May 6, 2016
June 30, 2016 is the deadline to electronically file forms 1094s and 1095s for 2015. All applicable large employers (ALE—businesses who employ 50 or more full-time employees or full-time equivalents) received increased ...
April 28, 2016
If the IRS determines employees were erroneously classified as independent contractors, the IRS may notify the workers that they are not entitled to deduct their business expenses from gross income on Schedule C and/or that they were not entitled to ...
April 28, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is moving closer to finalizing the biggest change to overtime rules since they were established in 1938. That means potentially big challenges for companies as the proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
April 26, 2016
The payroll system, which is fully integrated with Xero’s cloud accounting platform, is now available to small businesses in 22 states including California, Texas, Georgia, New York and Florida. Already covering 70% of the American small business ...
April 20, 2016
Although federal anti-discrimination laws have long required that women and men are paid equally for the same work, the new law in California not only expands what may constitute a similar job, but also places the burden of demonstrating that any ...
April 20, 2016
If finalized, these changes will make nearly five million new workers eligible for overtime pay as early as this year, unless their salary is raised.
April 17, 2016
BQE Software, Inc., which makes time, billing, project management and accounting software, has released BQE BillQuick 2016. The latest version includes more than 80 new features designed to help professional services firms save valuable ...
April 14, 2016
It's not hard to miscalculate employee tax withholding, especially if you do the calculations without the help of a software program. The rates may have changed without your knowledge – rates change at the first of every year, but there have been ...
April 5, 2016
Knowing your customer is tremendously important, especially in today’s Internet-driven world where the majority of business with some clients may not be done in person.
March 31, 2016
Ever wonder how Social Security numbers are generated? And how do you tell if a Social Security number is valid?
March 14, 2016
It’s time for President Obama’s 2017 budget proposal. This is his last budget proposal and, while not much is new, there are several items that directly affect payroll and payroll departments.
March 4, 2016
Many different state and federal laws govern which records companies need to create, how long records need to be kept, and even how those records must be disposed of.