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The Pros and Cons of a Housing or Parsonage Allowance

When the United States began, most pastors lived in church-owned parsonages, and the US carried over the common European practice of not taxing that as income. The basis of the housing exclusion from taxable income is deeply rooted in our nation’s tax history. In 1954, the...

07 March, 2019

Tax reform brings changes to fringe benefits that can affect an employer’s bottom line

The IRS reminds employers that several programs have been affected as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed last year. This includes changes to fringe benefits, which can affect an employer's bottom line and its employees' deductions. Here’s information about some of these...

06 March, 2019

The Payroll Partners Guide to Speeding Up Timesheet Approvals

Time card approvals can overwhelm managers who do it the old school way. Totaling hours by hand on paper timesheets is a waste of time for employees. Would you like to speed up time card approvals so they take just a couple minutes a week for your...

05 March, 2019

From the HR Support Center: Can a non-exempt employee manage another non-exempt employee?

Yes, it is completely permissible for non-exempt employees to manage other non-exempt employees. In fact, employers are under no obligation to classify employees as exempt, even if they meet the criteria under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Employers may have an entire workforce of non-exempt...

04 March, 2019

Advanced HR 2.0 – Rehiring an Employee

When an existing terminated employee is being rehired, you can update the employee’s status from Terminated to Active using the Rehire process in Advanced HR 2.0. Rehiring an Employee (High Level Steps) Navigate to HR Admin – Employee Maintenance – Employment Detail. Select the Company. Select the Employee. The Effective...

01 March, 2019

How Clergy Staff Pay For Social Security Taxes

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

Workers Must Be Paid for Breaks of Less than 20 Minutes

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

Chinese Buffet Boosts Bottom Line With Schedule Enforcement

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

From the HR Support Center: Do We Have to Honor an Employee’s Two-Week Notice Period?

Assuming there is no contract or agreement to the contrary, you’re not required to keep an employee on during their resignation notice period or compensate them for the duration of that period. However, we recommend considering a couple issues before asking an employee not to...

25 February, 2019

Advanced HR 2.0 – Terminate an Employee

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