Payroll compliance isn’t a once-per-year task you can easily check off. Remaining compliant is a big job. You must make sure your business is compliant with all payroll laws year-round. You can make payroll compliance easier and less stressful by doing tasks throughout the year. In fact, there are some tasks, like filing taxes, that […]
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What Is the Form W-2 Deadline?
August 27, 2026Form W-2 is a document that details what you paid an employee during a calendar year. It shows their gross wages, withheld taxes, and other withholdings.
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What Is a Workweek?
August 21, 2026Let’s say your employees come to work Monday through Friday. They don’t work at all on Saturday and Sunday. Monday through Friday is their workweek, right?
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What Is a W-4 Form, and What Is it Used for?
August 21, 2026When you hire an employee, you need to have them fill out new hire paperwork. One form you must have new employees fill out and keep in your records is Form W-4. So, what is a W-4 form? What is the purpose of Form W-4? Read on to find out the answers to these W-4 […]
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Is Unlimited Paid Time Off Right for Your Business?
August 21, 2026Paid time off (PTO) is a benefit employers often offer to their employees. Offering PTO is not federally mandated in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), but there are some state-mandated paid sick leave laws. Many companies simply give employees a few PTO days per year, but employers also have the option to offer unlimited […]
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Ohio Form W-2 School District Reporting: How to Report School District Income Taxes
August 21, 2026If you have an employee in Ohio, you need to include the Ohio school district number on Form W-2. The Ohio Department of Taxation is requiring this change to help reduce the number of reporting errors on individual income tax returns. Read on to learn more about this requirement.
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How to Withhold Taxes on Tips
August 21, 2026If your employees receive tips, it is important to remember that tip income is taxable. Employees must report all tips they receive, and you must withhold payroll taxes on tips.
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Which States Have Reciprocal Agreements … and What Does That Mean?
August 20, 2026If you have an employee who lives in one state but drives across the border to work in yours, you might assume you need to withhold and remit income tax to both states. In some cases, you don’t. A number of neighboring states have worked out reciprocity agreements that let cross-border employees pay income tax […]
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How to Gross up Payroll
August 20, 2026If you want to pay an employee supplemental compensation, such as a bonus or a relocation payment, you must withhold payroll taxes just like with regular wages. But, what if you want an employee to receive a specific amount after taxes? That is when you gross-up payroll figures. And to do that, you need to […]
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What to Do When an Employee Is Exempt from Withholding
August 20, 2026Withholding taxes from employee wages is all part of Payroll 101. But, what happens when an employee is exempt from withholding?
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