Payroll outsourcing has turned into big business, and why not? Not only is it cost effective, it also has been proven to increase productivity, accuracy, and especially accountability. With most payroll services you can even submit your payroll data online at 2am if you so please. Not to mention the comfort of knowing that your tax payments are going to be made correctly and on time. Quarterly and Annual reporting will always be taken care of for you, and the proof is in those nifty electronic copies you receive each quarter. However, not all payroll services are created equal. Many [...]

Wouldn’t it be nice if your employees were proactively notified by e-mail when their check stubs were ready to be viewed? Better yet, wouldn’t it be convenient if these pay stubs could be securely viewed and accessed from any device (PC, Mac, or Mobile)? Now they can thanks to FileGuardian’s Electronic Check Stub Delivery. How does it work? On check date, employees will receive an e-mail notification that their pay stub is ready for viewing on their PC, Mac or Mobile device.  No matter which device they use, the process is the same -- a simple two-step, secure download process. [...]

News Release ETA News Release: [03/14/2012] Contact Name: Dave Roberts or Jason Kuruvilla Phone Number: (202) 693-5945 or x6587 Release Number: 12-0208-NAT US Labor Department announces new tools to help states reduce improper Unemployment Insurance payments Resources promote claimant and employer compliance with state UI laws WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of new tools to support state agencies in detecting, preventing and recovering improper Unemployment Insurance payments as well as combating UI fraud. The Fraud Tips and Leads Gateway, a new online tool, provides the public with a portal to report fraud. It will [...]

We are rapidly approaching the end of another quarter. The last day of processing for this quarter will be Friday, March 30, 2012. If you have any adjustments that need to be included in this quarter, please submit them to your Account Manager no later than 1:00pm on the 30th.  Adjustments may include manual checks written by you, or any checks you may have voided. For our Clients who have “APPLIED FOR” State and Unemployment ID numbers, please send them in as soon as you receive them. We will discontinue processing for this quarter at 1:00pm on the 30th. If [...]

Times are tough. As a business owner, would eliminating a large down payment for your workers' compensation insurance interest you? You know how important it is to manage cash flow on a day-to-day basis and that's not always easy when you have to come up with a down payment that may be as much as 25% of the premium for your workers compensation policy. Good News, DirectPay Payroll Services AND The Hartford have a solution! XactPAY® allows you to pay your Hartford Workers' Compensation premium based on actual payrolls and one payroll period at a time. Your cash flow won't [...]

States use one of four methods to determine an employer’s experience rate: reserve ratio (most common), benefit ratio, benefit wage ratio, and payroll stabilization. __________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Reserve Ratio   =   Unemployment taxes paid – Benefits Charged _____________________Average Taxable Payroll Benefits Ratio   =   Benefits Charged ______________Total Taxable Payroll Benefit Wage Ratio   =   Benefit Wages Paid ___________________Total Taxable Payroll Payroll Stabilization. Currently Alaska is the only state utilizing this method.  Under payroll stabilization, the employer’s tax rate is determined by quarter to quarter, and year to year payroll fluctuations. Essentially, as more employees are terminated and total payroll decreases, the employer’s tax rate [...]

Child employed by parents. Payments for the services of a child under age 18 who works for his or her parent in a trade or business are not subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes if the trade or business is a sole proprietorship or a partnership in which each partner is a parent of the child. If these payments are for work other than in a trade or business, such as domestic work in the parent’s private home, they are not subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes until the child reaches age 21. However, see covered services of [...]

Every day, we see or hear about someone who has been a victim of identity theft.  It often happens when confidential information is electronically transmitted through an unsecure email connection.  Because this is a growing problem, we felt that we had to take steps to protect you and our own business from this kind of unnecessary risk and worry. After much research, we are pleased to announce that we have integrated a sophisticated and powerful security software solution here in our office.  All information electronically transmitted in or out is fully covered by the highest level of security protection available [...]

The U.S. Postal Service recently announced that it is moving ahead with plans to close at least 223 processing centers and thousands of post offices, adding to the 153 centers and 965 post offices that have closed since 2008. The moves are part of a wide-ranging cost-cutting strategy for an agency that estimates it will lose up to $18 billion a year by 2015. We have already encountered clients experiencing postal delays due to these changes.  We wanted to be proactive and suggest some alternative delivery methods to our clients. For clients receiving full direct deposit, payroll  and direct deposit [...]

 If you are a small employer. . .               With fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees?               That pays an average wage of less than $50,000 a year?                And pays at least half of employee health insurance premiums?                                . . .then there is a tax credit that may put money in your pocket. What You Need to Know about the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit How will the credit make a difference for you? For tax years 2010 through 2013, the maximum credit is 35 percent for small business employers and 25 percent for small tax-exempt employers [...]