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7 Common Payroll Errors That Trigger Heavy IRS Penalties (and How to Avoid)

Payroll mistakes are more than clerical slip-ups. They can trigger steep IRS penalties, interest, and audit scrutiny. The most common issues involve late tax deposits, worker misclassification, incorrect forms, and bad data. For example, failure to deposit penalties escalate from 2% – 15% of the unpaid amount, plus interest. 

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How to Eliminate Payroll Headaches for Real Estate Brokers

Real estate payroll is anything but routine. Agents earn irregular commissions, offices blend W-2 staff with 1099 agents, and multi-state deals trigger complex tax rules, making manual payroll a magnet for errors and penalties. The fastest path to fewer headaches is adopting real estate payroll software that calculates commissions, supports both W-2 and 1099 workers, […]

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What You Need to Know About California Paid Family Leave [+ FAQs]

California was the first state to create a paid family leave (PFL) program in 2002 (benefits became available in 2004). Since then, other states have created paid family leave programs. If you’re an employer in California, you must withhold PFL contributions from employees’ wages while running payroll. Read on to learn more about your California […]

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