As many as 98% of organizations provide full or partial cell phone reimbursement to employees for their mobile phone expenses.
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Visualize the Way You Pay Your Employees With a Payroll Process Flowchart
May 9, 2025According to a 2019 Bank of America study, 68% of small business owners think payroll is their most difficult management task. Do you? If so, an easy-to-digest payroll process flowchart can help you gain confidence in running payroll.
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What Are the Payroll Taxes Paid by Employer?
May 9, 2025You know that you’re responsible for managing payroll for your employees. You’re also likely familiar with payroll withholdings, including taxes and non-tax deductions. But, what about your employer payroll liabilities? Do you know what the payroll taxes paid by employer are?
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8 Simple Steps to Process Payroll
April 15, 2025Part of your title as “employer” also includes “payroll processor.” When you hire employees, you have to add them to payroll, withhold the proper taxes, and pay employees. It’s all part of the job. But if you’re new to this employer role, you may not be exactly sure how to process payroll. We’ve written down […]
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How to Calculate Local Income Tax: Guide for Employers
March 10, 2025As an employer, you’re responsible for withholding certain taxes from employees’ wages. One of the taxes you may need to withhold is local income tax. Read on to get the scoop on this tax, and learn how to calculate local income tax.
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How to Fill Out Form W-4: Helping Your Employees
December 27, 2024When you hire a new employee, you must collect a completed Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate. This is how you determine federal income tax withholding. At some point in the onboarding process, an employee may ask you how to fill out Form W-4.
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What’s the Difference Between Pre-tax and Post-tax Deductions?
December 18, 2024If you provide benefits to employees, you probably wonder how to withhold wages for the benefits properly. Do you withhold the premiums and contributions before or after taxes? Can you choose to withhold however you want? Well, it depends on the benefit. So, you must understand the difference between pre-tax vs. post-tax deductions.
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How to Calculate Net Pay: Step-by-step Guide and Examples
December 18, 2024Employee salary: $50,000 a year. But you know that’s not what they’re walking away with. Between taxes and benefit deductions, the employee’s take-home pay could be far from the $50,000 sticker price (cue the sad violin). Learn how to calculate net pay to find your employees’ take-home wages.
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Alabama Overtime Tax Law: Tax Break for Employees, Required Reporting for Employers
September 24, 2024Understand the new Alabama overtime tax law that exempts employees’ overtime earnings from state income tax. Get the details and reporting requirements for businesses.
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ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program Reopened, Giving Discounts on Questionable Claims
August 29, 2024The employee retention credit (ERC) was a lifeline for small businesses struggling to stay open during the pandemic. But bad actors quickly pounced on the opportunity. “ERC mills” began aggressive marketing campaigns advising employers to apply (even if they didn’t qualify) and collecting hefty upfront fees.
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