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To avoid paying FICA or withholding income taxes, can churches classify paid workers as independent contractors?

No. Churches cannot classify paid workers as independent contractors in an effort to save money. They must follow the law. For a non-clergy employee, the church generally must withhold income and FICA (Social Security and Medicare) taxes from the employee’s pay and deposit the taxes with...

21 April, 2021

Workforce Management Suite for Healthcare Facilities

Today’s post is for owners and managers of healthcare facilities here in Texas and around the country. The healthcare sector is one of the indispensable industries in an advanced society. Millions of men and women are troubled with sickness, disease, injury, and the limitations of...

20 April, 2021

IRS to Recalculate Taxes for Unemployment Break

Legislation signed in March allows taxpayers who earned less than $150,000 in modified adjusted gross income to exclude unemployment compensation up to $20,400 if married filing jointly and $10,200 for all other eligible taxpayers. The legislation excludes only 2020 unemployment benefits from taxes. Because the change...

19 April, 2021

Claiming the Employee Retention Credit in the First and Second Calendar Quarters 2021

IRS issued guidance for employers claiming the employee retention credit under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act modified by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020. Notice 2021-23 explains the changes for the first and second calendar quarters of 2021, including: ...

16 April, 2021

From the HR Support Center: An employee says that the stress of the job is affecting their mental health. How should we handle this?

This employee may just need to talk through their concerns and get your help prioritizing or delegating. They may, for example, feel like every single thing on their to-do list is life-or-death by Friday at close of business, when that’s not really the case. Some...

15 April, 2021

4 Tips For Handling Church Staff Problems

I worked on staff at a church for 10 years and what I found interesting is that most people (who don’t work in ministry) have the perception that you sit around all day reading the bible and listening to praise and worship music. Anyone who has...

14 April, 2021

How to Calculate Paid Time Off for Commission-Only Employees

Federal law does not require employers to provide paid time off (PTO) to commissioned employees. Therefore, unless state law says differently, it’s up to employers to establish their own vacation and PTO rules — including the rate of pay — for commission-only employees. Determine Your Calculation...

13 April, 2021

Back to the Office? Not So Fast…

Lockdown restrictions are lifting and in-person offices are feasible once more. But the news is being handled differently from one company to the next. Business owners need to consider what their workers want before they start planning for how — or whether — they will...

12 April, 2021

IRS Extends Additional Tax Deadlines to May 17

Following the extension of the filing and payment deadline for individuals to May 17, 2021, the IRS announced other tax deadline extensions to the same date. Here’s what’s affected: Contributions to IRAs and health savings accounts People now automatically have until May 17, 2021, to make 2020 contributions to...

09 April, 2021

From the HR Support Center: Can we ask employees for proof of COVID-19 vaccination?

You can ask employees for proof that they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine, but you need to be careful about how you ask for it and what you do with the information. You should ask employees to provide proof that only includes their name, the date of...

08 April, 2021