February 1, 2014
Kansas City Sees Job Gains in 2013
The number of Kansas City area payroll jobs slipped slightly in December from November, but 2013 ended with about 7,000 more jobs in the metro area than in December 2012.
January 29, 2014
Report: Union Membership Numbers Stay Level
The annual government tally of union membership found little change in the percentage or number of American workers who hold union cards.
January 29, 2014
Xero Partners with Manilla and Squarespace
Cloud accounting application Xero announced new partnerships today with personal bill tracking application Manilla and web hosting company Squarespace. The company’s announcement comes close after the December launch of Xero Payroll, the announcement of the product’s support for file attachments, and integrations with non-traditional lending sources like Kabbage and FundBox.
January 29, 2014
How to Avoid Overpayments and Underpayments on W-2s
Now is a great time to sort out any anomalies that could complicate year-end and W-2 processing. And two of the most common are overpayments and repayments.
January 23, 2014
Some Restaurants Dropping Automatic Tips For Large Groups
Like most other restaurants in Maine, DiMillo's On the Water in Portland says it will no longer charge automatic gratuities for most large groups now that a change in the federal income tax code has closed a long-standing loophole.
January 22, 2014
Report: December Was Strongest Jobs Growth Month in 2013
U.S. private-sector franchise jobs increased by 30,250 during the month of December 2013, according to the ADP National Franchise Report. BThe report measures monthly changes in franchise employment derived from ADP’s actual transactional payroll data.
January 21, 2014
Payroll: The Difference Between Exempt & Non-Exempt Employees
You probably know that non-exempt employees are covered under FLSA, which imposes requirements for overtime and other aspects of employment. Exempt employees, on the other hand, are not subject to FLSA.
January 16, 2014
ADP Assisting Businesses with Protective Claims Filing
U.S. Supreme Court Arguments Held Yesterday; Businesses Have Until April 15, 2014, to Reserve the Right for a Refund of FICA Taxes Remitted on Severance Pay in 2010
January 14, 2014
Intuit Acquires Workers’ Comp Provider
Intuit Inc. announced on Monday that it will acquire privately-held Prestwick Services, a subsidiary of Prestwick Holdings. The Massachusetts-based company is a provider of payroll-based billing and payment solutions for the workers’ compensation industry.
January 12, 2014
Measuring the Costs of Potential Maryland Minimum Wage Increase
At one end of the minimum wage battle, you'll find Marissa Greene in Randallstown, Maryland, for whom an increase would mean not having to eat nearly every meal at the fast-food place where she works, because groceries are a luxury.
January 9, 2014
Is it Worth it to Challenge an Unemployment Claim?
By law, companies are solely responsible for paying unemployment insurance. The costs, therefore, cannot be passed onto workers. This means that a company has limited ability to control those costs.
January 3, 2014
Payroll Mate Expands Import of QuickBooks, Sage 50 and Peachtree Data
Real Business Solutions, which makes payroll and 1099 tax products, has released its 2014 Payroll Mate payroll preparation and reporting system, which includes enhanced "import / export" capability "from / to" leading accounting and payroll processing applications.