If you’re looking for a new benefit to offer employees, you might consider employer student loan repayment. The benefit itself isn’t new, but it got a tax-exemption makeover thanks to the CARES Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Read More Employer Student Loan Repayment: 2021’s Hottest New Benefit Is Here to Stay Tax-free (for a While)
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Rachel Blakely-Gray
Rachel is responsible for creating useful, actionable content for Patriot’s marketing department. She began as a Content Writer in 2016 and became Content Coordinator in 2020.
Oct 05, 2021
Home Office Tax Deduction Available for Business Owners. Employees? Not So Lucky
Thanks to the COVID pandemic, 58% of employees sometimes or always work remotely now. Unfortunately for those employees, they can no longer claim the home office tax deduction (talk about an unlucky sequence of events). But lucky for you, you’re a business owner. And that means this tax deduction is still available.
Read More Home Office Tax Deduction Available for Business Owners. Employees? Not So LuckySep 28, 2021
If You’re Hit With a Price Increase, Take These 6 Steps
From time to time, you may need to raise prices in your business to keep up with production or offset business expense increases. But what if you’re hit with a price increase? What do you do?
Read More If You’re Hit With a Price Increase, Take These 6 StepsSep 22, 2021
How Employers Should Handle Holiday Pay and Overtime in Same Week
Here’s a fun little employer riddle: an employee receives a day of holiday pay during a week they already worked 40 hours. Does that employee get overtime? To answer that, you need to know the rules on holiday pay and overtime in same week.
Read More How Employers Should Handle Holiday Pay and Overtime in Same WeekSep 21, 2021
Patriot Partners With Client Hub to Streamline Advisors’ Workflow
Canton, OH Award-winning accounting and payroll software provider, Patriot Software, has partnered with collaboration and workflow software provider, Client Hub, to bring accounting professionals in its Advisor Program a streamlined solution to task management. Patriot’s Advisor Program offers accounting and payroll software for accounting professionals and their clients, free co-branding, an umbrella login, and discount […]
Read More Patriot Partners With Client Hub to Streamline Advisors’ WorkflowSep 14, 2021
How to Write a Business Plan That Outlines Your Goals, Secures Funding, and Beyond
You’re driving late at night, exhausted. You can’t see anything, and you don’t know where you are. Before you run out of gas, you pull up your GPS, and ah! There’s the path. Now you know where the path is again. Likewise, you can get lost in business ownership if you don’t have a “roadmap” […]
Read More How to Write a Business Plan That Outlines Your Goals, Secures Funding, and BeyondSep 13, 2021
Tax Relief in Disaster Situations
When disaster strikes, you have a lot on your mind. Your first thoughts might be of repairing damages and getting your business back up and running. But then, it hits you … Oh no, my taxes are due soon. Thankfully, there’s tax relief in disaster situations. Tax relief isn’t the only type of government assistance […]
Read More Tax Relief in Disaster SituationsAug 31, 2021
Have Business Debt Consolidation on the Brain? Find Out If It’s Right for Your Company
Let’s face it: Juggling multiple loan or credit payments can be a burden. But if bootstrapping your business isn’t an option, it might be necessary to make your entrepreneurial dream come true. One way to limit multiple monthly payments is through business debt consolidation.
Read More Have Business Debt Consolidation on the Brain? Find Out If It’s Right for Your CompanyAug 30, 2021
Oops—You Paid an Employee Too Much. Here’s How to Correct a Payroll Overpayment
So, you ran payroll and noticed a big oops. You overpaid an employee. What can you do? You can start by learning how to correct a payroll overpayment.
Read More Oops—You Paid an Employee Too Much. Here’s How to Correct a Payroll OverpaymentAug 18, 2021
Is Mandatory Time Off the Cure for Workaholics?
So, you’ve decided to give your hard-working employees paid time off (PTO). You’ve drafted a clear PTO policy that details the benefit. But, nobody’s taking their time off. What gives? In an effort to force workaholics to take a vacation, some businesses are shifting gears and implementing mandatory time off.
Read More Is Mandatory Time Off the Cure for Workaholics?