IRS is moving quickly: Here are the details on how to claim the credit for COBRA premiums you’ll have to pay for recently laid-off workers.

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Tags: Accounting, Best practices, Employee communication, Fringe benefits, IRS, Payroll, Resource, Tax compliance, Tax filing

You’ll need to act fast. Your company must be using the new rates no later than

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Tags: Employee communication, Employment Taxes, IRS, New legislation, Payroll, Resource, Withholding rates

Think of all the sensitive company info on your computer. It’s all at risk if someone guesses the right 6-8 characters.

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Tags: Best practices, Communication, Fraud prevention, Hiring and training staff, Resource, Technology

When money’s tight, everyone looks for ways to trim costs. And that’s bringing an old biz practice back in vogue.

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Tags: Bartering, Best practices, Cost cutting, Economic outlook, Resource, Trade exchanges

It isn’t always easy to figure out when you have to pay employees for time that they’re on call. But this latest opinion letter sheds some light.

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Tags: Best practices, DOL, Employee communication, Employment tax, Hiring & training staff, IRS, Payroll

The economic package Congress just passed will require a fair amount of work on your part.

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Tags: A/P, Communication, Employee communication, Employment tax, Fringe benefits, Hiring & training staff, Information returns, IRS, IRS regs, Payroll, Resource, Tax compliance, W-2s

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Bleak news reports aside, if you’re looking for a new challenge, now’s the time to polish your resume.

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Tags: Career outlook, Economic outlook, Hiring & training staff, New legislation, Tax compliance

The process has been streamlined, but the feds are also making it more costly for companies that make mistakes. Here’s what you need to know.

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Tags: DOL, Foreign workers, H2-A, H2-B, New regs, Payroll

After all the bickering, Congress finally approved an economic stimulus. So what’s it all mean?

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Tags: A/P, Communication, Economic outlook, Employment tax, Hiring & training staff, IRS, New legislation, Payroll, Resource, Tax compliance