No small business owner wants to think about their company going under. But, planning ahead can help you prepare for the worst possible scenario: unemployment. Millions of people claim unemployment benefits each year in the United States. You might wonder if you can receive these benefits as a business owner. You must understand the rules […]
Read More Is There Such a Thing as Self-employed Unemployment?
Sometimes, an employee might pay for a business expense out of their own pocket. When that happens, you can reimburse the employee. An employee expense reimbursement does come with some complications. Are reimbursements taxable? Do you need to report the reimbursement? Find out below.
Read More Are Reimbursements Taxable? Guidance on Employee Expense Reimbursement Plans
A handful of cities in Colorado have a local tax called an occupational privilege tax. Both employees and employers owe it. If you’re an employer in Colorado, it’s important to know if you owe the occupational privilege tax and what your city requirements are.
Read More A Breakdown of the Colorado Occupational Privilege Taxes
Do you have an employee who has two or more positions in your business with different pay rates? Does that employee work overtime? If the answers to these questions are yes, you need to know about weighted overtime. Weighted overtime is common in small businesses that pay multiple pay rates to an employee. Learn what […]
Read More Calculating Weighted (aka Blended) Overtime for an Employee With Multiple Pay Rates
The laws surrounding worker status have long been ambiguous. Deciding whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor has been largely left up to the employer’s discretion. Not anymore. Thanks to California’s 2018 court ruling, workers are now presumed to be employees.
Read More What Is the ABC Test, and How Can Small Business Owners Comply?
People often think that nonprofit organizations run off of volunteers, or if they do have employees, they are poorly paid. This isn’t always true. Many nonprofit organizations have employees and they are well compensated for their work. Nonprofits tend to attract and retain top talent by giving their employees compensation that is similar or equal […]
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Death is not easy for anyone. But, if an employee suddenly dies, your small business can be hit hard. Employees might want to use bereavement leave. You also need to keep your business’s administrative tasks going. When an employee dies, your payroll responsibilities don’t die, too. You will need to tie up any loose ends […]
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Employees come to work, do their jobs, and then go home. Day after day. But, sometimes employees call off sick or come in late. They might ask you to rearrange their schedules to accommodate their personal lives. How can you possibly keep track of all the coming and going? You need an attendance management system […]
Read More What Is Attendance Management?
You might have decided to pay some or all of your employees via direct deposit services. Direct deposit helps simplify the amount of work you need to do when it comes to paying employees. But, employees might ask you when they should expect their wages to be deposited. When does direct deposit go through?
Read More When Does Direct Deposit Go Through? Direct Deposit Timeline and Process
When you pass “GO” in Monopoly, you receive $200 in “monopoly money” cash. Easy. Simple. Done. That may be all well and good for a board game, but does it work in a business setting? Is paying employees in cash the easiest payment method? Is it legal to pay employees in cash?
Read More Is it Legal to Pay Employees in Cash?