Payroll Partners » Blog Blogs Your source for instructions, product features, regulation updates, and more! Blog Insights to Simplify Payroll & HR Search for: Most Popular From the HR Support Center: Can the same person be both an employee and an independent contractor?According to IRS guidelines, it is possible to have a W-2 employee who also performs work as a 1099 independent contractor so long as the... Read More Deducting Negative Leave Balances From Final WagesThe general consensus is that under federal law employers can deduct negative paid leave balances from an employee's final wages. However, it... Read More Should You Pay an Employee Who Resigns With Two Weeks’ Notice?An employee who resigns with two weeks' notice may think they are doing you a favor. But in fact, it can be a payroll headache, especially if you... Read More Do Employers Have to Pay for New Hire Orientation and Training?Orientation formally introduces the new hire to the company — including its mission, culture, values, vision, policies, procedures and fringe... Read More Search for: Most Recent Faith-Based Employee Termination Do’s and Don’ts for Church LeadersHandling terminations is often the most difficult part of serving in ministry. While we all hope to avoid this responsibility, situations such as... Read More What are the penalties and costs for misclassifying employees?Question: What are the penalties and costs for misclassifying employees? Answered by the HR Experts: The answer will depend on a number of... Read More Commute vs. Work: When Off-Site Travel Becomes BillableQuestion: We have a nonexempt employee who has been working from home. Do we need to pay her for time to commute to the office? She’s been asked... Read More It’s not too early to start planning for next year: Check withholding nowEven though the tax filing deadline for tax year 2025 passed a couple weeks ago, it’s not too early to start planning for next filing season.... Read More How can we simplify our application and interview processes?Question: How can we simplify our application and interview processes? Answered by the HR Experts: You can go a long way toward... Read More Can self-employed ministers deduct commute mileage?Travel can be one of the most problematic areas for many of your self-employed ministers. The crux of the matter is defining when a drive is a... Read More The “Personal” Day: Can You Ask for Details?Question: Can we ask for more detail when an employee marks “personal” for the reason they’re requesting a vacation day? Answered by the HR... Read More How New Global Tariffs Are Impacting US Payroll and HRTariffs may feel like a global trade issue, but their effects are showing up in very local ways across the United States. As new tariffs increase... Read More When an Employee Passes Away: A Guide for Payroll & HR ProfessionalsThe death of an employee is one of the most difficult situations a workplace can face. Beyond the emotional impact on coworkers and leadership,... Read More Can we let staff that work Sundays choose an extra day off?Yes, you can allow staff to choose their own schedule, including what their day off will be as long as you include this in the time off policy in... Read More Offboarding Employees Without Payroll Issues — How to Close the Loop Cleanly and Stay CompliantEmployee departures are a natural part of any organization. Whether voluntary or involuntary, offboarding is more than an HR process. It is a... Read More Best Payroll Onboarding Practices for New Hires — Start Strong, Stay Compliant, and Build Employee ConfidenceFirst impressions matter. Payroll onboarding is one of the earliest operational experiences a new hire has with your organization. When done... Read More IRS issues final regulations for workers who receive tipsTreasury and IRS recently issued final regulations on the “No Tax on Tips” deduction. These regulations list more than 70 occupations from tipped... Read More How do we handle benefits following the death of an employee?Question: How do we handle benefits following the death of an employee? Answered by the HR Experts: Some benefits need to be paid or... Read More Can we require all employees to attend events outside of working hours?Q. "Can we require all employees to attend events outside of working hours?" Answer: No, neither your Staff Lifestyle Agreement nor other... Read More How New Global Tariffs Are Impacting Payroll and HR in the United States — Why trade policy is hitting closer to home for employersTariffs may feel like a global trade issue, but their effects are showing up in very local ways across the United States. As new tariffs increase... Read More
From the HR Support Center: Can the same person be both an employee and an independent contractor?According to IRS guidelines, it is possible to have a W-2 employee who also performs work as a 1099 independent contractor so long as the... Read More
Deducting Negative Leave Balances From Final WagesThe general consensus is that under federal law employers can deduct negative paid leave balances from an employee's final wages. However, it... Read More
Should You Pay an Employee Who Resigns With Two Weeks’ Notice?An employee who resigns with two weeks' notice may think they are doing you a favor. But in fact, it can be a payroll headache, especially if you... Read More
Do Employers Have to Pay for New Hire Orientation and Training?Orientation formally introduces the new hire to the company — including its mission, culture, values, vision, policies, procedures and fringe... Read More
Faith-Based Employee Termination Do’s and Don’ts for Church LeadersHandling terminations is often the most difficult part of serving in ministry. While we all hope to avoid this responsibility, situations such as... Read More
What are the penalties and costs for misclassifying employees?Question: What are the penalties and costs for misclassifying employees? Answered by the HR Experts: The answer will depend on a number of... Read More
Commute vs. Work: When Off-Site Travel Becomes BillableQuestion: We have a nonexempt employee who has been working from home. Do we need to pay her for time to commute to the office? She’s been asked... Read More
It’s not too early to start planning for next year: Check withholding nowEven though the tax filing deadline for tax year 2025 passed a couple weeks ago, it’s not too early to start planning for next filing season.... Read More
How can we simplify our application and interview processes?Question: How can we simplify our application and interview processes? Answered by the HR Experts: You can go a long way toward... Read More
Can self-employed ministers deduct commute mileage?Travel can be one of the most problematic areas for many of your self-employed ministers. The crux of the matter is defining when a drive is a... Read More
The “Personal” Day: Can You Ask for Details?Question: Can we ask for more detail when an employee marks “personal” for the reason they’re requesting a vacation day? Answered by the HR... Read More
How New Global Tariffs Are Impacting US Payroll and HRTariffs may feel like a global trade issue, but their effects are showing up in very local ways across the United States. As new tariffs increase... Read More
When an Employee Passes Away: A Guide for Payroll & HR ProfessionalsThe death of an employee is one of the most difficult situations a workplace can face. Beyond the emotional impact on coworkers and leadership,... Read More
Can we let staff that work Sundays choose an extra day off?Yes, you can allow staff to choose their own schedule, including what their day off will be as long as you include this in the time off policy in... Read More
Offboarding Employees Without Payroll Issues — How to Close the Loop Cleanly and Stay CompliantEmployee departures are a natural part of any organization. Whether voluntary or involuntary, offboarding is more than an HR process. It is a... Read More
Best Payroll Onboarding Practices for New Hires — Start Strong, Stay Compliant, and Build Employee ConfidenceFirst impressions matter. Payroll onboarding is one of the earliest operational experiences a new hire has with your organization. When done... Read More
IRS issues final regulations for workers who receive tipsTreasury and IRS recently issued final regulations on the “No Tax on Tips” deduction. These regulations list more than 70 occupations from tipped... Read More
How do we handle benefits following the death of an employee?Question: How do we handle benefits following the death of an employee? Answered by the HR Experts: Some benefits need to be paid or... Read More
Can we require all employees to attend events outside of working hours?Q. "Can we require all employees to attend events outside of working hours?" Answer: No, neither your Staff Lifestyle Agreement nor other... Read More
How New Global Tariffs Are Impacting Payroll and HR in the United States — Why trade policy is hitting closer to home for employersTariffs may feel like a global trade issue, but their effects are showing up in very local ways across the United States. As new tariffs increase... Read More
