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Setting up a Payroll System Forms Filing and Taxes
Set up your payroll system so you don't forget important tax filing and payment deadlines. This section includes information on W-4 Forms, W-2 Forms, and 1099 Forms. You will get help making decisions on when to pay, salaried vs. hourly employees, and new employee procedures.
What Employment Tax Records Must I Keep?
Describes what employment tax records must be kept for each employee.
Employer Responsibilities to Employees
Employer responsibilities to employees, regarding payroll and payment, compensation, OSHA, ADA.
Employee Earnings Record
An employee earnings record shows gross pay, deductions and withholding, and net pay for each pay for that employee throughout his or her employment.
When Do I Make Payroll Tax Deposits?
Discusses when to make payroll tax deposits
Setting up a Payroll System for Your Business
There is a lot to do in order to set up your payroll system. This article will take you step by step through the process of making decisions on how to pay employees, keeping payroll records, paying employees, and paying and reporting payroll taxes.
Your Responsibilities as an Employer
Every business that employs individuals has specific responsibilities for paying and reporting. Here is a list of those responsibilities.
Pay Decisions
How and when will you pay employees? Learn here about the tax and benefit implications of these decisions.
Where Do I Find Forms for New Hires?
Where to get new hire forms - W-4 form, state withholding form, I-9, job application. How to sign up for E-verify and state employment registration. Finally, where to find new hire forms.
Forms You Must Have New Employees Complete at Hire
Your first payroll responsibility for new employees comes at hire. Before the employee starts work and receives his or her first paycheck, there are some forms you are required to have the employee complete. These forms must be completed by every new hire.
How Do I Calculate Gross Pay for Salaried and Hourly Employees?
How to calculate gross pay for hourly and salaried employees, including overtime calculation.
How to Create a Payroll Register
What is a payroll register and how to create a payroll register.
Hiring and Paying an Independent Contractor
If you are considering hiring an independent contractor, here are some tax considerations and employment agreements you should should know about.