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Taking a Day Off
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and it also is my birthday. I'm going to take the day off to spend with my husband. This is a very busy time in our business, and I haven't had much time off to spend with my family. Januar…
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Form I-9 Form (Eligibility Verification)
When hiring a new employee, you are required to have Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification completed and maintained in your employment files. The purpose of the form is to document that each new employee is aut…
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Establishing and Maintaining Business Credit
Establishing good credit is essential if you intend to apply for a business loan. But how do you establish and maintain a healthy business credit score? How Business Credit is Measured Business credit is calculated us…
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Performing Background Checks on Employees
Employment Decisions are not always easy. You want to make the right decision, and checking a candidate's background may be part of your process. Making a poor hiring decision could be costly to your businss. Should y…
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Overtime Rules (CA)
In the last post, I discussed the federal overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor. Today I want to discuss the overtime laws that are in effect in Califo…
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Overtime Rules (Federal)
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is administered by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the United States Department of Labor. The Act establishes standards for minimum wages, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child…
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Payroll Deposit Schedules
The Internal Revenue Service has very specific rules for when payroll taxes must be deposited. This schedule is determined by the amount of tax reported on form 941 during the 4 quarter lookback period. The dates of t…
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Paycheck Date Versus Pay Period Date
There sometimes is some confusion between pay date and pay period. This blog will explain the difference. An employer decides the pay period they will have when hiring their first employee. The typical pay periods are…
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Networking Matters Fundraiser Event
It's that time again! Networking Matters is hosting a business mixer with proceeds benefitting local charities. This is the fourth event we've hosted, and we are looking forward to another great evening. This year's e…
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Support and Accountability
Tomorrow afternoon I am leaving the office for a business retreat where a number of women entrepreneurs get together to plan our goals for the new year and how we are going to accomplish them. We also have the chance…
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Contractor VS Employee Part 5 (Type of Relationship)
In the last few posts I've been discussing the factors the IRS uses to determine if a worker is a W2 employee or a 1099 contractor. If you missed them, you can find links at the bottom of this post. The final factor t…
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Contractor VS Employee Part 4 (Financial Control)
The last few posts discussed the cost of hiring an employee versus a contractor and I started to discuss how the IRS determines if a worker is an employee or a contractor. If you'd like to read the previous posts, see…
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