Year-End Checklist for Payroll and Benefits Compliance
As 2024 comes to an end and things quiet down for a few days, it’s a good opportunity for outsourced payroll and benefits administrators to make sure 2025 begins in full compliance. Here’s a list of important items you’ll hopefully have buttoned up already. 1. Payroll Compliance 2. Benefits Compliance 3. Tax Compliance 4. Vendor […]
Small Business 401(k) Questions and How Accountants Can Answer Them
In my 25 years working with accountants, I have learned that small business owners lean on their accountants heavily. They’ll look to them for not only financial advice, but even technology and business development. Questions about retirement options and 401(k)s are common, and smart accountants need to have answers ready. Here’s how to lead your […]
The Tax Benefits of Retirement Plans
Most people know that socking money away in a 401(k) is a good strategy for helping to ensure a more secure retirement. But not everyone understands the tax benefits involved — not just for participants in the plan, but also for the business owners and corporations that sponsor the plans. And although small-business owners stand to gain less than larger businesses in the form of tax breaks, these gains are often more valuable to a small business because they have less flexibility in their budgets.