Category: Payroll

Buying a franchise allows you to own a business without having to start from scratch. Instead, as the franchisee, you can rely on the franchisor’s experience, name recognition, and advertising. You’ll still be responsible...

A pay period is a specific and recurring length of time where you track your team’s hours worked and pay them for that time. Because it will determine how many paychecks your employees receive each year and affect their income tax...

If your current payroll provider is no longer meeting your needs, it might be time to switch companies. When you’re moving your payroll data over to a new system, it’s vital that the info...

In payroll, the term “beginning balances” refers to amounts paid to and withheld from an employee during previous payroll runs in a fiscal period. You may also hear them called starting or opening balances....

Before employees start their first day on the job, it’s important they understand their compensation completely. They agreed to an hourly or salaried amount when you offered them the position. But, do they know...

As a new business owner, you’re probably familiar with the phrase “run payroll.” Sure, that translates to “pay employees,” but there is a lot more to the action than that. You’ll need to consider...

Part of being a human resources manager is dealing with employees who need to be or have just been terminated by your company. It’s your responsibility to clearly explain the situation and have the...

Running payroll manually can be tedious, time-consuming, and expensive for a small business owner. If this is true for you, it may be time to go paperless. A paperless payroll solution does more than...

Selecting a payroll software for your small business can seem overwhelming at first glance. There are dozens of solutions available, and each comes with features that may or may not influence pricing as your...