by Candy | Jan 15, 2016 | Business, Payroll
Do you have flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for your employees? Usually, if the FSAs aren’t completely spent by year-end, the employees must lose the unused funds. To avoid this issue, consider amending your FSA plan. Due to new IRS rulings, firms can now give...
by Candy | Jan 12, 2016 | Featured, Payroll
Do you have employees who often miss work? Is this affecting your productivity and profitability? According to the recent Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, the total annual costs related to lost productivity because of absenteeism in the U.S. came to $84...
by Candy | Jan 8, 2016 | News, Payroll
Are you up to date on state wages? Effective January 1, 2016, the minimum wage has increased in eleven U.S. states. A few states have adopted the federal minimum wage, while others have increased it due to cost of living increases, cost of wages, and /or economic...
by Candy | Dec 29, 2015 | Payroll
Did you receive a smaller refund than you expected this past tax season? Maybe you owed more than what you already paid. The IRS is reminding taxpayers that the earlier they check their withholding amounts, the easier it will be to have the right amount of tax...
by Candy | Dec 18, 2015 | Business, Featured, Payroll
The states that must pay additional payroll taxes in the form of FUTA credit reductions have been announced by the Department of Labor. A state is a credit reduction state if it has taken loans from the federal government to meet its state unemployment benefits...
by Candy | Dec 11, 2015 | Business, Featured, News, Payroll
As is usual, new laws have been passed in CA which will go into effect January 1. Below are some of the most important according to the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce. SB 358 (Equal Pay) greatly increases the burden of proof (from original legislation enacted in 1949)...
