Payroll

September 19, 2017 

Same Day ACH Debits offers employers a new level of payday flexibility by enabling them to initiate corrections or reversals the same day the payroll is processed. Previously, reversed payrolls made on payday for direct deposit were processed the next ...

September 18, 2017 

The financial pressures many millennials with student debt are now experiencing appear to somewhat come from not having a complete understanding of the expenses needed to pay for college. Only one-in-five borrowers indicated in the survey that they ...

September 14, 2017 

Hurricane Harvey created untold mayhem and tragedies in Texas, while Irma has flooded and destroyed much of Florida. Fires rage across the west. Many employers throughout the country are facing some type of natural disaster and they are concerned not ...

September 14, 2017 

Bloomberg BNA opened a window onto next year’s tax planning landscape with the release of its 2018 Projected Tax Rates, a detailed and comprehensive projection of inflation-adjusted tax items based on changes in the consumer price index (CPI), which ...

September 14, 2017 

Over the past several years we have seen nationwide efforts, often precipitated by unions, to increase the minimum wage at the local level to $15 as a means of addressing economic inequality. The movement, called the "Fight for $15," has seen some ...

Richard D. Alaniz, JD

September 14, 2017 

College debt can range from several, to hundreds of thousands of dollars, so students and parents can always use some guidance in the best ways to manage the loans and save money. This presents a great opportunity for tax professionals to provide ...

September 13, 2017 

USCIS announced on September 5, 2017, that they are phasing in a rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The DACA program began in 2012 and granted temporary status and work permits to the “dreamers” who came here as ...

Greg Berk

September 7, 2017 

Research shows a large segment of individuals age 65 and over will require one or several types of long-term care help, especially the ones without nearby family. The 2010 U.S. Census reports close to 27 percent of the senior population live at home ...

September 6, 2017 

In this digital age, the question of whether to monitor employees while they are at work isn’t always cut and dry. While some employers may feel that monitoring is necessary to maintain productivity, employees may feel there is a lack of trust and a ...

September 6, 2017 

While there has been an enormous wave of support across the country for the victims of Hurricane Harvey, people should be aware of criminals who look to take advantage of this generosity by impersonating charities to get money or private information ...

September 5, 2017 

As the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives return to session, a new survey from The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated and Future Workplace reveals it can cost organizations as much as $100,000 each time a federal, state, or even ...

September 1, 2017 

My road trip, which involved visiting 11 cities in 10 states over a two-week period, provided the opportunity to hear firsthand from small-business owners about their goals, values, challenges, and triumphs. It reinforced my commitment to engage with ...