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Your Guide to Take-home Pay

Patriot Software

As an employer, you are responsible for withholding various taxes from employees’ wages. After you subtract all of the taxes and other deductions, money left over is considered take-home pay. Read on to learn more about what is take-home pay and how to calculate it.

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Fiscal drag: how can employers offset the challenges of a difficult economy?

Employee Benefits

The frozen tax thresholds could see some employees ‘dragged’ into paying more tax and have less disposable income as a result. Employers should ask employees about their financial pressures to understand how to support them. In order to combat this, how can employers help manage employees’ financial pressures ?

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Employees and Employers Save with Cafeteria Plans

InterWest Insurance Services

As health care costs continue rising and employees are being asked to shoulder more of the expense burden, you can help them by offering a tax-advantaged plan that allows them to save for medical expenses. Employees can save an average of 30% in federal, state and local taxes on items they already pay for out of pocket.

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Can Payroll Services Handle Direct Deposit?

Patriot Software

Most employers handle direct deposit through their payroll software. Payroll services calculate employees’ wages, taxes and deductions, and take-home pay. […] Read More Direct deposit is a convenient payment method for employees, who receive their paycheck quickly and securely on payday.

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Your choice: To ditch Social Security tax withholding or not

Business Management Daily

President Trump’s executive order suspending the employee portion of Social Security taxes, issued two weeks ago, left many employers wondering what to do. Then, the Treasury Department offered some clarity on the payroll tax. We’ve spent the better part of this week reading other tax lawyers’ opinions about this.

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SAVING 1% MORE COULD BOOST PENSION BY 25%

Employee Benefits

This is especially true when an employer matches any additional contributions. For example, someone in their 20s, saving an extra 1% a year with their employer matching this, may be able to increase their pension pot in retirement by 25%. They are all 25 years old and plan to retire at age 68.

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5 ways to alleviate your employees' hesitations with choosing in an FSA

WEX Inc.

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are a powerful tool for individuals and employers to save money on healthcare and dependent care expenses. Some individuals may be wary of reducing their take-home pay, especially if they are already on a tight budget. It is not legal, financial, or tax advice. Download now!