certified payroll report

2012

Published June 1, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

Weekly wrap-up of news and information from around the web – there’s so much information out there that it’s difficult (at best) to keep up! I’ve added a WordPress plug-in that grabs information from my Twitter stream to help me (and hopefully you as well) keep up with everything. Look for the Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use every Friday. I'll try to be consistent and organize the information into the same categories each week.

See what caught my attention this week in these topics: Accounting & Taxes, eBooks/Webinars/Videos, Payroll/Certified Payroll/Prevailing Wage, QuickBooks, Small Business/Organization/Productivity, Construction, and Social Media/Marketing/Website Design.

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Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use 5/18 – 5/24/2012

Published May 25, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

There is so much news and information floating around the web – it’s difficult (at best) to keep up! I’ve added a WordPress plug-in that grabs information from my Twitter stream to help me (and hopefully you as well) keep up with everything. Look for the Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use every Friday.

See what caught my attention this week in these topics: Accounting & Taxes, eBooks/Webinars/Videos, Payroll/Certified Payroll/Prevailing Wage, QuickBooks, Small Business/Organization/Productivity, Construction, and Social Media/Marketing/Website Design.

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Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use 5/11 – 5/17/2012

Published May 18, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

There is so much news and information floating around the web – it’s difficult (at best) to keep up! I’ve added a WordPress plug-in that grabs information from my Twitter stream to help me (and hopefully you as well) keep up with everything. Look for the Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use every Friday.

See what caught my attention this week in these topics: Accounting & Taxes, eBooks/Webinars/Videos, Payroll/Certified Payroll/Prevailing Wage, QuickBooks, Small Business/Organization/Productivity, Construction, and Social Media/Marketing/Website Design.

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Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use 5/4 – 5/10/2012

Published May 11, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

There is so much news and information floating around the web – it’s difficult (at best) to keep up! I’ve added a WordPress plug-in that grabs information from my Twitter stream to help me (and hopefully you as well) keep up with everything. Look for the Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use every Friday. See what's in store this week! Continue reading →

Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use 4/27-5/3/2012

Published May 4, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

There is so much news and information floating around the web - it's difficult (at best) to keep up! I've added a Wordpress plug in that grabs information from my Twitter stream to help me (and hopefully you as well) keep up with everything. Look for the Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use every Friday. This weeks news includes news about payroll, job costing, videos, accounting/taxes, social media/marketing, accounts payable, quotes, certified payroll/prevailing wage, QuickBooks, organization/productivity, small business, accounts receivable, technology, hiring, Excel, construction, QuickBooks 3rd party applications, and website/blog creation. Continue reading →

Certified Payroll – Employees, 1099 Workers & Subcontractors

Published April 24, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

The certified payroll report that your company submits to a general contractor, project owner, or contract administrator should contain information about your W-2 employees, the ones that work directly for you, are paid via payroll checks issued by your company and who you provide a W-2 for wages earned at the end of the year. When you enter into a formal contract for a portion of the prevailing wage/government funded construction project with a subcontractor, the subcontractor will submit a certified payroll report from his company to yours, listing their employees, the work classifications they fell under, hours worked on the project, wages, taxes, deductions, etc. Continue reading →

ASA Seminar Payroll & Tax Strategies for Public Works Contractors

Published April 11, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

Cash is "KING"! Public Works Construction and Prevailing Wage projects require advanced financial planning methods and tools along with an understanding of the ever-changing compliance requirements -- so that you get paid on time! I'm thrilled to be joining Steve Kuzmack, President of Fringe Benefit Experts for a comprehensive 2 hour - easy to understand seminar for the American Subcontractors Association - San Diego branch, on strategies for lowering labor costs and complying with certified payroll reporting requirements on Federal and/or State funded construction projects - including the impact of the new Compliance Monitoring Unit {CMU} and the required filing of electronic certified payroll reports. Continue reading →

Employee Social Security Numbers on Certified Payroll Reports

Published April 10, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

Displaying employee social security numbers and addresses on certified payroll reports, which are ultimately public documents, causes privacy and identity theft concerns for many employers and employees - not to mention confusion over reporting requirements. Read this question submitted by a blog reader and our response. Continue reading →

Certified Payroll Training Guide

Published March 21, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

76+ page self-paced Certified Payroll Training Guide is a great "good old simple English" reference tool and provides information about complying with prevailing wage laws. Continue reading →

Boy, It Sure Has Been BUSY Around Here!

Published March 14, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

People often ask me how I manage to get everything done - it's easy! I work from 4 or 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, then I slack off on Saturday and Sunday cause I only work from 5 or 6 a.m. till noon! Seriously, that's how I manage and frankly I'm pretty burnt out! Continue reading →

California Prevailing Wage, Certified Payroll and Payroll Frequency

Published March 12, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

California prevailing wage laws are among the most complex, with multiple agencies requiring their own special certified payroll reports and multiple electronic filing requirements - how often you issue payroll will have a big impact. Continue reading →

Can One Certified Payroll Report Meet Requirements in all 50 States?

Published February 15, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

Certified payroll reporting requirements are complex. There is no single certified payroll form that will meet the requirements in all 50 states. Don't be fooled! Continue reading →

Certified Payroll Reports & Bi-Weekly Paychecks

Published February 1, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

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

Published January 30, 2012 | By Nancy Smyth

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 →

Prevailing Wage Projects and Your Construction Company

Published December 13, 2011 | By Nancy Smyth

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 →