Payroll

Like most payroll topics, there is no one easy answer. Generally, you are lost in a world of ‘choose your own adventure’ stories. On a good day, you can call some legislative agencies several times and get a different answer from each representative with whom you speak. To say this is frustrating is an understatement. […]

Most enforcement of government payroll regulation is reactive, initiated by an employee complaint. Similarly, while the possible penalties for non-compliance can theoretically be severe – including potential jail sentences – such penalties are rarely, if ever, imposed. However, there is one area of government regulation where significant penalties, at least financial ones, are actively and regularly […]

The myriad of responsibilities an employer has to deal with can be quite overwhelming, but unfortunately, government agencies do not look kindly upon mistakes, even those made unknowingly. One such employer responsibility is the act of submitting a New Hire report to the designated agency in your state. Fortunately for you, New Hire reporting is […]

Double Overtime is relevant to your company if any of the following applies, You’re a California, US-based company You’re a British Columbia, Canada based company You have employees who work in either of the above locations If none of the above applies to your business, you don’t have to worry about double overtime. You only […]

A simple and straightforward payroll looks at an employee’s gross annual or hourly pay rate, divides it by the frequency of your payroll and then applies the necessary Federal, State and Local taxes. This final amount is the net income that gets deposited into your employee’s bank account.  Occasionally though, you’ll need to go beyond […]

Few things are more contentious than disagreements over employee work schedules. Does the employer have the right to determine how many hours employees will work or request mandatory overtime? Are there thresholds past which employees can’t be made to work, with or without their consent? To answer these questions, we first have to recognize three […]

Small business owners have a decision to make when it comes to Vacation Pay. As delightful as vacations can be, the complexities of vacation payroll can sometimes leave you wishing for a vacation day. Vacation pay is one of those areas in payroll where there are great variations between employers, including differences in the vacation […]

Unless you’re us, or an accountant, you probably don’t get too enthusiastic about payroll topics. Well, today that’s all about to change with our 5 craziest payroll rules of the past! Over the years, employees have been paid in strange ways, and we’ve compiled a list of the craziest ones complete with beer, clay tablets […]

In the 1950s, checks were a really popular payment instrument with about 28 million checks being written daily. But as consumer preferences moved towards electronic payments that allowed them to pay for point-of-sale purchases faster, the popularity of checks started to plummet. According to the recent Direct Deposit and Check Statistics report, released by the […]