Dealing With Payroll

Dealing With Payroll

Dealing With Payroll Hiring employees means that you will have to upgrade your payroll system. If you have been working as a one-woman show up until this point, it means that you have to establish a payroll system and communicate it to your employee(s). Employees will...
Filing Employee Taxes At The State and Local Level

Filing Employee Taxes At The State and Local Level

Filing Employee Taxes At The State and Local Level Filing employee taxes at the state and local level are different than filing at the federal level. Learn the differences in the processes before you file. State Level Taxes You must apply for a State Identification...
Filing Employee Taxes at the Federal Level

Filing Employee Taxes at the Federal Level

Filing Employee Taxes at the Federal Level Once you are ready to hire employees, you must register that you are now an employer with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in order to receive a Federal Tax Identification Number. This is often referred to by the acronyms...
State Tax Forms

State Tax Forms

State Tax Forms Use this resource to directly access and download tax forms for each state. Find an E-File Provider from the IRS Website For Sales & Use Tax Registration & Forms–MTC Website ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA (Income Tax)...
Finding Employees to Hire

Finding Employees to Hire

Finding Employees to Hire How do you start hiring the best employees and how do you afford them? These are tough questions for the small business owner. Be sure you have a plan before finding employees to hire. You develop a business plan when you are starting your...
Writing Personnel Policies

Writing Personnel Policies

Writing Personnel Policies Starting out right with new employees requires some good planning and documentation. It’s important to put your vision on paper to avoid any misunderstandings down the road. You will be amazed at how writing personnel policies really...
Developing Your Benefit Package

Developing Your Benefit Package

Developing Your Benefit Package A robust benefit package can definitely help attract and retain the best employees and keep them motivated and productive. Small business owners, hover, have a hard time providing all of the perks that a large corporation can negotiate....
Diversity Training in the Workplace

Diversity Training in the Workplace

Diversity Training in the Workplace Many small business owners are not ready to handle the problems associated with cultural diversity in the workplace. If not prepared, a business may find themselves facing discrimination suits, litigation expenses, legal fees and...
An Introduction To Employee Tax Issues

An Introduction To Employee Tax Issues

An Introduction To Employee Tax Issues The IRS web site (www.irs.gov) is about to become your next favorite web site. Keeping track of your tax payments and forms gets easier once you know what you need to do. Do not assume that your accountant will handle it all for...
Letting Employees Go

Letting Employees Go

Letting Employees Go This is certainly not an enjoyable thing to do. However, circumstances often dictate that an employee must be terminated. The reasons may include: poor job performance, going against established personnel policies, being a danger to oneself or...
Writing Job Descriptions

Writing Job Descriptions

Writing Job Descriptions Starting out right with new employees requires some good planning and documentation. It’s important to put your vision on paper to avoid any misunderstandings down the road. You will be amazed at how creating a job description really...

Is Telecommuting Right For You?

Is Telecommuting Right For You? With today’s internet technologies, more people and companies are taking advantage of telecommuting. There are many advantages and disadvantages of this, but I believe it can be a great asset for small businesses who learn to use...
Writing Offer Letters

Writing Offer Letters

Writing Offer Letters Starting out right with new employees requires some good planning and documentation. It’s important to put your vision on paper to avoid any misunderstandings down the road. You will be amazed at how creating an offer letter really helps...