Small Business Payroll Guide

From Healthcare reform and technology developments to HR issues facing small businesses just like yours , let us keep you up-to-date on all things payroll.

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What you need to know about the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared Responsibility

March 12, 2015 | posted by Christopher Cicalese, CPA

Alloy Silverstein’s Chris Cicalese gives small business owners a summary of key things they need to know about Employer Shared Responsibility and Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) in 2015. What is Employer Shared Responsibility (ESR) and Who Does it Impact? Starting in 2015, employers (for-profit, nonprofit, and government entities) with 100 or more full-time employees, […]

Ban the Box is coming to New Jersey. Are you ready?

February 13, 2015 | posted by Abacus Payroll

March 1, 2015 marks the start of NJ’s “Opportunity to Compete Act.” Know how this law affects you as an employer and what changes need to be made to your hiring process ASAP. New Jersey will be joining Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and a number of cities in implementing the “Ban the […]

Small Business Payroll: Setting employee pay

January 21, 2015 | posted by Abacus Payroll

Bringing on a new employee and not sure how much you should pay them? Abacus Payroll’s Owen Hoxie explains how small businesses can approach employee pay structures.

Independent Contractor or Employee?

December 1, 2014 | posted by Julie Strohlein, CPA

What are the differences between independent contractors and employees? Improperly classifying workers as independent contractors when they are actually employees can create a myriad of problems with various federal and state agencies. Employment taxes due to both the IRS and the state governments are a primary concern, but there may also be insurance or labor […]

Outsource payroll: Top 4 things to Consider

May 28, 2014 | posted by Ren Cicalese

Consider These Four Key Areas When Making Your Decision to Outsource Payroll. Ask almost any business owner and they’ll agree there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to manage daily business operations, customers, employees and still actually do the work you’re in business to do. One way to tackle the overload is to outsource […]

Payroll Tips for Hiring Temporary Workers

May 28, 2014 | posted by Abacus Payroll

What to keep in mind when hiring temporary workers Holidays and seasonal changes can affect your payroll size so make sure you stay on top of your employer duties year-round . Just as retailers hire more help before the winter holidays, tourist attractions ramp up staff to prepare for the summer months, and farmers man their […]

Leveraging the Cloud for Small Business

May 28, 2014 | posted by Abacus Payroll

What is “The Cloud” and How Can it Help My Small Business? The race is on for the paperless office. Is your business ready? “The Cloud” is a term that gets tossed around a lot in today’s media. But do you really understand what it is and its capabilities? Is there a physical state of […]

Obamacare for small business: What you need to know

May 28, 2014 | posted by Abacus Payroll

The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) brings a new set of changes to business owners. In this article we explain some of the key things you need to know about Obamacare for small business. With premiums, tax credits, penalties, exchanges, and delays being updated continuously, the recent health care reform legislation can be confusing to […]

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