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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

BMT Office Administration

Setting up employee personnel files is an important part of the recordkeeping process. However, sometimes people mistakenly think of these files as a catch-all for an individual’s paperwork. Rather, understand that general personnel files serve a distinct purpose. What to include in an employee’s personnel file.

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Applying for a W2 e-filing waiver

BMT Office Administration

Today’s inaugural edition is focused on applying for a waiver from filing electronically. Who must file electronically? Final regulations issued earlier this year require you to e-file all your information returns if you’re filing a combination of any 10 information returns. What about those e-filing waivers?

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Sorting out taxes and reporting for a deceased employee

BMT Office Administration

While fortunately a rare circumstance, dealing with payroll for a recently deceased employee can be tricky. Hopefully this isn’t an issue that comes up for your payroll department often, but it’s important to know what to do, and get it right, in the event that it does happen. What pay is taxable?

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12 Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Digital Nomads

Allwork

Small, portable gifts like a travel adaptor or chic and practical laptop stand make great tangible presents for any occasion. . Even if they won’t file their tax returns themselves, it’s useful to be able to digitize all receipts and costs so that they can keep track of what’s happened during the year.

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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

For example, answering phones, taking messages, purchasing office equipment, working with relevant software and filing paperwork. Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines).

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

If you don’t have everything (or anything at all) documented, there’s no time like the present to get started! Tools of the Trade Familiarize them with the essential programs and platforms used by the company (project management, file management, internal communications, virtual meeting platforms, etc.),

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Summertime tax scams are going strong

BMT Office Administration

We are writing to inform you abount an important matter regarding your recent tax return filing. Again, the telltale warning signs are present, including misspellings and urging you to click a link for help to “claim tax refund.” Identity thieves are capitalizing on this.