Articles written by Erin Ellison
- What is gross pay vs. net pay: Here's the differences
- Payroll outsourcing: 7 signs it’s time for outside help
- 2024 IRS Form SS-8: Instructions + PDF Download
- Choosing the right business entity type for your new company
- HR compliance: What small business owners need to know
- What is the Main Street Lending Program?
- How does the WARN Act affect potential layoffs?
- How small businesses can build a strong company culture
- How to recall employees after a furlough
- How to pay remote employees and contractors
- Ways small businesses can improve cash flow during COVID-19
- The difference between a furlough and a layoff
- How the CARES Act helps small businesses, their owners, and employees
- Employee retention tax credits in the CARES Act
- The CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program
- Remote verification for Form I-9: New COVID-19 requirements
- COBRA Health Coverage: What Employers Need to Know
- Four steps for handling employee terminations the right way
- What is unemployment insurance and how does it work?
- How to create a smarter work-from-home policy
- For Your Blog: Payroll 101 for Small Businesses
- Employers’ guide to the updated W-4
- How to run effective performance reviews
- Workplace harassment training: Requirements and resources for small businesses
- The best way to interview candidates for your business
- Creating an employee handbook for your small business
- Start here: HR basics for small business owners
- Need guidance on how to offer employee benefits? Start here
- The ultimate employee onboarding checklist: Employer’s guide with new hire to-dos
- Picking the perfect pay schedule for your business
- Form 8832 Instructions for 2024 + PDF download
- 10 steps to keep Uncle Sam off your back (and out of your pocket) in 2024
- Everything every small business owners should know about payroll tax deductions
- How to calculate payroll taxes: Step-by-step instructions
- What employers need to know about wage garnishments
- What is FUTA? 2024 Federal Unemployment Tax Rates and Info
- What is the FICA Tax? 2024 Tax Rates and Instructions
- Form 941 2024: Updated instructions and PDF Download
- IRS Form 943 for 2024: Simple instructions and PDF download
- Form 940 for 2024: Instructions to complete this IRS form plus PDF download
- W-2 Form 2024 PDF plus simple instructions on how to fill it out
- Choosing a payroll provider for your business? 10 questions to ask
- Payroll tax withholding: Everything employers need to know
- W-3 form 2024: Simple instructions on to complete this IRS Form and PDF download
- I-9 Form 2024 PDF: Simple instructions + US Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-9 Download
- 1099 form 2024 (NEC/MISC): Simple instructions + PDF download
- IRS Form 944 for 2024: Simple instructions and PDF download
- Owner’s draw vs. salary: How to pay yourself as a business owner
- Common payroll tax forms and deadlines for 2024 and 2025
- The quick guide to setting up payroll the first time