The DOL is coming! Are you prepared?

• May 17, 2019

The Department of Labor collects $85 million a day from employers that violate the Fair Labor Standards Act. How many of those dollars are yours?

Transitioning to G Suite: What you’ll miss and what to do about it

• May 15, 2019

Is the Google suite right for your office? Check out this comparison of the three main programs before you make any moves.

Taxpayers first? Well, maybe. But payroll first? No.

• May 01, 2019

Tax bills from the House usually go to the Senate to die. The Taxpayer First Act of 2019 (H.R. 1957), however, may be the exception to the rule.

18 meeting minutes tips with a detailed sample

• April 29, 2019

What better to way to learn good minute-taking techniques than checking out some sample meeting minutes?

Administrative Professionals’ Day: Words of wisdom and favorite famous admins

• April 24, 2019

In honor of Administrative Professionals' Day, we've pulled two of our favorite reflections on defining success from top admins.

Tax issues prevail at American Payroll Association’s Capitol Summit

• April 22, 2019

The IRS tipped its hand on some key payroll-related tax issues and other potential changes at this year’s APA summit. Here’s the rundown.

Tax day reminder: Deposit your payroll taxes!

• April 15, 2019

There are worse fates out there for execs and companies that don’t take their payroll tax liabilities as seriously as the IRS does.

DOL proposes to revamp regular rate calculation

• April 10, 2019

The Department of Labor has proposed regulations that would tweak the payments that can and can’t be excluded from employees’ regular rate calculations when you’re...

Our 5 favorite Excel shortcuts and tricks

• April 10, 2019

Micorsoft Excel's shortcuts are not only big time-savers, but they're pretty easy to master. Here are some of our favorites.

Is a staycation ever really enough?

• April 04, 2019

Question: "I don't have a lot of money to travel, but I've found that whenever I have a 'staycation,' I feel a little sad in the last couple of days and when I return to...

It’s tax time again, and this year is anything but routine

• April 02, 2019

The 2018 1040 has changed so substantially (not really for the better in our opinion) and figuring your taxes is so different that employees may be feeling more stress...

Worried automation in the workplace kills jobs? Think again.

• March 29, 2019

Theories that automation in the workplace could eliminate millions of jobs in the U.S.are starting to get debunked.

TCJA snack time: Gimme more, more, more

• March 26, 2019

Although the TCJA has been on the books for more than a year now, knotty issues are still arising. Here’s the latest.

5 things to know when you’re switching payroll service vendors

• March 26, 2019

Switching payroll service vendors should never be a spur-of-the-moment decision. There are some things you need to consider beforehand.

Overwhelmed? Organize work with this basic tool that rarely fails

• March 21, 2019

Consider this a reminder that when things get hectic, there’s one friend you can always rely on to help you stay organized at work.

Back from the dead: The 2020 first draft of Form W-4 (and other TCJA tidbits)

• March 18, 2019

The IRS says the first draft of the 2020 W-4 should be ready for prime time by the end of May.

Manager’s lies are no excuse for failing to deposit payroll taxes

• March 11, 2019

Even if you assign the task to deposit payroll taxes to someone inside or outside the company, you’re still on the hook if your taxes aren’t deposited.

Payroll news from the non-tax world

• March 11, 2019

Some steps taken by the Department of Labor and a federal trial court, which rebuked the Office of Management and Budget, may impact on your payroll operations.

Where are your meeting minutes going, anyway?

• March 07, 2019

Question: "I've been asked to take meeting minutes for the last two years, but as far as I know, no one has ever even looked at them afterwards. It seems to be just a...

Income taxes: Let’s go back to the very beginning

• March 05, 2019

It’s pretty apparent now that employees don’t really understand the ingredients that comprise the income tax system, because they never had to think about it before....