Payroll December 16, 2025
U.S. Unemployment Claims Jump by Most Since 2020
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week by the most since the onset of the pandemic, underscoring the volatile nature of claims at this time of year.
July 8, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series #6: Dependent Care Assistance Plans
To help ease the burden of hard-working parents, employers may institute a dependent care assistance plan for employees. Under such a plan, payments made to third parties like babysitters and day care centers are excluded from income if the costs ...
July 7, 2016
172,000 Jobs Added in June, Says ADP
Private sector employment increased by 172,000 jobs from May to June according to the June ADP National Employment Report.
July 7, 2016
Only One Third of Millennials Investing in Stocks
Overall, the general population is still shying away from investing in the stock market. More than half of the respondents (54%) say they do not invest. The top reason cited for staying out of the stock market is not having enough money (48%), followed
July 6, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series #8: Cash In on Employee Discounts
Does your business offer discounts to its employees and family members? This can be a valuable fringe benefit to your workers and shows that you believe in your own brand. But does a discount qualify for a tax exclusion? It depends.
July 6, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series #7: Educational Assistance Plans
If some of your employees are looking to go back to school, or to enroll in college courses for the first time, you might decide to lend a helping hand. An employer can set up a program that effectively pays for all or most of the costs on a tax-free ...
July 5, 2016
Americans Spend $3,000 Per Year To Go To Work: Commute, Day Care and Coffee Costs Add Up
Among working parents with children 18 years old and younger living at home with them, 29 percent say they spend money on daycare per month. Of these working parents who spend money on daycare, more than 1 in 3 (36 percent) spend $500 or more per ...
July 5, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series: #5: Dine At Work On The IRS
Does your business provide meals to its employees in your own cafeteria or by other means? Generally, the cost of this fringe benefit is deductible by the business and tax-free to the employees, but only as long as certain tax law requirements are met.
July 5, 2016
3 Ways Women Can Improve Their Retirement Odds
Women, with longer life expectancies and lower average salaries, are much more concerned than men about whether they will be able to save enough money to have the kind of retirement they want, studies show.
July 4, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series: #3 Let’s Get Physical!
The statutory requirements for on-site athletic facilities are precise. If you operate a gym or similar facility on the business premises, the value of the benefit is exempt from tax and deductible by the company as long as substantially all use at ...
July 3, 2016
2016 Fringe Benefits Tax Series: #2: An Adoption Assistance Plan
Taxpayers who adopt children may be in line for special tax breaks. Significantly, you can claim a generous tax credit for qualified adoption expenses you’ve incurred, subject to a reduction based on your modified gross income (AGI). But high-income ...
July 1, 2016
How to Weed Out the Lies and Exaggerations on Résumés
If your job involves hiring, you know how frustrating it can be staring at all those résumés. Which claims are real, which are exaggerations and which are just flat-out lies? And when hiring, you need to think about each résumé as a used car ad ...
June 30, 2016
Do you know the basics of employment law?
Lawsuits and legal complaints have been exploding nationwide over the past decade. It's important for managers to do their part to prevent legal disputes by knowing the basics of employment law. How well do you know the law?