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Stay on track with this payroll compliance checklist

BMT Office Administration

Payroll compliance is no small task. Everyone knows that executing payroll accurately and on time is important, after all everyone wants to get paid for their world. However, there is also a lot more that goes into proper payroll processing including a large number of compliance functions and concerns.

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Employers need to prepare W-2 security plans

BMT Office Administration

The FBI and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency recently issued an alert to critical infrastructure companies warning them of a new ransomware attacker. The agencies’ advice was to: Secure remote access tools. If the C-suite objects, an assistant can pick up a hard copy from the payroll department.

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What’s the deal with on-demand pay?

BMT Office Administration

There were at least 11 on-demand pay vendors at the American Payroll Association’s Annual Congress last month, not including the national third-party payroll providers. Nothing wrong with vendors highlighting their products at a convention of Payroll professionals. What regulating agencies say. 5 questions to ask vendors.

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IRS poised to allow e-filing of Form 941-X

BMT Office Administration

The IRS and the National Taxpayer Advocate have been going at each other hammer and tongs over the mountains of paper forms the agency still processes. The IRS, however, will not process your paper return as it has been—by painstakingly transcribing the figures on your return into a computer.

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The Stimulus Programs Gig Workers and Freelancers Qualify For

Small Business Labs

  However, the final rules and details on how the various programs will work are still being worked out by the state and federal agencies tasked with administering them.   If all employees are kept on the payroll for eight weeks, SBA will forgive the portion of the loans used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities.

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Elevate Your Productivity: What is the Benefit of Hiring a Permanent Executive Assistant Over a Temporary Executive Assistant?

C-Suite Assistants

Commitment and Start Up Time: Starting a candidate out as a temporary executive assistant through a staffing agency can often be done quickly and it is easier and less personal to change or terminate someone if they are not on your payroll.

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

Courts and government agencies frown upon individual employees selectively keeping or tossing important documents. Assembling a team that approaches the process from different angles and spheres of expertise can prove valuable. Such action raises concern about cover-ups. Other considerations.

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