When it comes to running payroll, you know there’s a whole process that goes into it. You need to determine your employees’ hours worked, do some calculations, and give out wages. And, you must give yourself ample time to ensure employees receive said wages on payday. So, how long does payroll take to process?
Read More How Long Does Payroll Take to Process?
In 2020, the IRS released the long-awaited new W-4 form, shaking up how employers handle income tax withholding. Because the IRS only made the new form mandatory for new hires and employees making Form W-4 changes, some employers might be unfamiliar with it.
Read More New W-4 Form: Withholding Allowances Still Out, Plus Computational Bridge
Like past years, the IRS released changes to the income tax withholding tables for 2022. Use these updated tables to calculate federal income tax on employee wages in 2022. In addition to the annual tax rate and bracket changes, employers can still use the optional computational bridge released in 2021.
Read More Updates to the Income Tax Withholding Tables and What You Need to Know
The November 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ended the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) program earlier than expected. Originally slated to expire December 31, 2021, the ERC ended retroactively for most businesses on September 30, 2021. With the ERC ending early, employers probably have questions about deposits—and penalties.
Read More The ERC Ended Early. If You Already Reduced Your Tax Deposits, Here’s What to Know About Penalties
Do you receive most of your business income in cash? If so, you’re probably a cash-intensive business, which can put you under greater IRS scrutiny. Why? Because cash transactions do not leave a paper trail. So if you run a cash-intensive business, you need to keep detailed records.
Read More Do You Have a Cash-intensive Business? [Definition, Audit Process, & More]
You’ve finished distributing Forms W-2. Just when you think you’re done, an employee comes up to you, hands you their form, and asks, Why are my W-2 Box 1 earnings less than my Box 3 and Box 5 earnings? Panicked, you glance over the W-2. That doesn’t help. You do a quick search of Form […]
Read More Form W-2 Box 1: A Guide for Navigating Through Confusing Discrepancies
Once you send Forms W-2 to your employees, you don’t have to worry about the annual form until next year. Or, do you? If you don’t know how to fill out Form W-2, you may run into problems.
Read More How to Fill Out Form W-2: Box-by-box Breakdown
Over 75% of consumers use payment service apps. And if you’re part of the growing percentage of small businesses (23% in 2019, to be exact) that accept peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, you should know about the new IRS cash app reporting rules.
Read More New IRS Cash App Reporting Rules Take Effect January 2022: What to Know
Changes to W-2 reporting for tax year 2021? You can thank COVID-19, again. Read on to learn about reporting COVID pay on W-2 2021. And if you collected deferred employee Social Security tax, you need to know how to report that, too.
Read More Reporting COVID Pay on W-2 2021 [+ Deferred Social Security Tax You’ve Collected]
If a disaster impacts your business, you might need to make repairs or temporarily shut down. For some, the expenses associated with disaster recovery cause negative cash flow or even small business bankruptcy. SBA disaster assistance can provide you with the funding you need to protect and continue running your business.
Read More SBA Disaster Assistance: Low-interest Loans to Help Get You Back to Business