When payday rolls around, employees receive their wages for hours worked. They may also receive a digital or paper pay stub, which breaks down their earnings and payroll deductions. As an employer, you must know how to generate pay stubs.
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1095-C Form Obligations: Do Employers Have to File Form 1095-C?
Do employers have to offer health insurance? Sometimes. And if you are required to offer health insurance, you need to send a 1095-C form to all full-time employees.
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How to Fill Out Form 941 (2025): Step-by-step Instructions to Fill Out Form 941
If you have employees, you likely need to fill out and file Form 941 each quarter. Form 941 is jam-packed with different sections and calculations, which leaves room for errors. Avoid major Form 941 mistakes and learn how to fill out Form 941 line by line here.
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A Year-end Payroll Checklist to Finish the Year Strong
As the year comes to a close, you might be gung-ho about all the goals you want to achieve next year. But before you can get the ball rolling in the new year, you must wrap up some things in the current year—including your payroll.
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How to Generate a W-2: Use Software or Manually Fill in the Form
The year-end and new year are filled with payroll responsibilities—like filing and distributing Forms W-2 to your team. But first, you need to know how to generate a W-2 form for your employees.
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Lookback Period: What’s Your Deposit Schedule for 2025?
Do you know how often you need to deposit federal income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes? You can’t deposit the taxes whenever you feel like. Your deposit frequency is based on a lookback period. So, what is a lookback period?
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Form W-2 Box 1: Why Are Box 1 Earnings Less than Boxes 3 and 5?
You’ve finished distributing Forms W-2. Just when you think you’re done, an employee comes up to you, hands you their form, and asks, Why are my W-2 Box 1 earnings less than my Box 3 and Box 5 earnings?
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How to Fill Out Form W-2: Box-by-box Breakdown
Once you send Forms W-2 to your employees, you don’t have to worry about the annual form until next year. Or, do you? If you don’t know how to fill out Form W-2, you may run into problems.
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ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program Reopened, Giving Discounts on Questionable Claims
The employee retention credit (ERC) was a lifeline for small businesses struggling to stay open during the pandemic. But bad actors quickly pounced on the opportunity. “ERC mills” began aggressive marketing campaigns advising employers to apply (even if they didn’t qualify) and collecting hefty upfront fees.
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Form W-2 Box 12 Codes and Explanations
Each year, you need to file Form W-2 for your employees. You might need to use Form W-2 Box 12 codes to accurately fill out Form W-2.
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