Paying your employees on time is essential, especially because 62% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Plus, many state pay frequency requirements regulate when you pay employees. Understand payroll cutoffs to pay your team on time, every time. So, what is a “payroll cutoff?”
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Rachel Blakely-Gray
As Patriot's Content Manager, Rachel creates engaging and informative content aimed to help business owners understand complex accounting and payroll topics.
How to Calculate a Salary Raise Percentage for Your Employees
May 6, 2024Fewer employers plan to give pay raises in 2024 than in 2023, according to SHRM. Even so, 79% of businesses plan to dole out pay raises. To avoid losing your top employees, you might consider offering pay raises. Learn about criteria for raises, when to give salary raises, and how to calculate a pay raise […]
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Answers to 18 Payroll Questions You Are Dying to Ask
May 2, 2024For some business owners, running payroll might be like learning a foreign language. You are a master of your business idea, not the administrative responsibilities that come with it. Because you might not be familiar with these responsibilities, you might have some payroll questions.
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EY Selects Unconventional Entrepreneur as Finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year® 2024
May 2, 2024Canton, OH Patriot Software is proud to announce that its founder & CEO, Mike Kappel, has been selected by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024. Kappel is among 29 entrepreneurs selected by an independent panel of judges.
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What Small Business Owners Should Know About Payroll Analytics
April 18, 2024Are your employees working too much overtime? Who needs a raise? Are you spending too much money on a department? To get answers to these types of questions, analyze your payroll data. Use payroll analytics to make decisions, avoid overspending on payroll, and verify the accuracy of your payroll.
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Guide for Reporting Workplace Incidents Under OSHA (With Example)
April 16, 2024Despite your best efforts, accidents can happen in the workplace. When they do, you must fill out a workplace incident report.
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Payroll Forecasting: Strategies for Predicting Employee Expenses
April 15, 2024Payroll is arguably a business’s biggest expense. Between taxes and benefits, an employee costs up to 32% more than their wages. To accurately budget for your payroll-related expenses, try payroll forecasting.
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Strategies for Minimizing Data Entry Errors in Accounting
April 11, 2024Mistakes happen all the time, just look at your phone the next time you’re texting someone or putting in your password. Entering numbers in your books is no different. Data entry errors are common, but unchecked mistakes can quickly tank the accuracy of your books.
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Understanding Final Paycheck Laws by State (+ Ultimate Chart!)
April 5, 2024Did an employee leave your business? It’s time to whip out your employee termination checklist to see what you need to do. And one of the responsibilities on said checklist is giving terminated employees their final paycheck. But, how soon do you need to pay their final paycheck? Cue final paycheck laws by state.
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PTO Payout Laws by State: Is Your Use-it-or-lose-it Policy Breaking the Rules?
April 5, 2024Deciding whether you want to provide paid time off (PTO) is something you need to do before you hire an employee. Offering PTO also requires you to craft a PTO policy that explains how your business treats accrued PTO. But, PTO payout laws by state may restrict whether you can establish a use-it-or-lose-it policy. Sure, […]
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