Back to basics: Managing termination pay

  • April 23, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has forced some employers to make tough choices about terminating employees. If that’s the case in your company, you need to consider what...

How to handle biweekly payroll

  • December 01, 2019

Employees don’t know pay periods; they know they get paid every two weeks. But there is a difference between paying biweekly, or 26 times a year, and semimonthly, or...

The 2020 W-4: Your FAQS, answered

  • November 05, 2019

It’s crunch time for 2020 payroll processes. If you're still having trouble digesting the changes to the W-4 and the withholding processes, we can help.

How do you track hours worked for nonexempts?

  • February 13, 2013

Despite plenty of new high-tech options, good old-fashioned paper time sheets remain the most popular way to record how many hours employees work, according to a...

Docking pay: FLSA compliance tips

  • June 07, 2012

The FLSA restricts the docking of employees' pay. Many times employers' decisions on docking will push an employee from an exempt classification to a nonexempt, or...

T&E expenses: IRS compliance tips

  • April 04, 2012

Employees can be reimbursed for their travel and entertainment expenses (T&E) on a tax-free basis. However, if a T&E policy does not meet the IRS standards, or...

Are cellphone allowances taxable?

  • March 19, 2012

Q. We reimburse employees for the business use of their personal cellphones. To cut down on paperwork, management has suggested that instead of having employees submit...

Teacher took 5-year leave to go embezzling

  • February 20, 2011

State law allows teachers with five years on the job and 10 years’ experience to take up to five years of unpaid leave if the school board approves it. For one...