Calculating employee pay isn’t difficult if you know how to express minutes as decimals. Once time worked is converted into decimal form, such as 4.35 hours, you can multiply by the pay rate and find total wages due. Failing to convert minutes when calculating pay causes errors and creates more work on the back-end. Over…
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How to Do Payroll in New York State
There are numerous factors to consider when processing payroll in New York. You have to be aware of federal, state, and local regulations to ensure you maintain compliance. It’s a good idea to outsource or use payroll software to help minimize payroll mistakes. This can save you thousands of dollars in penalties and jail time….
How to Do State of Florida Payroll in 5 Steps
Businesses in Florida with at least one employee must do payroll according to federal and Florida laws. State of Florida payroll is one of the least complex states for doing payroll because it doesn’t have state or local income taxes. This makes it easier to process payroll manually. Because doing payroll in Florida is less…
Gusto vs JustWorks: Who’s Best in 2019?
and are both great options to help manage your payroll but provide vastly different services. Gusto is four times cheaper and allows you to automate payroll and manage your benefits and HR process online while JustWorks runs payroll for you, pays your payroll taxes under its company name, and advises you on compliance. When to…
6 Best Construction Payroll Software 2019
The best construction payroll software should be flexible, help simplify tax filing, and have customizable reporting. Other important features include time and attendance solutions and robust integration capabilities. This will generally cost between $45 to $350 per month. We looked at more than a dozen products and narrowed it down to our top six. Top…
How to Do Payroll in Maryland in 5 Steps
Maryland has unique rules affecting shift breaks, sick leave, and equal pay that affect how you do payroll in Maryland. It’s best to educate yourself on Maryland payroll laws, use payroll software or partner with an experienced payroll provider to avoid potential fines based on these laws when doing payroll in Maryland. Multistate employers and…
Gusto vs Zenefits: Which is Best 2019
Gusto and Zenefits are online HR software that manage employee data, run payroll, and provide employer-sponsored benefits. Gusto is easier to use and includes payroll and contractor payments in its base price, whereas Zenefits provides payroll as an add-on. However, Zenefits’ HR options like performance management are helpful once you scale beyond your first 100…
Professional Employer Organization (PEO): Cost, Features & More
A Professional Employer Organization (PEO) is a co-employment alternative for small businesses that want to offer human resources (HR), payroll, and employee benefits – similar to what larger companies provide. PEOs charge based on headcount and can run from under a hundred a month per employee to tens of thousands of dollars a year. If…
How to Do Payroll in California in 5 Steps
Businesses in California with one or more employees need to do payroll in compliance with federal, state, and local laws – like paid sick leave and commuter benefits. Due to the potential to incur penalties and fines, the best way to do payroll in California is to outsource it using these five steps. is a…
7 Best Payroll Software for Accountants in 2019
The best payroll software for accountants integrates with existing accounting software to give bookkeepers and CPAs easy access to client accounts and allows them to manage multiple clients’ payroll processing through one login. The best software can cost your clients from $5-$45 per month plus fees in the range of $1-$6 per month per employee….
Semi-Monthly Pay: Definition & When to Offer [+Pros & Cons]
Semi-monthly pay is a payroll frequency that processes twice a month — typically on the 1st and 16th or the 15th and 30th of the month. This results in 24 payrolls a year (versus bi-weekly, which runs 26 payrolls annually). That may save you money if your payroll service charges you for each payroll run….
Variable Pay: Definition, How It Works, Benefits & Providers
Variable pay is a way to compensate employees based on job criteria beyond hours worked—like sales commissions. It can supplement an employee’s base salary (i.e., safety bonus) or form the basis of their pay entirely. However, variable pay requires effort to administer and should be set up to ensure you’re incentivizing the intended behavior. How…