Payroll Partners » Blog Blogs Your source for instructions, product features, regulation updates, and more! Blog Insights to Simplify Payroll & HR Search for: Most Popular From the HR Support Center: Can the same person be both an employee and an independent contractor?According to IRS guidelines, it is possible to have a W-2 employee who also performs work as a 1099 independent contractor so long as the... Read More Deducting Negative Leave Balances From Final WagesThe general consensus is that under federal law employers can deduct negative paid leave balances from an employee's final wages. However, it... Read More Should You Pay an Employee Who Resigns With Two Weeks’ Notice?An employee who resigns with two weeks' notice may think they are doing you a favor. But in fact, it can be a payroll headache, especially if you... Read More Do Employers Have to Pay for New Hire Orientation and Training?Orientation formally introduces the new hire to the company — including its mission, culture, values, vision, policies, procedures and fringe... Read More Search for: Most Recent Backup Withholding BasicsMost employers are familiar with payroll tax withholding for employees, but fewer understand backup withholding. Despite the name, backup... Read More How to Communicate Workplace Changes to Staff on VacationQuestion: We’re making some changes while an employee is on vacation. How should we communicate these to the employee? Answered by the HR... Read More 4 Practical Ways to Prep Your Ministry for the New Fiscal YearIf looking at the calendar right now incites feelings of panic about the looming July 1 fiscal year start, you are definitely not alone. Between... Read More What Is Your Best Timekeeping Option?When choosing a timekeeping solution, it's important to consider your workforce, work environment, and compliance needs. Each option has... Read More Payroll’s Role in Financial PlanningWhen most people think about payroll, they think about paychecks. But payroll is much more than a routine administrative task. It is one of the... Read More Payroll Tax Credits Employers Often MissWhen employers think about payroll taxes, they usually think about obligations, filing deadlines, and compliance. What often gets overlooked are... Read More Don’t Set It and Forget It: Reviewing ADA AccommodationsQuestion: How often should we check in with an employee to make sure an ADA accommodation is still meeting their needs? Answered by the HR... Read More If an employee’s DMV check reveals recent driving violations, can we restrict their driving duties?Q. "If an employee's DMV check reveals recent driving violations, can we restrict their driving duties?" Answer: When a ministry implements... Read More Handling Bonuses and Special PayrollsBonuses are a great way to recognize employees, celebrate milestones, and reward performance. Whether it is a holiday bonus, retention incentive,... Read More The History and Importance of Independence DayEvery year, Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4th—but the meaning behind the holiday goes far deeper than fireworks and barbecues. It... Read More Can You Fire an Employee for Job Hunting?Question: We’ve recently learned that one of our employees is planning to leave the company and has been applying for positions elsewhere. Can... Read More The End of the I-9 Grace Period (& Why Your Ministry is at Risk)For years, the phrase “clerical error” was a flimsy but realistic safety net when it came to Form I-9 errors. If a date was missing or a box was... Read More Is Your Timekeeping Method Obsolete?For many businesses, timekeeping is one of those processes that simply “keeps going” in the background. Employees clock in, hours get submitted,... Read More Understanding the Different Types of Pay PeriodsOne of the most important payroll decisions an employer makes is choosing a pay period. While it may seem like a simple scheduling choice, pay... Read More New option to request more time after ERC claim disallowanceThe Internal Revenue Service today announced a new, streamlined way for taxpayers to extend the period of time for the IRS and the IRS... Read More When to use a Performance Improvement Plan vs. a write up?Question: When do I use a performance improvement plan versus just a write up? Answer: You should use a performance improvement plan (PIP) for... Read More
From the HR Support Center: Can the same person be both an employee and an independent contractor?According to IRS guidelines, it is possible to have a W-2 employee who also performs work as a 1099 independent contractor so long as the... Read More
Deducting Negative Leave Balances From Final WagesThe general consensus is that under federal law employers can deduct negative paid leave balances from an employee's final wages. However, it... Read More
Should You Pay an Employee Who Resigns With Two Weeks’ Notice?An employee who resigns with two weeks' notice may think they are doing you a favor. But in fact, it can be a payroll headache, especially if you... Read More
Do Employers Have to Pay for New Hire Orientation and Training?Orientation formally introduces the new hire to the company — including its mission, culture, values, vision, policies, procedures and fringe... Read More
Backup Withholding BasicsMost employers are familiar with payroll tax withholding for employees, but fewer understand backup withholding. Despite the name, backup... Read More
How to Communicate Workplace Changes to Staff on VacationQuestion: We’re making some changes while an employee is on vacation. How should we communicate these to the employee? Answered by the HR... Read More
4 Practical Ways to Prep Your Ministry for the New Fiscal YearIf looking at the calendar right now incites feelings of panic about the looming July 1 fiscal year start, you are definitely not alone. Between... Read More
What Is Your Best Timekeeping Option?When choosing a timekeeping solution, it's important to consider your workforce, work environment, and compliance needs. Each option has... Read More
Payroll’s Role in Financial PlanningWhen most people think about payroll, they think about paychecks. But payroll is much more than a routine administrative task. It is one of the... Read More
Payroll Tax Credits Employers Often MissWhen employers think about payroll taxes, they usually think about obligations, filing deadlines, and compliance. What often gets overlooked are... Read More
Don’t Set It and Forget It: Reviewing ADA AccommodationsQuestion: How often should we check in with an employee to make sure an ADA accommodation is still meeting their needs? Answered by the HR... Read More
If an employee’s DMV check reveals recent driving violations, can we restrict their driving duties?Q. "If an employee's DMV check reveals recent driving violations, can we restrict their driving duties?" Answer: When a ministry implements... Read More
Handling Bonuses and Special PayrollsBonuses are a great way to recognize employees, celebrate milestones, and reward performance. Whether it is a holiday bonus, retention incentive,... Read More
The History and Importance of Independence DayEvery year, Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4th—but the meaning behind the holiday goes far deeper than fireworks and barbecues. It... Read More
Can You Fire an Employee for Job Hunting?Question: We’ve recently learned that one of our employees is planning to leave the company and has been applying for positions elsewhere. Can... Read More
The End of the I-9 Grace Period (& Why Your Ministry is at Risk)For years, the phrase “clerical error” was a flimsy but realistic safety net when it came to Form I-9 errors. If a date was missing or a box was... Read More
Is Your Timekeeping Method Obsolete?For many businesses, timekeeping is one of those processes that simply “keeps going” in the background. Employees clock in, hours get submitted,... Read More
Understanding the Different Types of Pay PeriodsOne of the most important payroll decisions an employer makes is choosing a pay period. While it may seem like a simple scheduling choice, pay... Read More
New option to request more time after ERC claim disallowanceThe Internal Revenue Service today announced a new, streamlined way for taxpayers to extend the period of time for the IRS and the IRS... Read More
When to use a Performance Improvement Plan vs. a write up?Question: When do I use a performance improvement plan versus just a write up? Answer: You should use a performance improvement plan (PIP) for... Read More
