As a business owner, you know that offering a strong benefits package is essential for attracting and keeping the best […]
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is revising its overtime regulations, effective July 1, 2024.
You didn’t start your construction company to spend countless hours managing payroll.
As a small business owner, you’re always looking for ways to save money, provide competitive benefits, and better serve your […]
As a small business owner, the term “non-discrimination testing” might sound intimidating. However, it’s a crucial process that makes sure […]
As your team’s employer, you want to offer them the best benefits you can provide. But the reality is that […]
Payroll can be a headache. Between employees questioning every hour deduction or forgetting to submit timecards-you can easily spend hours […]
Running payroll shouldn’t give you a headache, but with the wrong software, it easily can.
In the United States alone, women-owned businesses generate $2.7 trillion in sales every year, employing nearly 9 million individuals. With […]
For payroll owners, retirement readiness isn’t as simple as setting a date and walking away. You’ve built a business that’s […]
For years, CPA firms were locked into the billable hour. Track the time, send the invoice, repeat.
Payroll records rarely get much attention, yet they quietly hold the story of how a business runs ó who was […]
For CPA firms, January isn’t only about meeting deadlines. It’s also about setting the pace for everything that follows. How […]
Business owners face a rush of closing tasks as 2025 starts winding down. Among these tasks is payroll reconciliation, which […]
The holiday season is prime time for businesses to show appreciation to employees using cash bonuses, gifts, or year-end payroll […]
Your clients probably don’t call you to complain about payroll or paid time off. But behind the scenes, these everyday […]
Is Your Payroll Provider Helping or Hurting Your CPA Practice?
As we head into the last few months of 2025, it’s once again time for open enrollment for your business […]
Following up on last month’s blog about the history of workers compensation, this month we’ll take a closer look at one […]
After completing 44 payroll company acquisitions, we’ve learned that every seller has unique goals. Some want to retire immediately. Others want to remain […]
If there was one big theme at this year’s payroll, accounting, and M&A conferences, it was this: consolidation isn’t slowing down — […]
For many small business owners, workers’ compensation feels like just another insurance policy — a required expense that gets renewed […]
Payroll professionals spend a lot of time helping clients comply with tax regulations, manage employee records, and process payroll accurately. […]
Whether you plan to sell your payroll business next year, ten years from now, or never, one question is worth […]
Founder Profile: Danny Barnhill Owner: Danny Barnhill, founder of PaySouth Payroll Services Business Model: serving small businesses in South Carolina (95% under 50 employees) Structure: Solo operator with […]
If you run a small payroll business, you already know this: Your technology isn’t just part of your operation — […]
There comes a moment for many small businesses when the question shifts from “How do we grow?” to “What happens […]
The priority during busy season is getting tax returns out the door. Only once busy season is over does the
Every filing season leaves subtle fingerprints of payroll decisions made months earlier. Look closely at the W-2, and a pattern
Leading up to April 15th, most conversations between CPAs and clients stay focused on tax returns. Yet this brief window
Tax reviewers often see the same handful of problems resurface during the final few weeks of tax season. One reason
You set your fees with the best information available. Then the real work begins — and the data tells a
In March, everything looks manageable — a few business meals on a personal card, a quick transfer to cover groceries.
Once tax filings are submitted and extensions documented, bookkeepers enter a quieter but highly valuable phase. This transition period offers
Checklist Item #4 – Build Form 941 with intention Form 941 compresses an entire quarter of payroll activity into a
Payroll is at its most unpredictable in Q1 of a new year. Wage bases reset, Social Security caps start over,
By the midpoint of tax season, the early surge has worn thin. Calendars are packed and even your strongest performers
Every tax season starts with the same familiar thought — maybe this year will be different. The filing deadline feels
If you’re a CPA, you can probably recite certain client questions in your sleep. They surface every tax season, arrive
