4 Payroll Mistakes That Can Hurt Businesses
Payroll is an essential and stressful part of running a business. Mismanaged payroll can result in hefty penalties, time to revise, and even hurt your relationship with your employees.
Here are some of the most common (and costly!) payroll mistakes that can be avoided:
1. Misclassifying employees
Misclassified employees often miss out on the benefits and protections they are entitled to by law. It also means employers may not withhold and pay the necessary taxes when they should. The consequence? You may be subject to pay both the employee and employer’s share of taxes (plus penalties and interest) and any back wages owed.
2. Failing to keep accurate payroll records
Whether it’s an IRS audit or wage dispute, it pays to keep accurate payroll records. And it’s required by law. The tricky thing is knowing what information to keep, for how long, and what the industry-specific requirements are.
3. Missing tax payments and filing deadlines
Payroll taxes might be one of the biggest headaches of running your payroll in-house. Not only do you have to withhold the correct amount of taxes (state and federal), but you have to report and pay taxes, too. Late payments can result in costly penalties.
4. Do-it-yourself payroll
Employers often try to save money by doing payroll by themselves, however DIY payroll can cause problems – It takes up valuable time, leaves you without support and there is a higher probability of errors with a lack of state and federal payroll knowledge. All of this could be a huge burden.
Bottom Line
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