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 […]
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A Year-end Payroll Checklist to Finish the Year Strong
August 27, 2026As the year comes to a close, you might be gung-ho about all the goals you want to achieve next year. But before you can get the ball rolling in the new year, you must wrap up some things in the current year, including your payroll.
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What Is an Information Return, and Why Your Small Business May Need to File One
August 27, 2026Every small business makes payments to operate. Some of these payments must be reported to the IRS or Social Security Administration (SSA). Companies must use information returns to report qualifying payments. Do you need to file an information return?
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How to Correct a W-2 Form If You Make a Mistake (Amend Your W-2)
August 27, 2026Let’s face it: everybody makes mistakes. So, if you make a mistake on an employee’s Form W-2, don’t panic. Instead, learn how to correct a W-2 form and take action.
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Common W-2 Form Errors and How to Correct Them
August 27, 2026Form W-2 errors are never a good thing. You may cause more work for yourself, delay tax returns and refunds for employees, and accumulate fines. You should carefully review information before you generate a W-2 form and send it to the Social Security Administration and your employees.
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What Is the Form W-2 Deadline?
August 27, 2026Form W-2 is a document that details what you paid an employee during a calendar year. It shows their gross wages, withheld taxes, and other withholdings.
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How to Fill Out Form W-2: Box-by-box Breakdown
August 27, 2026Once you send Forms W-2 to your employees, you don’t have to worry about the annual form until next year. Or, do you? If you don’t know how to fill out Form W-2, you may run into problems.
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Form W-2 Box 12 Codes and Explanations
August 26, 2026Each year, you need to file Form W-2 for your employees. You might need to use Form W-2 Box 12 codes to accurately fill out Form W-2.
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What Is a W-3 Form?
August 21, 2026Have employees? Then you know part of your employer responsibilities include the annual reporting of employee wages and taxes on Form W-2. And, no Form W-2 reporting is complete without its trusty sidekick, Form W-3. What is a W-3 form?
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Ohio Form W-2 School District Reporting: How to Report School District Income Taxes
August 21, 2026If you have an employee in Ohio, you need to include the Ohio school district number on Form W-2. The Ohio Department of Taxation is requiring this change to help reduce the number of reporting errors on individual income tax returns. Read on to learn more about this requirement.
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