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Michele Bossart

Alabama Overtime Tax Law: Tax Break for Employees, Required Reporting for Employers

Understand the new Alabama overtime tax law that exempts employees’ overtime earnings from state income tax. Get the details and reporting requirements for businesses.

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Patriot Software Meets Gold Standard with Security

By Michele Bossart

Canton, Ohio In a world where data breaches are the new normal, Patriot Software, an industry disruptor in the accounting and payroll software market, proudly elevates data security with advanced protections. The company has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance, a testament to its unwavering commitment to safeguarding customers’ most valuable asset: their data.

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Another Bold Move from Patriot Software: Free HR Center for Payroll and HR

By Michele Bossart

Patriot Software continues its hot streak of new value-added features by releasing a new HR Center for payroll and HR software customers. Powered by Mitratech Mineral, a leader in HR compliance, the HR Center includes proactive federal, state, and local compliance monitoring and robust HR tools, resources, and templates. The HR Center rollout comes at […]

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Patriot Software Launches Time and Attendance Mobile App

By Michele Bossart

Canton, OH Patriot Software proudly unveils its latest innovation—the My Patriot mobile app, a dynamic new tool designed to streamline how work hours are recorded and managed. The payroll and accounting leader’s new app is available to all salaried and hourly employees whose employer uses Patriot’s Time and Attendance software. “Business tools can make employees’ […]

What Is Adjusted Gross Income? How to Calculate AGI [With an Example]

By Michele Bossart

As a small business owner, you have likely heard of the terms gross or net income. But, are you familiar with adjusted gross income? Learn what is adjusted gross income, how to calculate it, and uses for adjusted gross income below.

Patriot Software’s Accounting Customers Can Get Paid Faster

By Michele Bossart

Canton, OH Patriot Software, a leading accounting and payroll software provider for American businesses, proudly announces the launch of its newest feature for accounting customers: ACH payments on invoices for customers who integrate with Stripe. With Stripe, customers can access 2-day timing for ACH settlement, compared to 4-5 business days for standard ACH settlement. Stripe’s […]

Patriot Software Launches 1099 Contractor Portal Feature

By Michele Bossart

Canton, Ohio Patriot Software, a provider of online accounting and payroll software for American businesses, announced the launch of the 1099 contractor portal to streamline information between clients and their independent contractors.

Understand the Difference Between Exempt vs. Nonexempt Employees

By Michele Bossart

Employees want the wages they deserve. Employers want to avoid penalties and fines. Want the best of both worlds? Understand the difference between exempt vs. nonexempt employees.

What Is an Exempt Employee?

By Michele Bossart

Are all of your employees eligible to receive overtime pay? Some employees are exempt from overtime pay and minimum wage laws. Exempt employee qualifications are determined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). To run payroll correctly, you need to be familiar with exempt employees. What is an exempt employee?

Form 1099-NEC vs. W-2 Differences: Which Should You Use?

By Michele Bossart

After the end of every year, you need to report your workers’ wages. You must send a form to the worker and governments. But, which IRS form do you send? The form you use—Form 1099 vs. W-2—depends on if the worker was a contractor or an employee.