibit cooking skill in a "working interview." As Best had routinely done...

14 December, 2021

Is This Your Situation: Feeling Overwhelmed by Payroll

Do you ever wish you didn't have to go through the hassle of preparing a payroll? Maybe it was simple when you just had one or two employees, but your company is growing and it's becoming more complex. Some companies have a dedicated payroll manager—but...

13 December, 2021

Tax Items To Check as the Year Winds Up

It's been a very busy year at the IRS, with many special tax changes. Below is a review of some of the top issues you will want to discuss with your tax preparer as the year draws to a close and again when you meet...

10 December, 2021

Is This Your Situation: Considering Pay-As-You-Go Workers’ Comp Insurance

Pay-as-you-go workers' compensation insurance is designed to smooth out the premium changes that occur during the year as employees come and go. Premium payments are made at the end of each payroll cycle and are based on the actual payroll cycle, so there's no need...

09 December, 2021

Are Church Musicians Considered Employees?

If your church pays musicians to perform during services or other events, you’ll need to determine if they are employees or independent contractors. The biggest distinction between W-2 employees and 1099 workers is the amount of control you have over them. With a W-2 employee, you have...

08 December, 2021

When Starting Your Small Business, Use TimeWorksPlus To Keep Costs Low

Today’s message focuses on workforce planning. Specifically, the financial rewards for new business owners that use TimeWorksPlus. TimeWorksPlus is an affordable, easy to use employee timekeeping system from Payroll Partners. In addition to helping you efficiently manage employees, it helps you lower the biggest costs when starting...

07 December, 2021

How To Handle Your First Payroll

Regardless of whether your first payroll involves a few employees or many, the goal is to execute payroll in an accurate and compliant manner. Here are some steps to help you manage your first payroll. Get an EIN and perform the necessary state registrations. Obtain an Employer...

06 December, 2021

Scam risks remain during pandemic; Security Summit focuses special week on taxpayer, tax professional protection against identity theft

WASHINGTON – With the 2022 tax season and the holidays rapidly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the nation's tax industry today announced a special week focusing attention on taxpayers protecting sensitive financial information against identity thieves. Working together as the Security Summit,...

03 December, 2021

From the HR Support Center: One of our employees has taken on a second job, and I’m concerned the additional work might hurt his performance or interfere with his work for us. What do you recommend?

If you haven’t had previous issues with this employee’s performance, I wouldn’t worry too much about his taking a second job. Side jobs are common, and many people manage them just fine. You can certainly reiterate your performance expectations, whether that’s completing assignments on time,...

02 December, 2021

Housing Allowance Resolution Sample

Housing Allowance Resolution Sample The following is a sample resolution to be adopted by the board of directors of any organization which employs a “minister” as defined by the IRS: Whereas, section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code specifies that the amount of ministers’ compensation that is...

01 December, 2021