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Category: Managing Your Business

Happy 1st Day of Summer – Mid Year Review

Mid Year Review – 5 Things YOU Should Know Evaluating the financial health of your business at the mid-year point can lead to changes that

Do You Have More Credit Card Debt than Emergency Savings?

Putting away money for a rainy day and spending within your means makes great sense. Any financial planner, child of the Great Depression, your parents

IRS Warns of Fraudsters Targeting HR Personnel

In December of last year, the Internal Revenue Service warned tax professionals of an increase in phishing emails that involved payroll direct deposit and wire

Can I Bank Overtime Pay or “Time In Lieu” for My Employees?

This blog post is to simply share information with you that we found interesting. The content was gathered from various online resources related to overtime.

DOL Rescinds 80/20 Rule

The U.s. department of labor recently issued an update bulletin rescinding prior guidance known as the “80/20 rule”. Since 2009, this rule stopped employers from

Payroll Fraud: The Different Types, Detecting It and Preventing It

At first glance, payroll fraud might seem difficult to achieve–after all, shouldn’t theft be easy to spot? Well-hidden fraud is not obvious to most business

I-9 Audits on the Rise

THOUSANDS OF COMPANIES AUDITED IN 2018, WITH MORE TO COME If you have not yet been audited by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for

Calculating Overtime In a Bi-weekly (or longer) Pay Cycle

Calculating Overtime In a Bi-weekly (or longer) Pay Cycle A common question we hear from our clients pertains to how overtime is calculated in Illinois

Avoid Penalties – Ensure Accuracy of Wage Reporting

The Social Security Administration has started mailing informational notifications to employers that submitted W-2s for 2017 that contained mismatched name and Social Security numbers, based