Paying Employees Articles

If you’re an S corporation owner, you need to run payroll for yourself. Part of S Corp ownership is listing yourself as an employee to pay yourself a salary. But, how do you run S Corp payroll? And, what do you need to know about the process before you write yourself your first paycheck?

If you have tipped employees, you want to make sure you pay them correctly. You might be able to take a tip credit, which lowers the minimum wage you have to pay tipped employees. But, you need to use the tip credit correctly to avoid potential lawsuits or penalties.

Payroll has a lot of moving parts to keep track of: employee hours, gross pay, net pay, payroll taxes, employee deductions, employer contributions, and the list goes on. Seeing all of that information in one place would be a dream come true, right? That’s where the payroll register comes in. So, what is a payroll […]

Non-taxable wages are wages given to an employee or individual without any taxes withheld (income, federal, state, etc.). However, most wages that you pay out to your employee(s) are taxable. So when are wages non-taxable? The IRS definition of a non-taxable wage and other tax-exempt income is fairly narrow. (Please note that there are exceptions […]

“How do I do payroll?” That’s probably not the first question you asked when you decided to start a business, it probably wasn’t even your 50th question. But if you’re going to hire employees, you will need to know how to do payroll.

Running a business can be hard. You have to manage your finances, employees, timesheets, paperwork, inventory, and accounting. With so much to keep track of, things can fall through the cracks. Where did you put last pay period’s timesheets? Are your employees’ new hire information sheets stored safely? Did you add the latest payroll taxes […]

There are a number of options when it comes to paying workers. Have you considered using a direct deposit service to pay your employees? A lot of other employers have. In fact, more than 93% of employees receive their paycheck via direct deposit.

If you have employees who work in hazardous conditions, you may want to give them additional compensation for performing dangerous job duties. This is where hazard pay comes into play. Learn all about hazard pay, whether or not it’s mandatory, and how to create a hazard pay policy.