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Stay on track with this payroll compliance checklist

BMT Office Administration

Payroll compliance is no small task. Everyone knows that executing payroll accurately and on time is important, after all everyone wants to get paid for their world. However, there is also a lot more that goes into proper payroll processing including a large number of compliance functions and concerns.

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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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1099 vs W-2: The difference between employees and contractors

BMT Office Administration

Forms such as IRS Form W-2 and IRS Form 1099 need to be sent out by the end of January. Both forms provide end-of-year compensation information that employees and contractors need for tax purposes. A W-2 is a tax form that businesses send to their employees as well as the government. What is a W-2? What is a 1099?

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Ensuring payroll compliance in 2024: What’s new?

BMT Office Administration

Maintaining payroll compliance is a must for accounting departments, but it’s often easier said than done. That’s especially true whenever new changes come about, and 2023 was a year rife with new payroll regulations, trends, and initiatives. not signing up for your 401(k) plan).

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Business finance: The ultimate guide for non-finance people

BMT Office Administration

In fact, ROBS is currently the most popular form of business financing in 2023. The catch is that a business’s fiscal year does not have to line up with the traditional calendar year. It’s where an individual uses their personal funds, usually from their retirement fund or 401k, to finance their business tax-free. What’s that?

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Navigating the IRS’ Interactive Tax Assistant

BMT Office Administration

Once I got the hang of loading the tax-prep software onto my almost-brand-new Windows 10 laptop and ran through sometimes deliberately vague set-up questions, I discovered several blatant errors. Probably, but I’m not owning up to it yet. It’s payroll -friendly, too! I stuck to the top—Do I Need to File a Tax Return?

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Do You Know Your Lifestyle Ratios?

Stephanie LH Calahan

Most of the entrepreneurs I talk with tell me that they started their business because they wanted some form of freedom.    Revenue, net income, total expenses, and payroll costs are just a few of the items that you may be monitoring on your profit and loss statement.    What about you? Monthly Hours.

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