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I want candy!

Forget the dentist. Our favorite day this year is Nov. 3. That’s when parents bring in whatever candy is left after a weekend of indulgence (by the kids, not the parents). To avoid a trip to the payroll dentist, here are some year-end activities you can do now.

Two-minute payroll reads: October '25

Payroll is complicated and your time is limited. Spend two minutes reading these digests and you’ll be able to keep the C-suite up-to-date on key payroll developments.

Payroll practice essentials: How to get employees to submit their time sheets

You can’t pay employees correctly if you don’t know how many hours they’ve worked. And no matter how many times you stress the importance to employees of getting their time sheets to you on time, they and their managers still just blank. One thing is abundantly clear: You can’t hold employees’ pay u

You can pay employees in stablecoins, but watch out

The Genius Act, signed into law earlier this year, establishes a regulatory framework for payment in stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency. They may look like cash money, since their value is pegged to the U.S. dollar, but they’re not, according to the IRS. Stablecoins require an entirely new report

October 2025: Employer’s business tax calendar

Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Health plan audits can reveal ineligible dependents & claims

Using artificial intelligence for various aspects of health plan administration makes sense. But AI has a downside—less human oversight of employees’ paperwork means they can claim dependents who aren’t eligible for coverage or submit ineligible claims for reimbursement. One answer is a health plan

In the Payroll Mailbag: September '25

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act shot from the House to the Senate to the president’s desk in fewer than two months. There are many ambiguities around the payroll provisions. We’ll try to shed light on some of them so you can have productive conversations with your employees, because they will be aski

Fix it fast: Employees working remotely from anywhere

Employees working remotely is enough of a tax-compliance headache for you. New twist: Your company policy on remote work now allows employees to work from almost anywhere. The compliance issues are endless.

The blight of the FumbleBee

FumbleBees fail to plan. Take time now to get these administrative duties out of the way. Your employees can do likewise. The result will be a considerably smoother year-end process.

IRC conformity: To roll or not to roll

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act raises the tax-free amount of dependent care assistance benefits to $7,500, from $5,000, beginning next year. What about state withholding? There are several different kinds of IRC conformity statutes, and you need to know which one your state and remote employees’ sta