Employers are required to adhere to the different payroll laws the government regulates. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) sets the federal labor laws, while the Internal Revenue Service enforces the ...

Paying for yet another software subscription might not seem like the ideal way to cut costs at your business. But the cost-benefit calculus changes fast when that subscription reduces the amount of ...

Whether you’re entrusting payroll to an in-house small business accountant, doing it yourself or outsourcing the whole thing, trust can be an issue. How do you know whether the numbers used in your ...

Payroll processing requires performing many tasks to ensure accurately processed paychecks and payroll tax and benefits compliance. Having a checklist helps the payroll staff to stay on schedule and ...

For many businesses, payroll services offer an attractive and valuable alternative to in-house processing. Chosen correctly, they provide a less expensive, simpler means of paying your employees, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Kappel is the Founder of Patriot Software, LLC. There’s nothing worse than running payroll only to realize something’s wrong.

Like many business functions, payroll is often done digitally today. If you are still using manual systems, here is why you ...

The move to centralize all payroll processing to the department's Financial Services Center did not result in any layoffs, the VA said.

Before the introduction of payroll software, calculating employees’ wages and tax withholdings was tedious. It meant making painstaking manual calculations for every employee, and those calculations ...

Businesses have a lot of options when it comes to how often they pay their employees. Whether it is every week, every two weeks or once a month, there are many factors business owners must consider ...