Payroll accounting is the recording and tracking of all payroll transactions. These transactions include paychecks distributed to employees, deductions and taxes withheld from employee paychecks, and employers’ share of benefit contributions and taxes. To get started, you’ll need to set up a chart of accounts and gather reports from your payroll system. Having the right…
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How to Get More Referrals & Gain Raving Fans
It’s no secret that referrals from satisfied customers are much more likely to generate new customers than any other form of sales or marketing communication. After all, few things are more reassuring than a positive endorsement from someone you know and trust. In this article, we share with you the most powerful ways sales leaders…
How to Set up an Employee Benefits Program for Small Businesses
Many employers see that benefits are the “extra,” beyond pay, that employees receive. But, from the employee’s perspective, benefits are a part of their total compensation package that they consider when taking a position. In order to attract and retain top talent within your industry, you will need to develop a strong, dynamic employee benefits…
5 Legit Ways to Get a Free Business Email Address
Business email that uses your own domain (e.g., name@business.com) is a must-have. And if you’re like many small businesses and startups, you need it as cheap as possible. So to help, we found five legit ways to get a free business email address (either completely free or free through a provider you’re already using) so…
What Is a Return-to-Work Program?
A return-to-work program is a plan business owners put in place to help injured employees return to productive roles with the company as soon as they are medically able. This usually means creating temporary light-duty assignments workers can perform while they recuperate. Benefits for Return-to-Work Program Experts generally agree that a workers’ comp return-to-work policy…
How to Create a Payroll Budget
Payroll is one of the biggest and most important parts of a company’s budget. To create a successful payroll budget, you have to consider what you expect your company to accomplish in the next 12 months and what manpower it will take to achieve that. You’ll need access to your payroll expenditures from the past…
How to Add Live Chat to a WordPress Website in 4 Easy Steps
As technical as adding live chat to a website powered by WordPress might sound, it’s actually very easy thanks to WordPress plugins. All you need to do is first create an account with your preferred live chat provider. There you will get an access code, which you should copy. Then, navigate to your WordPress dashboard,…
How to Conduct a Background Check: Guide for Employers
A background check is a process an organization uses to verify that a job applicant is who they claim to be. They can be formal or informal, with the goal of each being to examine various details about a candidate. These details include their character, employment history, financial records, and other past activities in order to confirm…
The 9-Step Guide to Starting a Real Estate Brokerage
If you are a self-starter with an incredible work ethic and can truly bring out the best in other real estate agents—making them successful—you may be the perfect candidate to start your own real estate brokerage. However, there are a number of steps you need to take, like creating a business plan, before you can…
How to Pitch Your Business Idea
A pitch is a short summary that gets to the heart of your business idea and expresses it in a way that spurs a reaction, such as questions or an invitation to present more—or even an offer of funding. Many people think of pitches for convincing investors; but as the ambassador of your small business…
How to Enter Bank Transactions in QuickBooks Online Manually
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to enter bank transactions manually in QuickBooks Online. We provide links to our tutorials that cover each of the common bank transactions. We also show you how to enter bank transactions directly in the check register of QuickBooks Online, although this is generally not the best way to add…
What Is a W9 Form & How to Fill It Out
Employers use the W-9 Form to gather basic information about the independent contractors they hire, like name and Social Security number. They use it to prepare year-end 1099 forms that show exactly how much money each contractor was paid. The form is easy to fill out and doesn’t need to be submitted to the IRS….