High Impact Holiday Notice: Veterans Day

Friday, November 11, 2016 (Veterans Day) is a Federal Banking Holiday. The Federal Reserve will be closed on this day as well as all banks. Because this holiday is two business days before November 15th, and also on a Friday, this holiday is likely to have a large impact on your payroll scheduling. The Payroll Factory® will be open for business with our normal hours of operation (8:30 AM...

How Much Will It Cost To Put My Employees On Payroll?

Working as a payroll sales consultant, the question I hear most from new business owners looking to setup payroll for the first time is usually how much it is going to cost them as a business owner once they start paying their employees on payroll. In some rare instances, they have no idea that they are subject to paying more than just the salary or hourly rate of the...

Forms for New Hires to be put on Payroll

As a business owner, it is of utmost importance that when you hire someone and are ready to put them on payroll that you have the new hire fill out specific paperwork. This paperwork will provide your company with critical information that is needed in order for your in-house payroll department or outsourced payroll service provider to pay your new employee accurately and on time every pay period. The...

Still Dealing with the Affordable Care Act on Your Own? Let Us Help!

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has presented employers with some very specific record keeping and reporting requirements. As if running a successful business wasn’t already stressful and time consuming enough! Have no fear, there is light at the end of the tunnel as I have some great news for you. You no longer have to handle navigating the complexities of the ACA on your own. The Payroll Factory® offers...

The Sun Has Arrived

Yesterday was a first in a very long time that I went out without a wool overcoat on. And it felt great and strange at the same time. Today, without checking the weather report, I did the same. You can probably tell that I have gone overboard. With an hour of extra sunlight and twelve inches of snow starting to melt I have gone wild. I keep looking in...

Spring Forward! Finally!

After a challenging winter it is always nice to know that more sunlight and longer days are on the horizon. We work in an industry that doesn’t allow for snow days or time off because of power outages in our homes. Compared to last winter, this one wasn’t so bad. We work a lot of hours in January to prepare our clients’ year end tax statements. And that time...

New Project!

Well! That did not take long at all. On Wednesday I was celebrating the finish of a project and by Friday another project is started. We must have all felt the bug of doing a Spring Cleaning. And so we have started our Spring Cleaning project at The Payroll Factory®. A lot of people do not like change. They like the coffee maker right where it has always been....

The Finish of A New Project!

Spring is here. And I don’t know about you, but I feel like I would love to hibernate over the winter months. This winter was a challenge for us here in Pennsylvania. Not only did we get close to record breaking snow totals, but we also had ice storms that took out our power for days at a time. But not at The Payroll Factory®. We never lost power....

Keep It Simple, Stupid!

{Sigh.} Uhm. {Longer sigh.} Why do I do this to myself? A great opportunity comes along and instead of just grabbing it, well  I over complicate it. Unnecessary questions, like – “what could go wrong?”; “What are the down sides?”; “What’s my risk?”. This stuff messes up my positive thoughts and probably my long term success. What I really need to do is just seize the opportunity. No questions asked....

Dad, when are we going to Disney?

I don’t want to be afraid anymore. Everyone crying doom and gloom for the last two years petrified me. Not due to my individual circumstances but due to the fear about more bad news. Believe me there is enough real bad news. There is enough real fear  to concern me. I am talking about the irrational fear on top of the rational fear. My family and I have been...