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Leap year! How to handle 27 biweekly payrolls in 2020

Business Management Daily

Although most companies choose this option, it may be a costly decision, since employees will receive an extra paycheck, along with extra taxes withheld and extra benefits provided. This avoids the problem, but many payroll systems aren’t set up to deal with these fractions. Figure pay based on 52.143 weekly pay periods or 26.07

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Importance of Employee Benefit Package And Why it Matters

HR Digest

To drive company’s success, benchmark and budget a benefit plan that attracts the skilled employees, is needed to keep the employees performing at their best. The mandatory benefits form the foundation of all employee benefit packages. Payroll taxes 2. Health care flexible spending accounts 3.

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Imputed income: The real reason behind those pesky receipt requests

Benefit Resource Inc.

The technical definition is: when the value of a service or benefit, provided by employers to employees, must be treated as income. Your employer provided a benefit (aka: allowed you to set aside funds pre-tax). The funds must then be imputed (or treated as income) and subject to payroll taxes. Why it happens.

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Identifying the “Perks” on National Employee Benefits Day

Benefit Resource Inc.

In honor of National Employee Benefits Day, here are some of the often overlooked benefit options employers can use to “sweeten the pot” to attract new talent and retain existing talent. These eight benefits provide an opportunity for over $30,000 of increased value to employees each year.*

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FSA receipt requirements: What you need to document

Business Management Daily

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are employer-established accounts that allow you to put aside pre-tax dollars from your paycheck into a special account to be used for eligible health or dependent care expenses. How to spend FSA funds.

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Drive Employee Engagement with Transparency into Overall Benefits

Hireology

It’s a great start to list benefits on your career site or in your offer letters, but to maintain employee engagement, you should ensure your employees can easily access an overview of their benefits. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates benefits make up about 37.6 Make Employees Feel Valued.

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4 Ways Employee Engagement Has Improved in the Past Decade

Hireology

By partnering with a hiring platform that seamlessly integrates with your other HR systems – such as onboarding, payroll and scheduling platforms – you can make the transition from candidate to employee seamless. Centralize employee benefits .

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