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Determining the correct social security tax for clergy is often confusing. Clergy pay social security tax under the Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA), not under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). Clergy engaged in the exercise of ministry are always treated as self-employed for social security tax purposes. A congregation should...

28 February, 2019

A federal appellate court has upheld a lower court's ruling that a marketing call center wrongfully docked employees for breaks of 20 minutes or less during which they were logged off of their computers and didn't have to perform any work related duties [Secretary United...

27 February, 2019

Today's post is a case study of a Chinese buffet restaurant chain that increased profitability with TimeWorksTouch schedule enforcement. The eight location restaurant chain's margins were diminishing due to rising food costs, so the owner was searching for ways to bolster the bottom line. Competition...

26 February, 2019

Users with the proper security access can perform the Terminate Employee process. Only Base Admin users have the permissions to terminate an employee. You can only terminate an Active status employee: 1. Navigate to HR Admin – Employee Actions – Terminate Employee. 2. The system displays the Termination Process...

22 February, 2019

As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that went into effect in January 2018, there is a new “parking tax” that applies to nonprofit organizations, including churches. The new regulation creates unrelated business income tax on qualified transportation fringe benefits, including employer-provided parking. Accordingly,...

21 February, 2019

If you run your business operations through two or more corporations, the different entities may share some of the same employees. In that case, you can save payroll taxes by using a Common Paymaster. Instead of having each business pay Social Security and Medicare tax for...

20 February, 2019

At Payroll Partners, we understand your industry, role, and clients are evolving. That’s why we’re dedicated to helping you maintain your current client base, while providing you a competitive advantage to win new business. Gain an Expert When you collaborate with Payroll Partners, you gain a valuable...

19 February, 2019

If you've checked out our blog before, you know that one of the dramatic benefits of implementing Workforce Management Suite is a reduction in overhead. To be specific, your cost of employee labor. Today, we want to talk about hard numbers. What Could You Do With...

19 February, 2019