Payroll isn’t as easy as handing checks to employees for the amount of time they worked. You also need to subtract deductions from payroll. Deductions include taxes, pre-tax deductions, and post-tax deductions from payroll.
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As an employer, it’s your responsibility to collect, file, and deposit payroll taxes with the proper agencies (e.g., IRS). Depending on your payroll and tax liability amount, you may need to deposit taxes more frequently. If you tend to have a heftier payroll, you need to learn about the Next-Day Deposit Rule.
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It’s a fact of any business: Employees occasionally miss work and absenteeism is going to happen. Sure, absenteeism isn’t always avoidable. But, there are steps you can take to reduce absenteeism in the workplace.
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As your business grows, so do your responsibilities as a business owner. Once you have 20 full-time equivalent employees and offer health insurance, you need to know about COBRA. What is COBRA? Do you have to offer it? Read on to get answers to these questions and more.
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ABA numbers are unique numbers assigned to financial institutions to allow funds transfers between different banks. Although this practice is also prevalent in other countries, the nine-digit format is unique to the United States. ABA numbers are known by several other terms, namely Routing Transit Numbers (RTN), ABA Transit Numbers, and ABA Routing numbers.
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Did you employ workers at your small business this year? When you have employees, you need to handle employment taxes, like federal unemployment (FUTA) taxes.
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Here’s the scoop: 72% of private industry workers have access to employer-provided retirement plans. Do yours? If you don’t offer employees a small business retirement plan, like a 401(k), it might be time to hop on the bandwagon. Read on to learn about the types of 401(k) plans to choose from.
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If you’re a small business owner with employees, a significant portion of your business’s expenses goes toward paying wages. That’s why you should pay attention to your year-to-date (YTD) payroll expenses. What is year-to-date payroll?
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You might not know that unclaimed property is governed by state laws. For example, if a bank account is inactive for an extended period of time, your state can claim the funds in your account in a process known as escheatment. What is escheatment?
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Looking to offer your employees an additional benefit? Consider creating a profit-sharing plan. But before you run off and create a plan, you need to know what is profit sharing. Read on to learn all about profit sharing, including how it works and steps for creating a plan of your own.
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