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Prepare Your Employees for W-2 Season

If you have not already started receiving W-2 inquiries, rest assured they are coming! Employees will be searching for their W-2 to prepare for 2017 tax returns. Others may need a little education on the form and what each section means. To proactively address potential concerns and questions, consider sharing the information below with your…
Expanding Your Business – 9 Things You Need to Know

Expanding your business into a new state. Expanding your business to other states is tempting when demand rises, or you want to expand your market. Larger customer base + growing business = rising profits! Opening an office in a new state can create more work than you might imagine. You have thought about office space,…
Internal Revenue Service released the 2018 annual contribution limits

2018 Annual Contribution Limits. The Internal Revenue Service released the 2018 annual contribution limits related to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and all Qualified Retirement Plans. Please see below for the changes to current limits in place and consider sending to your employees asking them to take action if they would like…
New Form I9 for Employment Eligibility Verification

New Form I9. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires you used the revised version of Form I9 for Employment Eligibility Verification (EEV) no later than September 18, 2017. The changes in the new Form I9 can be found in the newly revised Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form I9 (M-274) found…
What Employers Need to Know About the Form I-9

Form I-9. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released a newly revised Employment Verification Form (Form I-9). All employers are required to complete the I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization eligibility of their employees. Employers must use the new Form I-9 beginning on January 22, 2017. The new version of…
How Many Exemptions Do I Claim On My W-4 Form?

W-4 Form Exemptions. One of the most important forms you fill out when you begin a new job is a W-4 form. If you aren’t required to fill one out – get worried. You may not be getting paid! Other times you may opt to complete a new W-4 form include a change in marital…
Overtime Rule Surprise Decision

Emergency Injunction Granted A federal district court temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) November 22, just days before it was scheduled to take effect. At the request of 21 states, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted an emergency injunction request, halting the regulations that would have required employers to…
Employees W2 Forms

6 Things you do NOT want to omit from your employees’ W2 forms Our payroll processors often receive frantic phone calls from clients and accountants about unexpected items reflected on the W2 forms. Often times this is because fringe benefits were not reported throughout the year in the payroll system. As 2016 is quickly coming…
4 Things You Need to Know About Employee Classifications

Employee Classifications. Upcoming changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have employers scrambling to review their current employee classifications. While employers may not be overly excited about the extra work, periodic audits of employee classifications are a good business habit as incorrect classification can prove costly and disruptive. What is the difference between an…
How To Tell if You Need a Professional Employer Organization

Professional Employer Organization. As a business owner, you are responsible for an overwhelming number of tasks. Many of these tasks require knowledge and expertise in areas unfamiliar to you. Let’s be honest, this isn’t why you started your business in the first place. You started your business because of your passion and desire to build…