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WASHINGTON – With the tax filing season quickly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service recommends taxpayers take time now to determine if they are eligible for important tax credits. This is the second in a series of reminders to help taxpayers Get Ready for the upcoming tax...

Reason 1: Income Tax Deduction   Contributions to your 403(b) account are tax deductible for federal income and social security taxes. Putting money into the 403(b) reduces your taxable income for that year. For example, if you put $5,000 into your 403(b) account and your federal income...

Does your company use a structured onboarding protocol? If you don't, you're not alone. Like most business owners, you have a lot of things on your plate. Onboarding may not seem like a priority. In many businesses, it consists of a short orientation meeting followed...

One controversial provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, you may recall, required nonprofit organizations, including churches, to calculate unrelated business income tax on qualified transportation fringe benefits provided to employees. Among the benefits included were employer-provided parking and mass transit passes, as...

Bonuses are a form of variable pay that are used to inspire employee loyalty or reward performance, and it's essential to know about the different kinds. Discretionary Bonuses   A bonus is discretionary if it's given solely at the employer's discretion and does not cause an expectation of...

If you have hourly workers, your business may be leaking cash unnecessarily. I'm talking about time theft. It can be just as expensive as employees stealing merchandise. Time Theft Is Widespread Among Hourly Workers   Time theft comes in many flavors. One flavor is hours padding. Many associates...

You may have overpaid an employee because someone entered the wrong information into the system. Or maybe the employee or his or her supervisor submitted inaccurate data. Either way, this type of error is usually easily fixable. You do have to follow certain procedures, however. Reclaiming...

TimeWorksTouch combines the latest in time clock technology with industry-proven, cloud-based time and attendance services. Company-Wide Benefits   HR and Payroll managers won't have to research and correct missed and unmatched punches and system is synced to payroll system. It provides supervisors with supreme visibility and tools for absence...