Unhappy with your current payroll provider? Most business owners agree that running payroll is their most difficult business task. With payroll being such a complicated but necessary business function, it makes sense that you’d want a simple solution. But, isn’t switching payroll companies hard?
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Ah, the joys of employerhood. Having a team of employees to help grow your business can be a beautiful thing. But, getting the hang of payroll (especially payroll taxes) takes time. Not to mention, a multi-state payroll situation can confuse newbie and established employers alike. What’s an employer to do?
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Hired your first employee? Check. Set a start date? Check. Ready to process payroll? Not quite yet. Before you can start paying your employees, there are a few steps you need to know and some terms to learn. This handy payroll 101 guide explains how to set up payroll the right way so you can […]
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Hiring your first employee is exhilarating. Instead of remaining buried by your business responsibilities, you can bring employees on board to alleviate some of your stress. But for many, the endless information about becoming an employer can be overwhelming.
Read More Hiring Your First Employee: Ultimate Checklist
Payroll compliance isn’t a once-per-year task you can easily check off. Remaining compliant is a big job. You must make sure your business is compliant with all payroll laws year-round. You can make payroll compliance easier and less stressful by doing tasks throughout the year. In fact, there are some tasks, like filing taxes, that […]
Read More Payroll Compliance Checklist (By Payday, Month, Quarter, and Year)
Payroll is a complex process that involves calculating wages, withholding taxes and deductions, and more. Because of its complexities, you may not know how to process payroll, in-house or using a third party. What’s the difference between in-house payroll vs. outsourcing?
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Key Takeaways W-2 employees are on payroll with taxes withheld, benefits, and labor law protections; 1099 contractors are self-employed and paid without withholding. Misclassification can lead to back wages, taxes (including both sides of FICA), penalties, interest, and potential legal action. Use DOL’s six-factor test and the IRS common-law rules; real-world control, financial arrangements, and […]
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Running your own business doesn’t mean you sit around as stacks of cash come flooding into your office. Business owners are busy nonstop to keep up with operations. Since running a business is your full-time job, you need to know how to pay yourself from your business.
Read More How to Pay Yourself from Your Business | Salary vs. Draw
Over 3 million employees quit their jobs in December 2025. Thousands of quits happen in businesses nationwide every day. In some cases, there’s not much you can do to stop it from happening in your business. But, you must respond to it. One way to make employee separations easier is to have a termination checklist […]
Read More Employee Termination Checklist: Steps, Forms, and Final Paycheck
One word, two syllables. And completely unavoidable if you’re an employer. Ah yes, we’re talking about payroll. It’s a pretty common term in the workplace (Don’t forget to run payroll!). But, what is payroll exactly?
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