Treasury stopped minting pennies in 2026. Washington and other states now have cash-rounding rules. What businesses that take cash need to do.
The IRS is replacing First-Time Abate with automatic penalty relief for businesses with a clean 3-year filing history. Here's how it works.
Massachusetts business owners are watching a familiar fight resurface: the state House has tucked a mandatory employee retirement-savings program — vetoed by Gov. Maura Healey just last year — back into a must-pass economic development bill, according to a July 8, 2026 NFIB press release. What happened The proposal, known as the Secure Choice Savings...
Washington’s mandatory long-term care benefit program, funded through a payroll premium every W-2 employee in the state has been paying into, is denying roughly half of its earliest applicants — but the reason has little to do with whether they actually need care. What happened As of late June 2026, 113 people had applied for...
SECURE 2.0's mandatory Roth catch-up rule takes effect in 2026 for employees over 50 earning $150K+. Here's what small business owners running a 401(k) need to fix before year-end.
Trump Accounts launched July 4 with a $1,000 federal deposit for eligible kids. Employers can now add up to $2,500/year tax-free per employee — here's what small business owners need to know.
Managing Payroll for a Remote Workforce: Tom’s Challenge Imagine you’re Tom, the only payroll administrator in a company that has gone fully remote. Your employer has adopted an “anyone, anywhere” hiring policy, allowing employees to live and work wherever they want. Sounds great, right? But now you’re grappling with payroll registrations across 15 different states,...