May 19 How To Handle Your First Payroll
Regardless of whether your first payroll involves a few employees or many, the goal is to execute payroll in an accurate and compliant manner. Here are some steps to help you manage your first payroll....
May 08 What To Know About Trusts and Taxes
For all intents and purposes, a trust is considered its own entity. Trusts are legal documents, but they are also taxed separately from those to whom the assets within a trust will be distributed....
May 03 HR & Payroll Goals for Small Businesses
Because small businesses often have limited assets, it's vital that they prioritize their human resource objectives. Staffing, budgeting, legal compliance and outsourcing are top goals to consider....
Apr 19 How To Handle Intangible Assets
Intangible assets have long existed — rights such as copyrights, leases and government subsidies — but other electronic properties are gaining recognition too....
Apr 19 When Death Do Us Part
Ideally, a prenup will be drafted in alignment with the corresponding will. However, in situations in which the two documents are in direct contradiction with one another, courts tend to prioritize the prenup over the will as long as the former document was negotiated fairly...
Apr 09 Should You Reimburse Staff for a Home Office?
What challenges have your employees been facing, and how can you offer the solutions they need? Deciding on a home office reimbursement policy can be the difference between successful work-at-home policies and dysfunction, disgruntlement and maybe even lawsuits....
Apr 09 Setting up a Succession Plan for Your Business
Once you’ve become comfortable with the idea that you want your business to continue after you’re no longer around, you must plan for succession in order for it to become a reality. How do you start?...
Mar 22 Surprise, Surprise! Workers Prefer 4-Day Workweek
The latest argument for implementing a four-day week does not call for compressing the time between Monday and Thursday (or any other combination of days) into four equal segments. It would mean a reduction in total hours, say, 28 hours over four days, with a...
Mar 22 Your Executor Must Wear Many Hats
When you write a will, one of your most important decisions will be whom to appoint as the executor, responsible for carrying out the terms of the document. It is not a casual choice. Executors play a crucial role in ensuring your wishes are implemented...
Mar 08 Business Structures: What’s Right for You?
When setting up your business, you will need to establish your company under one of many business structures. It's important to consider structures with a reasonable balance of legal protections and benefits....