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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 […]
Business clients want to close the year on a high note ó stronger sales, better margins, finished projects, clean books. […]
As year-end approaches, worker classification remains a high-stakes issue, especially for a CPA firm’s business clients juggling a mix of […]
In the evolving landscape of payroll services, independent providers often overlook one critical asset: the equity embedded in their business. […]
As 2025’s fourth quarter draws closer, many CPA firms face the pressure of wrapping up the year while laying the […]
Business owners face the same pressures every January: making sure employee and contractor paperwork is filed accurately and on time […]
Nonexempt Employees The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) permits employers to deduct a loan or advance of wages to an […]
The first thing to understand about docking pay is that there is a difference between exempt and nonexempt employees. As […]
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 […]
