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COVID-19

COVID-19: We Are Here for You

[UPDATED: 5-5-2021] We Are Committed to Uninterrupted Service Be assured that the health and well-being of team members, clients, colleagues, ...
New W-4

New W-4 for Use in 2020

The IRS has released a revised Form W-4 Employee’s Withholding Certificate to be used beginning in calendar year 2020. Form ...
/ / Articles, Nonprofit, Payroll
overtime

New Overtime Rules Effective January 1, 2020

The Department of Labor has released new overtime regulations detailed in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These new regulations ...
QuickBooks

6 Year-End Must Do’s

Keeping your financial records in order is very important to the success of your business and ensures that your financial ...
/ / Articles, Business, Payroll
audit

DOL Releases Final Ruling on Overtime

The final rule updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards ...
Information Technology

Fraud Scheme Targeting Payroll

Cybercrimes against businesses have been increasing at a steady pace. We have heard of various companies being targeted, and we ...
/ / Articles, Business, Payroll
Married Filers

Is a PTO Contribution Arrangement Right for Your Business?

Many businesses find themselves short-staffed from Thanksgiving through December 31 as workers scramble to use, rather than lose, their remaining ...
/ / Articles, Business, Payroll
2018 Key Fact

2019 Key Tax Fact Sheet

Download our 2019 Key Tax Fact Sheet to ensure you’re up to date. Rates included: Social Security, Medicare and Federal ...
/ / Guides, Payroll
IRS

2018 Federal Income Tax Withholding Tables

The Internal Revenue Service recently released Notice 1036, which updates the income tax withholding tables for 2018 reflecting changes made ...
/ / Business, Payroll, Tax
checking account

Social Security Administration Announces Revised 2018 Taxable Maximum Amount

On November 27, the Social Security Administration announced the REVISED maximum amount of earnings subject to social security tax of ...
/ / Payroll
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