by Joe Hughes | Jan 20, 2025 | Blog, Smart
Introduction Small businesses play a crucial role in the U.S. economy and are frequently regarded as a major contributor to the nation’s financial growth. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the majority of U.S. businesses have less than five employees. What...
by Joe Hughes | Jan 15, 2025 | Blog, Popular
File and Furnish Forms W-2 Jan. 31, 2025 File Forms W-2 with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and furnish copies to employees, showing the year’s wages paid and taxes withheld for each employee. Form W-2 Deadline Employers must file Forms W-2 with the SSA by...
by Joe Hughes | Jan 1, 2025 | Blog, Popular
In February 2024, hackers initiated a cyberattack against Change Healthcare, a leading health claims processing provider in North America that processes approximately 15 billion health care transactions annually. The attack created widespread disruption of health care...
by Joe Hughes | Dec 15, 2024 | Blog, Popular
Reducing Health Care Costs in 2025 Health care costs are likely to increase by 7%-8% in 2025. As health care affordability remains an issue for many American workers, consider taking these steps to reduce your health care costs this year: Brush up on health plan...
by Joe Hughes | Dec 1, 2024 | Blog, Smart
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for employee benefit plans maintained by private-sector employers. ERISA includes requirements for both retirement plans (for example, 401(k) plans) and welfare...
by Joe Hughes | Nov 15, 2024 | Blog, Popular
The minimum wage rate will change in 2025 in the following states: Alaska Illinois New York Arizona Maine Ohio California Michigan Oregon Colorado Minnesota Rhode Island Connecticut Missouri South Dakota Delaware Montana Vermont District of Columbia Nebraska Virginia...