The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforce the federal employment laws and the federal payroll tax laws, respectively. State employment and payroll tax laws vary ...

Using a payroll service for your small business saves time and reduces the likelihood for error. Here are six of the best ...

For organizations managing employees in multiple states, payroll becomes more complex with different tax laws and reporting ...

Paying for yet another software subscription might not seem like the ideal way to cut costs at your business. But the cost-benefit calculus changes fast when that subscription reduces the amount of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Kappel is the Founder of Patriot Software, LLC. There’s nothing worse than running payroll only to realize something’s wrong.

This guideline outlines the procedure for requesting and processing a manual payroll check between regular scheduled paydays (off-cycle). Off-cycle payroll check processing is an exception and is not ...

PowerPayroll could be called Paymaxx’s version of Payroll for Dummies. No more state, federal, and local taxes to contend with, time and attendance records to keep track of, or year-end W-2 forms to ...

It’s easy to lock yourself in when you’re running a business. Sometimes all you can worry about is your bottom line, hiring the right employees, or just putting out the fires that occasionally pop up.

Payroll can account for 50 percent of the expenses for a small business, so it makes sense to audit your payroll on a regular basis. A good time frame for scheduling a payroll audit is at the end of ...