Employee

Spreading Holiday Cheer: Sending Bonuses in 5 Easy Steps!

Owning a business can be hard.. we all have those employees that make every hard day just a little bit easier! Put on your Santa hat– Saint Nick won’t be the only one delivering presents this year! Are you planning to spread some holiday cheer among your employees by giving a Christmas bonus? Running a […]

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

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 […]

Employee and Employer Payroll Taxes – What’s The Difference?

Even though payroll taxes are paid by both employers and employees, there’s one major difference. Payroll taxes paid by employees affect employees’ net pay, but payroll taxes paid by employers don’t. Taxes that employees pay are subtracted out of an employee’s gross pay, which lowers the net pay for that paycheck. However, payroll taxes paid by the employers do not affect […]