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 Workers’ Comp On The Rise: 5 Tips To Keep Costs In CheckWorkers' compensation insurance is essential for protecting your employees and ensuring compliance. As many states move toward rate increases,... Read More Collecting Employee Information — The Foundation of Accurate PayrollCollecting employee information may feel like simple paperwork, but it’s actually the foundation of every accurate, compliant, and efficient... Read More Penalty Relief For Tax Year 2025 For Information Reporting On One, Big Beautiful BillWASHINGTON — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance providing penalty relief to employers and other... Read More We Are Thankful for YOU!As we gather around the table this Thanksgiving, we want to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to you—our valued customers. Your... Read More The Match Game for 403(b)(9) Retirement PlansThe Match Game show started on December 31, 1962. The premise of the show was simple. The contestant with the most matching answers with the... 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 Treasury, IRS provide guidance for individuals who received tips or overtime during tax year 2025The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance for workers eligible to claim the deduction for tips and for... 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 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 Buddy Punching and Time Theft: Hidden Risks That Cost Employers MillionsThe Cost of a Few Extra Minutes A few extra minutes here. A favor for a coworker there. It doesn’t seem like much—until you multiply it across... 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
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
Workers’ Comp On The Rise: 5 Tips To Keep Costs In CheckWorkers' compensation insurance is essential for protecting your employees and ensuring compliance. As many states move toward rate increases,... Read More
Collecting Employee Information — The Foundation of Accurate PayrollCollecting employee information may feel like simple paperwork, but it’s actually the foundation of every accurate, compliant, and efficient... Read More
Penalty Relief For Tax Year 2025 For Information Reporting On One, Big Beautiful BillWASHINGTON — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance providing penalty relief to employers and other... Read More
We Are Thankful for YOU!As we gather around the table this Thanksgiving, we want to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to you—our valued customers. Your... Read More
The Match Game for 403(b)(9) Retirement PlansThe Match Game show started on December 31, 1962. The premise of the show was simple. The contestant with the most matching answers with the... 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
Treasury, IRS provide guidance for individuals who received tips or overtime during tax year 2025The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance for workers eligible to claim the deduction for tips and for... 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
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
Buddy Punching and Time Theft: Hidden Risks That Cost Employers MillionsThe Cost of a Few Extra Minutes A few extra minutes here. A favor for a coworker there. It doesn’t seem like much—until you multiply it across... 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
