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 IRS Releases 2026 Adjustments for Pension Plans, Retirement AccountsWASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced that the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2026 has increased to... Read More Help your employees avoid scams during Medicare open enrollmentIf you run a business, you might have employees on Medicare. Or maybe you know family or friends on Medicare or employees with family or friends... Read More Housing Allowance Checklist for Clergy and ChurchesBoard Approval Ministers may exclude a designated portion of their income as a housing allowance from federal income taxes—provided it... Read More Benefits Bulletin: Fringe and Account-Based Benefits Plan Updates for 2026Provisions for the budget reconciliation bill (HR 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act), affecting benefits provisions in 2026, are described below.... Read More Which minimum wage do we need to follow if we have employees in multiple states?Question: Which minimum wage do we need to follow if we have employees in multiple states? Answered by the HR Experts: This is a common... Read More Thanksgiving Week Payroll ReminderThe Federal Reserve will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day on November 27th. Check dates on or after the holiday will be affected. ... Read More Can we require remote employees to have childcare?Question: Can we require remote employees to have childcare? Answered by the HR Experts: You can, but we don’t recommend it. For one thing, it... Read More Top HR Questions Ministries Are AskingManaging human resources in a faith-based nonprofit is rarely simple. A team of executive pastors, church administrators, and HR staff deal with... Read More The Payroll Error Problem: How Automation Helps You Get Payroll Right Every TimePayroll errors are more than an accounting issue—they’re a serious business risk. A missed overtime payment, an incorrect tax withholding, or a... Read More Individual retirement accounts offer benefits now and in the futurePlanning for retirement may seem daunting, but it’s important to start early. Individual retirement accounts provide tax incentives for people to... Read More What is a Stay Interview?Question: Our CEO asked if we should be doing stay interviews. What are they? How do we do them? Answered by the HR Experts: A stay... Read More Can a ministry have two different Staff Lifestyle Agreements?Q. "Can we have two different Staff Lifestyle Agreements? One for believers and one for employees who are not yet believers?" Answer: No, it's... Read More Do We Need to Allow Time Off for Voting?QUESTION: A few employees have asked if they can take time off to vote. Do we need to allow that? ANSWER: This will depend on whether your state... Read More Do I need to pay for working interviews and skills assessments?Question: Do I need to pay for working interviews and skills assessments? Answered by the HR Experts: Candidates must be paid at least minimum... Read More What should we include in a bereavement leave policy?Question:What should we include in a bereavement leave policy? Answered by the HR Experts: Bereavement leave typically allows employees to take... Read More Help for employers on pay and leave lawsLate this July, the Department of Labor relaunched the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. In a recent blog, Deputy Secretary... 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
IRS Releases 2026 Adjustments for Pension Plans, Retirement AccountsWASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced that the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2026 has increased to... Read More
Help your employees avoid scams during Medicare open enrollmentIf you run a business, you might have employees on Medicare. Or maybe you know family or friends on Medicare or employees with family or friends... Read More
Housing Allowance Checklist for Clergy and ChurchesBoard Approval Ministers may exclude a designated portion of their income as a housing allowance from federal income taxes—provided it... Read More
Benefits Bulletin: Fringe and Account-Based Benefits Plan Updates for 2026Provisions for the budget reconciliation bill (HR 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act), affecting benefits provisions in 2026, are described below.... Read More
Which minimum wage do we need to follow if we have employees in multiple states?Question: Which minimum wage do we need to follow if we have employees in multiple states? Answered by the HR Experts: This is a common... Read More
Thanksgiving Week Payroll ReminderThe Federal Reserve will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day on November 27th. Check dates on or after the holiday will be affected. ... Read More
Can we require remote employees to have childcare?Question: Can we require remote employees to have childcare? Answered by the HR Experts: You can, but we don’t recommend it. For one thing, it... Read More
Top HR Questions Ministries Are AskingManaging human resources in a faith-based nonprofit is rarely simple. A team of executive pastors, church administrators, and HR staff deal with... Read More
The Payroll Error Problem: How Automation Helps You Get Payroll Right Every TimePayroll errors are more than an accounting issue—they’re a serious business risk. A missed overtime payment, an incorrect tax withholding, or a... Read More
Individual retirement accounts offer benefits now and in the futurePlanning for retirement may seem daunting, but it’s important to start early. Individual retirement accounts provide tax incentives for people to... Read More
What is a Stay Interview?Question: Our CEO asked if we should be doing stay interviews. What are they? How do we do them? Answered by the HR Experts: A stay... Read More
Can a ministry have two different Staff Lifestyle Agreements?Q. "Can we have two different Staff Lifestyle Agreements? One for believers and one for employees who are not yet believers?" Answer: No, it's... Read More
Do We Need to Allow Time Off for Voting?QUESTION: A few employees have asked if they can take time off to vote. Do we need to allow that? ANSWER: This will depend on whether your state... Read More
Do I need to pay for working interviews and skills assessments?Question: Do I need to pay for working interviews and skills assessments? Answered by the HR Experts: Candidates must be paid at least minimum... Read More
What should we include in a bereavement leave policy?Question:What should we include in a bereavement leave policy? Answered by the HR Experts: Bereavement leave typically allows employees to take... Read More
Help for employers on pay and leave lawsLate this July, the Department of Labor relaunched the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. In a recent blog, Deputy Secretary... Read More
