Avoiding a Small Business New Year’s Hangover

Southern PBJanuary 9, 2023January 7, 2023Bookkeeping, Planning, Tax Processing, Taxesaccountant, HR, New Year's, planning, Taxes

Start your small business year off right by sitting down with your accountant and planning ahead!

The Ongoing Debate…. Independent Contractor? Or W-2 Employee?

Southern PBDecember 8, 2022January 7, 2023Compensation, Independent, Payroll, W2, work from home1099, Employee, Independent Contractor, W-2

If you own a small business and have sought professional assistance in the area of bookkeeping and payroll (if you haven’t…we know some people!), you may very well have encountered the question of whether to pay someone as a regular employee (W-2) or independent contractor (1099). If so, you should have been counseled on the differences […]

Perspective: What’s In A Job Title?

Southern PBNovember 10, 2022November 11, 2022Articles, Business, Chattanooga, HR, Independent, Insider, Management, Southern Payroll & Benefits, TennesseeEmployee Handbook, Employees, HR, Human Resources, Job Title

An employee has a job title you don’t recognize on their social media profile…what do you do about it?

ICYMI: TN Has a New Veterans Day Law

Southern PBOctober 19, 2022October 17, 2022HR, TennesseeEmployee Handbook, Human Resources, law, veterans day

A new law in Tennessee guarantees that US Veterans can take Veterans Day as a holiday.

When In Doubt, Dress Like Batman!

Southern PBOctober 6, 2022October 6, 2022HRDress Code, Employee Handbook, HR

If you have employees, you probably need to establish a dress code…how do you go about enforcing it, though?

Employee Discipline Best Practices

Southern PBSeptember 22, 2022September 21, 2022HREmployee Discipline, HR, Human Resources

If you’re in business long enough and employee anyone besides yourself, it’s a pretty fair bet that you will have to deal with the issue of employee discipline at some point. Here are some “best practices” to follow.