Boston Cab Company owner charged in U.S. District Court with payroll tax evasion, employing illegal aliens and with failing to pay overtime wages. Tutunjian allegedly concealed the size of the company payroll from the IRS, and thereby concealed the amount of federal employment taxes he and EJT would be responsible for paying. He did this by… Read More
Connecting Benefits with Payroll
ConnectPay Payroll Services CEO Michael Young Speaks at Employee Navigator User Conference Washington DC – June 23, 2016: Michael Young, CEO of ConnectPay presents on the payroll services industry and its integration with HR and Benefits solutions at the Employee Navigator User Conference. Over 500 attendees include insurance professionals, brokers, carriers, account managers, producers and… Read More
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The best kissers are always leaning forward
Marketing in the new era A few years back I worked under the tutelage of the international bestselling author, Gerry Robert. He wrote a world renowned book called The Millionaire Mindset. You’ve probably heard of it. Gerry allowed me at one point to customize with quotations and personal stories a book which he wrote Leads, Where to… Read More
Connecting the Dots–New MA Labor Law Poster Requirements
Staying in Compliance with required Labor Law Posters Welcome to 2016 Massachusetts has changed numerous laws effective January 2016 This necessitates updates to the Labor Law Poster which every Mass employer with W-2 employees is required to post in a conspicuous place in their office. ConnectPay clients can purchase posters from us, or download all… Read More
Connecting The Dots–Checking Your W-2 for 2015
What’s new with your W-2? It’s that time of year where everyone who works as an employee of a company will be receiving their W-2 which details how much money they have earned and what taxes they have paid. Your employer is required to deliver it to you by the end of January. I have… Read More
Connecting The Dots—Massachusetts has revised required Labor Law Poster content
mawagehourposter11-2015 To my Massachusetts friends: As a “compliance first” payroll company, ConnectPay is always monitoring state and federal laws to make sure that our clients are aware of changes and that they’re always in compliance with those changes. In November 2015, MA has updated what needs to be posted “in a conspicuous place” for both Unemployment and… Read More
Connecting the Dots–Worker Classification or 1099 vs. W-2 workers
Worker Classification Do’s and Don’ts I was recently asked by the Massachusetts Society of CPA’s to do a presentation on worker classification. This is the age old dilemma of classifying workers as either W-2 Employees or Independent Contractors. The presentation went over really well and I created a leave behind with the following Best Practices tips. … Read More
Connecting The Dots–Happy National Payroll Week!
HAPPY NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK! Payroll Week? Really?? Yes, really. According to Wikipedia: National Payroll Week (NPW) is a national awareness campaign held annually during the week of Labor Day, hosted by the American Payroll Association (APA) in the United States, the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) in the UK and the Canadian Payroll Association… Read More
Connecting the Dots–Rhode Island Enacts Paycard legislation
Rhode Island Enacts Paycard Legislation Find the full text of the new legislation here: http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText15/SenateText15/S0351.pdf For those not aware of Paycards, they are an alternative way to pay employees electronically. Primarily used by the “unbanked”. The what??? Unbanked people simply don’t have a bank account. Most states allow electronic payments to employees via direct deposit,… Read More
Getting Payroll “Right”
Payroll Best Practices If you haven’t reviewed your payroll processes lately, there have been numerous developments in the world of payroll over the last few years which you should consider implementing. Here are a few mistakes which any small business can consider avoiding to save money, become more efficient, offer better benefits to employees and… Read More