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Review Your Balance Sheet to Determine the Health of Your Business

How healthy is your business? Fortunately, the answer to this question is as simple as looking at its balance sheet. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), a company’s balance sheet includes its assets, liabilities, and each owner’s share of equity as of the date of preparation. The owner’s share of equity should be the…

Palmetto PayrollApril 30, 2021

Payroll Processing Reporting Small Business Taxes

How the Latest Covid Relief Bill Impacts Small Businesses

President Joe Biden signed the first Covid relief bill of his new term on March 11, 2021. The new bill, worth $1.9 trillion dollars, is the sixth passed by Congress to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals and businesses. Named the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the new bill incorporates some…

Palmetto PayrollApril 15, 2021

Reporting Small Business

What All Employers Need to Know About the 2021 Employee Retention Credit

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act went into effect on March 13, 2020, after approval by both houses of Congress and the signature of President Donald Trump. The CARES Act included an employee retention credit as a means of encouraging employers to keep employees on the payroll in wake of the COVID-19…

Palmetto PayrollMarch 31, 2021

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Avoid These Common Payroll Mistakes to Save Money

Processing payroll manually opens your company to the risk of making common payroll mistakes that could cause a significant loss of revenue. From the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposing penalties to overpaying employees, these payroll mistakes are all too easy to make. We review some of the top payroll mistakes we see and how to…

Palmetto PayrollMarch 15, 2021

Accounting Payroll Processing Reporting Small Business

State and Federal Minimum Wage Changes for 2021

If you operate a business in South Carolina, you should know about a proposed wage increase announced in the state’s General Assembly on January 12, 2021. Introduced in the South Carolina House of Representatives, the wage increase bill currently sits with the House Ways and Means Committee. The bill to increase the state’s minimum wage…

Palmetto PayrollFebruary 28, 2021

Accounting Small Business Taxes

Is Forming as an S-Corporation Right for Your Business?

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) defines an S-Corporation as an organization that passes credits, deductions, income, and losses through to shareholders for federal tax filing purposes. The shareholders of S-Corps then report income and losses for the business on their personal tax return. One of the biggest benefits of forming S-Corps is that it allows…

Palmetto PayrollJanuary 31, 2021

Payroll Processing Small Business

How Should You Pay Yourself as a Small Business Owner?

The ability to control your own salary is likely one of the things that drew you towards becoming a small business owner in the first place. Unfortunately, things can get complicated when it comes time to pay yourself. We explore some of the best ways to go about that in this blog. Start by Choosing…

Palmetto PayrollJanuary 2, 2021

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Motivating Your Staff Doesn’t Always Take Money

This year has been challenging for everyone, including your employees. As many businesses continue to operate under coronavirus restrictions, it seems that employee relations are more important than ever. Even though you want to show your employees how much you appreciate them, few employers have extra money in the budget this year. The good news…

Palmetto PayrollOctober 31, 2020

Small Business Taxes

Is an LLC Required to Start a Business?

If you’re considering starting a business, you may wonder if you need to initially register it as a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC). The answer to that question is no. However, forming an LLC may be beneficial to you depending on the size of your new business. Below we explore more of the benefits and drawbacks…

Palmetto PayrollOctober 16, 2020

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Avoid These Common Small Business Tax Filing Mistakes

The actions you take now have a big impact on how much you pay or receive back as a refund when you file your small business tax return next April. At Palmetto Payroll, we typically advise small business clients to aim for breaking even with the IRS in that they neither owe nor receive a…

Palmetto PayrollOctober 1, 2020

Small Business