All prevailing wage projects will come with wage determination schedules that detail the base rate and fringe rates for all craft and trades. Continue reading
Employee record keeping requirements must include proper time and payroll records for it's workers. The Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as most state wage and hour laws, are the ones who determine what is or is not "proper". Continue reading
Setting up and tracking Union Fringe Benefits in QuickBooks can be a fairly straightforward task, Union Fringes are just a specified hourly dollar amount that the company pays to the Union on behalf of the employee. Continue reading
Payroll which involves the payment of Davis Bacon or prevailing wage can be quite complex, especially for non-union or open shop contractor. Continue reading
During 2011 employees will see a 2% payroll tax cut, reducing their Social Security (FICA) tax withholding rate from 6.2% to 4.2% of wages paid. If you are using a QuickBooks Payroll Subscription - DON'T PANIC. Continue reading
In recent months, I have repeatedly seen posts from QuickBooks users on the Intuit Community Forums asking how the fringe benefit rate is calculated and then displayed on the Certified Payroll Report in Excel, which is now a standard function of QuickBooks Premier and Enterprise when used in conjunction with Enhanced Payroll, and I really haven’t seen any good responses. Continue reading
How can I change the hourly wage for employees (and their OT rates) in the middle of a pay week? I have 54 union employees that I have to do this for due to a pay scale increase. Continue reading
My employees can earn multiple rates of pay in one week (sometimes even in the same day) on the same or multiple jobs. How do I handle this in QuickBooks without always having to manually change the pay rate when I create their paychecks? Continue reading
The consequences of some payroll mistakes are more serious than just incorrect paychecks. Below are 5 Common Payroll Mistakes that can occur all year long. Continue reading
