Payroll Tips
Payroll is one of the MOST critical pieces of your business.You need to:
pay your employees correctly and on time to keep them happy
pay your payroll taxes and other liabilities on time
be prepared for a payroll audit and know what records you have to keep for how long
deal with wage garnishments and employee loans
Most importantly, you NEED to get the payroll dollars into your QuickBooks® job costing reports!
More New Hire Reporting Requirements Go Into Effect 4/21/2012
New hire reporting requirements are becoming overwhelming and there are new obligations that become effective on April 21, 2012. Continue reading
How To Setup a Scheduled Payment for a Payroll Liability
Setting up Scheduled payments allows you to see all payroll related liability amounts that you owe for payroll taxes, health insurance, child support garnishments, etc. in the QuickBooks Payroll Center so that you can easily review the amounts and generate the payment. Continue reading
Payroll Tip: Union Benefits Calculated Against Hours NOT Wages
Union fringe benefits can be calculated in a number of ways; some are based on a percentage of gross wages while others are a fixed dollar amount per hours worked. Either way you look at it, it can become pretty complex. Continue reading
Payroll Tip – One Payroll Wage Item With Different Rates
A payroll tip that discusses the hazards of having one payroll wage item in the QuickBooks Employee Record multiple times - with each entry having a different rate of pay. Continue reading
Certified Payroll Reports & Bi-Weekly Paychecks
Creating weekly certified payroll reports from a bi-weekly paycheck can be difficult unless your accounting software accurately accrues the wages for each week. Continue reading
Paycheck/Payroll Frequencies by State
How often you have to pay your employees is determined by each State, these requirements seldom take into consideration certified payroll reporting requirements. Continue reading
Bookkeeping/Accounting Tasks and Employee New Hire Packet
Free checklists for keeping track of bookkeeping/accounting tasks and the information needed when you hire a new employee. Helps you meet important deadlines. Continue reading
QuickBooks Weekly Timesheet – Service vs. Payroll Item
The QuickBooks Weekly Timesheet can cause a lot of confusion for users who are implementing employee time tracking for the first time, mainly because the timesheet contains both a Service Item and a Payroll Item. This article will explain what each column is used for and some common pitfalls that can happen. Continue reading
Payroll Tip – Health Insurance Tracking Requirements for 2012
In 2012 it is mandatory that we show the company share of employee health insurance on W-2's, do you know if there is there a way in QuickBooks to track this on a regular basis, so that it shows on the employees paystubs and then have it flow through onto the W-2 at the end of the year? Continue reading
Prevailing Wage Projects and Your Construction Company
Join industry experts; Steve Kuzmack, President of Fringe Benefit Experts and Nancy Smyth, President of Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc. for an intensive 2 hours session on strategies for lowering labor costs and complying with certified payroll reporting requirements on Federal and/or State funded construction projects. Continue reading
Payroll Tip-Worker’s Comp Tracking on Vacation, Holiday & Overtime Pay
Payroll can be one of the most complex duties of any bookkeeper's job - especially when you need to OR want to track your Worker's Compensation costs for job costing purposes and pay your employees Vacation, Holiday and Overtime wages Continue reading
Office Policies & Your Business-How Do You Handle These Situations?
How do you handle sick time, vacation time, personal time, or a death in the family? Better yet, how do your clients and/or customers handle it when it happens to you? Continue reading
Payroll Tips – Answers to 7 Holiday Pay Questions
Holiday pay can be confusing. These tips provide answers to common questions such as: Do you have to provide paid holidays? What about for new employees? and more. Continue reading
QuickBooks Tip – Easy Access to Employee Payroll Forms
Easy access to common employee payroll forms {I-9 and W-4} from the QuickBooks Employees menu -> Employee Forms. Continue reading
Employers Receiving Name/SSN No-Match Letters from SSA
Employers and employees, be aware that you could be receiving name/SSN no-match letters at home from the SSA {Social Security Administration} - learn what it means and how to respond to such a letter. Continue reading
About Your Host:
Nancy Smyth, Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc.QuickBooks Construction & Payroll Expert
I've been using and supporting QuickBooks products since the early 1990's. I've worked with thousands of contractors, assisting them with QuickBooks setup, Certified Payroll Reporting requirements, AIA Billing and Weighted-Average Overtime.
QuickBooks is a powerful product, but learning how to use it in your construction business can be difficult. I hope you find resources available here to be helpful.
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