Documentation, Discipline & Discharge

Are you an employer and don’t know what you should be doing when it comes to employee reprimands and/or termination?  Have you lost an unemployment claim because you didn’t have all the supporting paperwork you needed?  If this describes you and your...

What To Know Before Hiring (Delegating)

Recently I began presenting information on the topic of hiring and things that need to be considered before bringing on an employee.  Today I’m going to discuss a little bit of that information. As entrepreneurs, we often handle many tasks that can (and should)...

What is an I-9 Form and Why Do I Have To Fill It Out?

As an employer, you are required to have the I-9 Form filled out by you and your new employee.  U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services  (part of the Department of Homeland Security) requires the form to be completed at the start of the employment relationship.  The...

Have You Had a Change in Tax Withholding Status?

Payroll tax withholding is based on how you claim on your tax return. Classifications are single, married, head of household, or married filing separately.  You also choose the number of deductions based on dependents.  If you are an employee, you were required to...

Outsourcing Frees Small Business Owners to Focus

I recently created a presentation on the topic of outsourcing tasks (and the reasons to do so), and then came across this article in The Business News Daily.  I thought I’d share some of the information written by David Mielach, staff writer for the magazine....

Taxability of Bonuses and Gifts

Employers often give employees bonuses for such things as meeting sales goals, holiday gifts, or doing something exemplary in their work performance.  Many times they are not aware that some of these payments can be taxable and should be included in the...

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