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Flexible Spending Account Contribution Limit Climbs

InterWest Insurance Services

The IRS recently announced that the annual contribution limit for flexible spending accounts will rise to $3,200 in 2024, up $150 from this year. Additional payroll contributions beyond the final paycheck can only be made if the employee elects to continue their FSA plan through COBRA. That’s up $30 from this year.

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What are The Pre-Payroll activities? A detailed overview

Qandle

Pre-payroll activities refer to the tasks and processes that need to be completed before running the actual payroll for employees. Here is a detailed overview of pre-payroll activities: Data Collection: The first step in pre-payroll activities is collecting all the necessary data related to employees.

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5 Key Elements to Look for in a Payroll Platform

Hireology

Payroll and related costs can make up 50 percent – or more – of total business costs, so it’s critical to ensure you’re partnering with the right payroll platform to avoid costly errors and drive efficiency across your business. . Is your payroll platform setting you up for success on the people side of your business?

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5 Key Elements to Look for in a Payroll Platform

Hireology

Payroll and related costs can make up 50 percent – or more – of total business costs, so it’s critical to ensure you’re partnering with the right payroll platform to avoid costly errors and drive efficiency across your business. . Is your payroll platform setting you up for success on the people side of your business?

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Mid-Year Financial Tweaks and Tasks

Money Talk

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Tweak - Like HSAs, you know your health care spending so far. Use this information to adjust payroll deductions for a health care FSA (up or down). The 2023 maximum pre-tax contribution is $3,050. Ditto for child care FSA contributions.

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Leap year! How to handle 27 biweekly payrolls in 2020

Business Management Daily

This avoids the problem, but many payroll systems aren’t set up to deal with these fractions. Best practice: List all benefits and deductions to determine whether they’re impacted: Medical, dental, life, vision, group-term life insurance, long-term disability, dependent care, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.

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10 steps to maintain end-of-year payroll compliance

Business Management Daily

The end of the year is a hectic time for payroll staff and business owners. While the year is winding down, the payroll department is ramping up to prepare for the end of the year and ensure that all reporting deadlines are met. Some payroll tax compliance items are completed quarterly, or more frequently throughout the year.

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