International contractors supplement your domestic workforce, adding quality workers to help you achieve your company goals. Foreign independent contractors aren’t paid the same way as domestic, US-based employees—options include paying through international bank transfers, digital wallets, and cryptocurrency, as well as payroll software. Foreign workers also handle their own payroll taxes. You must consider what…
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How to Terminate an Employee: Steps & Best Practices
Knowing how to fire an employee legally will protect your business from costly wrongful termination and anti-discrimination lawsuits. While most states allow businesses to terminate employees at will, following some important steps—like documenting the reason for termination and sending final paychecks on time—can make the process easier for both you and the outgoing employee. Step…
How to Do Payroll in the UK: Ultimate Guide
The United Kingdom (UK) is the world’s sixth-largest economy, and with a time zone of only five hours ahead of US Eastern time, it can be beneficial to expand your business operations there. To do so successfully, you must first learn how to do payroll in the UK. The basic steps are the same as…
5 Ways to Foster Sales & Marketing Alignment (+ Key Benefits)
While sales and marketing typically operate in separate silos, bringing them together through strategic sales and marketing alignment is one of the quickest ways to boost sales and improve customer retention. In this article, we provide a step-by-step guide that explains how to align sales and marketing by developing a plan to foster growth, creating…
How To Pay a Credit Card Invoice in QuickBooks Desktop
You can pay your credit card invoices in QuickBooks Desktop via two methods: pay when reconciling your credit card account and pay without reconciliation. This tutorial covers both. To understand the instructions better, we recommend that you follow along in your QuickBooks Desktop account. If you don’t have an account, you can choose from QuickBooks…
How to Do Payroll in Spain: Ultimate Guide
While it has a different native language and is six hours ahead of US east coast time, workers from Spain are similarly educated to US workers and often command slightly lower salaries. When expanding your business operations to Spain, you’ll have to learn how to do payroll in the country as well as its employment…
How to Add Historical Data to QuickBooks Payroll in 5 Steps
If you’re transitioning to Intuit after having used a different payroll service, you may need to enter historical data into QuickBooks Payroll. This will help ensure your payroll and tax reports are accurate and not missing any information. If you owe taxes accumulated before using QuickBooks, this will be a vital step to ensure QuickBooks…
How To Set Up Recurring Payments To Vendors in QuickBooks Desktop
If you have vendors that you pay regularly, consider setting up recurring payments in QuickBooks Desktop to streamline your transaction process. You can do this either by creating a new check or using an existing one. We’ll show you how to set up recurring payments to vendors in QuickBooks Desktop with a new and existing…