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Employee Social Security Numbers on Certified Payroll Reports
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
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
Can One Certified Payroll Report Meet Requirements in all 50 States?
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
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
Payroll Tip – Report for hours worked before creating paychecks
This payroll tip discusses how to create reports for hours worked before creating paychecks-ensure employees are paid correctly & your job costing is accurate. Continue reading
5 Certified Paroll Reporting Mistakes & How To Avoid Them
Certified payroll report mistakes cause delayed payments and can put your company's good standing in jeopardy with the General Contractor or Project Administrator. Continue reading
What’s New with New Hire Reporting? Date of Hire
Recent legislation added a new requirement for employers to report, in addition to other information, the date that an employee first performs services for pay. The "first day of work" law went into effect June 8, 2011. Continue reading
IRS Offers Initial Information on 2011 W-2 Reporting of Health Care Coverage
The IRS offers initial information and guidance to employers about 2011 W-2 reporting of the cost of health insurance coverage they sponsor for employees. Source: SSA/IRS Reporter – Summer 2011 Newsletter Continue reading
Create a QuickBooks Job Cost Report With Hours & Payroll Costs
Creating a job cost report displaying the hours worked by employee, on a specific job or on all jobs, for a specific week or at the end of a job which includes payroll/labor burden costs can provide a contractor with vital job costing information Continue reading
Creating a Job Cost Report With Hours Worked – QuickBooks Tip
Creating a job cost report displaying the hours worked by employee, on a specific job or on all jobs, can provide a contractor with vital job costing information. Continue reading
Are Your QuickBooks Certified Payroll Reports Accurate? How to Check
The built-in QuickBooks certified payroll report is a frequent topic on the Intuit Community forums . Learn how to check the report for accuracy BEFORE submission. Continue reading
Prevailing Wage Fringes-Taking a Credit for Health Insurance
Taking a Health Insurance credit against the full prevailing wage fringe benefit and reporting it correctly on the Federal WH-347 Certified Payroll Report can be very confusing. Continue reading
QuickBooks 2011 – New Balance Sheet by Class Report – Part 10
The Balance Sheet by Class Report was first introduced with QuickBooks 2011, however, it is also available in QuickBooks 2012, 2013, and 2014; has specific requirements for handling many or our normal day-to-day transactions. Currently there is a "bug" that effects the Profit & Loss by Class report when it displays the final vendor payments, which then also adversely affects the Balance Sheet by Class Report. Continue reading
QuickBooks 2011 – New Balance Sheet by Class Report – Part 9
The Balance Sheet by Class Report was first introduced with QuickBooks 2011, however, it is also available in QuickBooks 2012, 2013, and 2014; has specific requirements for handling many or our normal day-to-day transactions. The QuickBooks Help file says that the Balance Sheet by Class Report doesn't support multiple currencies, and that you shouldn't attempt to run or use this report if you use multicurrency in QuickBooks. Continue reading
QuickBooks 2011 – New Balance Sheet by Class Report – Part 8
The Balance Sheet by Class Report was first introduced with QuickBooks 2011, however, it is also available in QuickBooks 2012, 2013, and 2014; has specific requirements for handling many or our normal day-to-day transactions. Paying and taking an early payment discount for a vendor bill that has multiple classes causes a difference in net income between the Balance Sheet by Class and the Profit & Loss by Class reports because only a single class can be assigned to the discount. Continue reading
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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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