1099-MISC in a Nutshell
Do you pay any vendor a total of $600 or more for services during the year who is NOT your employee? If yes, you may have a Form 1099-MISC filing requirement. Who is subject to 1099 reporting? The...
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If you are like most nonprofits, paying people for services is your largest expense. It’s not unusual for payroll and contractor payments to make up 80% or more of total expenses. It’s also an area...
View ArticleFive Hidden Payroll Costs
Whether you do payroll in-house or use an outsourced payroll service, you may be experiencing unnecessary costs. And these costs pile up payroll after payroll, month after month. Here are a few of the...
View ArticleMake the Leap to a Better Payroll System
The start of a new year is fast approaching, bringing with it an opportunity to do things differently than you did them in 2017! If your payroll system has been one of those problems you’d like to...
View ArticleHow to Fix an Overpayment to an Employee
Recently we’ve seen the following scenario happen in two nonprofit organizations: First, the organization accidentally overpays an employee. In one organization, it was confusion over how to use the...
View ArticleEasy 1099 E-File with QuickBooks Online
Before we embark on the Grand Tour of the Chart of Accounts, a timely topic came to our attention. This month, of course, is January, the month when you must get those 1099-MISC forms out to all your...
View Article10 Steps on Hiring Your Nonprofit Organization’s First Employee
A reader asked for advice on hiring her organization’s first employee. First let us say congratulations for reaching this milestone! Your first employee, while exciting, also opens up a whole new...
View ArticleEntering Payroll Expenses: Problems and Solutions
One of the biggest, if not THE biggest expense for many nonprofit organizations is payroll. We often see problems in the way payroll expenses are entered into the books of nonprofit organizations. Here...
View Article1099-MISC Instructions You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
Let us guess. What you really want is not just basic 1099-MISC instructions. You want the inside scoop on how to deal with this task so you can cross it off your list. You want peace of mind that you...
View ArticleHoliday Bonus for Nonprofit Employees
The employees of your nonprofit organization have worked hard all year for way less than they’re worth. Wouldn’t it be nice to give each one a holiday bonus as a thank you? Cash Bonuses Each holiday...
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