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Payroll Brass Tax- Payroll Consolidations and Strategies for Multi-Entity Employers [Podcast]

In this installment of our Payroll Brass Tax podcast series, Mike Mahoney (Morristown/New York) and Megan Menguc (Washington) break down the most common strategies for consolidatin...

Payroll Tax Credits Employers Often Miss

When employers think about payroll taxes, they usually think about obligations, filing deadlines, and compliance. What often gets overlooked are the payroll tax credits and incenti...

How New Global Tariffs Are Impacting US Payroll and HR

Tariffs may feel like a global trade issue, but their effects are showing up in very local ways across the United States. As new tariffs increase the cost of imported goods and mat...

Key Components of Workers Payroll

Discover the essential elements of workers payroll in our comprehensive guide. Learn about accurate calculations, tax compliance, benefits management, and best practices to ensure...

Trump Accounts Go Live July 4 – What Payroll Needs to Know Now 

If your employer plans to contribute to Trump Accounts, payroll has until July 4, 2026, to get it right. Coding errors made at setup create tax reporting problems that are hard to...

Why payroll’s ‘easy’ label is costing companies — and how leaders can take ownership ‘like a boss’

  Payroll may still be treated inside organizations as a routine back-office function, but the official data around it tell a more … The post Why payroll’s ‘easy’ label is costing...

Payroll’s Role in Financial Planning

When most people think about payroll, they think about paychecks. But payroll is much more than a routine administrative task. It is one of the largest and most influential financi...

How New Global Tariffs Are Impacting Payroll and HR in the United States — Why trade policy is hitting closer to home fo...

Tariffs may feel like a global trade issue, but their effects are showing up in very local ways across the United States. As new tariffs increase the cost of imported goods and mat...

IRS issues final regulations for workers who receive tips

Treasury and IRS recently issued final regulations on the “No Tax on Tips” deduction. These regulations list more than 70 occupations from tipped workers, to bartenders and water t...

Guide to Social Security Taxes

Social Security benefits are crucial to many Americans’ retirement plans, providing a safety net that helps ensure financial stability in […] The post Guide to Social Security Taxe...

Handling Bonuses and Special Payrolls

Bonuses are a great way to recognize employees, celebrate milestones, and reward performance. Whether it is a holiday bonus, retention incentive, referral reward, or performance pa...

Best Payroll Onboarding Practices for New Hires — Start Strong, Stay Compliant, and Build Employee Confidence

First impressions matter. Payroll onboarding is one of the earliest operational experiences a new hire has with your organization. When done well, it creates confidence and clarity...

Payroll pulse: Navigating permanent establishment risk with remote workers in 2026

Highlights: Employer of Record (EOR) models offer fast market entry, but headcount, revenue nexus, and risk appetite should trigger a re-evaluation … The post Payroll pulse: Naviga...

Payroll4Construction Breaks Down Fringe Benefit Requirements for Prevailing Wage Jobs

Key Components of Employee Benefits Payroll

Discover the essential elements of employee benefits payroll in our comprehensive guide. Learn how to effectively manage and optimize payroll processes to enhance employee satisfac...

The Compliance Complexity of Global Payroll

Regulation rarely stands still. In payroll, the introduction of real-time reporting frameworks and expanded data privacy laws over the past decade marked a turning point. Since the...

The payroll superhero problem: What last-minute saves can reveal about risk and control gaps

  Payroll teams are often judged by a simple outcome: whether employees are paid accurately and on time. When a … The post The payroll superhero problem: What last-minute saves can...

US refunds $22 billion tariffs, offsetting customs revenue

Individual tax withholdings plus Social Security and Medicare taxes collected increased to $286 billion in May from $247 billion last year, while corporate tax receipts were down 6...

Employers are paying the price: National Insurance Contributions rise to £28 billion

Employers’ predictions seem to be coming true as National Insurance Contributions (NICs) have skyrocketed to £28 billion, exceeding the Government’s original forecast of £23.9 bill...

Certified Payroll Reporting

With this new feature, QuickBooks & Workforce Elite help to keep you compliant with those projects requiring ‘certified payroll reports.’

Uncapping the Payroll Tax Would Be the Largest Tax Increase in Decades—and Still Wouldn’t Save Social Security

It is good to see senators talking about the Social Security crisis that is rapidly unfolding. But any serious proposal has to grapple with the trade-offs of different reforms and...

New Immigration Policies and Their Impact on Payroll and HR — What U.S. employers need to be prepared for

Immigration policy changes often make headlines for their political implications, but for employers, the real impact shows up in day-to-day operations. From hiring and onboarding t...

‘I claimed Social Security at 62’: At 76, I’m working at Walmart. Why do I still owe payroll taxes?

“It seems like half of the workforce at our local Walmart is over 65.”

Bessent Says Illegal Employment Schemes Tied to $2.5 Billion in Suspected Payroll Tax Fraud

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that illegal employment schemes generated more than $2.5 billion in suspicious activity tied to payroll tax fraud in 2025. The post Bes...