If your employees earn money directly from customers—at a restaurant, salon, hotel, or bar—you already know how confusing tip reporting can be. The IRS draws a very specific line between tips and auto-gratuities (aka, service charges), and the difference affects payroll taxes, employee reporting, and even year-end W-2s. Let’s break it down in plain English. […]
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Patriot Payroll Customers Can Now Add Health Benefits in Just a Few Clicks
Patriot Software, a leader in cloud-based payroll and accounting solutions, has joined forces with SimplyInsured, a digital benefits platform, to simplify one of the toughest jobs for small business owners: offering health insurance. The new integration embeds insurance shopping, enrollment, and payroll deductions directly inside Patriot’s payroll software.
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Patriot Software Unveils Another Huge Time-Saving Feature: Auto Payroll
CANTON, OH Patriot Software, a leading provider of accounting and payroll software in the USA, today announced Auto Payroll, a powerful new feature designed to eliminate repetitive administrative work for small business owners and accountants. The feature is available immediately to both Full Service Payroll and Basic Payroll customers. Auto Payroll is engineered for companies […]
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How to Create a Chart of Accounts That’s “IRS Ready”
Tax season. Just hearing the words can send shivers down a business owner’s spine. But what if you could change that? What if instead of scrambling for receipts and trying to make sense of a year’s worth of transactions, you could simply generate the reports you need with a few clicks?
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Less Paperwork, More Productivity: Patriot Payroll Launches New Employee Self-Onboarding
Canton, OH Patriot Software, a leading provider of accounting and payroll software in the U.S., announces a new value-added feature for all payroll customers—employee self-onboarding for new hires. Employee self-onboarding significantly cuts down on administrative burdens and offers businesses a swift and professional method to integrate new hire information into their payroll system. Many of […]
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Patriot Software Bolsters Its Time & Attendance With Geotagging
Patriot Software’s powerful new geotagging feature gives employers map-based visibility of where their employees are punching their time cards.
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Pay Frequency: How Often Should I Pay My Employees?
Pay frequency, or how often you pay your team, is one of the first decisions you must make when you hire your first employee.
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What Is an IPO? The Process of Going Public
At some point, you may consider going public if your business is private. When you “go public,” you go through an IPO process. So, what is an IPO? Read on to learn the ins and outs of an IPO, what the process entails, and the pros and cons of going public.
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How to Calculate Local Income Tax: Guide for Employers
As an employer, you’re responsible for withholding certain taxes from employees’ wages. One of the taxes you may need to withhold is local income tax. Read on to get the scoop on this tax, and learn how to calculate local income tax.
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What to Do If You Receive an IRS Notice (Besides Panic)
Receiving a tax notice from the IRS can be scary. But, there are basic steps that you can take when responding to IRS notice.
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