Benefits April 27, 2026
The most current data from the Social Security Administration shows the average retirement benefit is $2,079 a month. That varies greatly, however, based on when you start drawing benefits.
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July 5, 2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
June 29, 2016
While there seems to be very positive trends in both supply and demand across the report, many small and mid-sized firms are having trouble finding qualified applicants. If we dig a bit deeper, we begin to see why.
June 28, 2016
What’s better than a salary increase? For many employees, the addition of an equivalent fringe benefit may be preferable, due to the tax consequences. For example, if an employee is in the 25% federal tax bracket and receives a $10,000 raise, he or ...
June 28, 2016
If the employer doesn’t provide a cell phone, but instead initiates a reimbursement arrangement for an employee’s personal cell phone that is used for business, the IRS may treat it as a noncompensatory business purpose.
June 28, 2016
Performance review meetings can bring stress to both sides of the table. But it doesn't have to be that way. With the right planning by supervisors, the meeting can be a productive, stress-free event. Business Management Daily's Editorial Director ...
June 28, 2016
Global stock markets, including those here in the U.S. saw huge declines in the first few days of trading after the Brexit vote, primarily due to the uncertainty of what this decision by British voters will mean for not only their economic future, but ...