by Stapley Accounting | Jun 7, 2023 | Employer
Employers that offer a 401(k) plan should generally encourage participants to invest as much as they can and not touch the money until retirement. However, there may be instances when employees feel they need to access their plan funds before reaching retirement age....
by Stapley Accounting | May 31, 2023 | Employer
Your employees may be worried. A January 2023 report by Greenwald Research found that 70% of participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans are concerned about running out of money in their golden years. In today’s competitive hiring and employee-retention...
by Stapley Accounting | May 24, 2023 | Employer
It’s fairly safe to say that most employers are well aware of their obligation to pay certain employees overtime under specified circumstances. What may be less clear is which bonuses and other incentives must be included in the calculation. Recently, the Wage and...
by Stapley Accounting | May 17, 2023 | Employer
The term “quiet quitting” has been trending mightily over the past year or so. This is essentially when employees show up for work, do just enough to keep their jobs, but don’t do much else. Of course, many other workers have actually quit — particularly since the...
by Stapley Accounting | May 10, 2023 | Employer
Qualified educational assistance programs, sometimes referred to as “tuition reimbursement programs,” are a relatively popular employee benefit. Employers can use one to provide up to $5,250 per employee per year as a tax-free fringe benefit for undergraduate,...
by Stapley Accounting | May 3, 2023 | Employer
In January, the Biden administration issued a policy statement indicating its intent to extend the COVID-19 national emergency (NE) and public health emergency (PHE) declarations to May 11, 2023, and then end both emergencies on that date. However, in a Joint...