2. If you're a business owner,
here's the bottom line:
You've got to
run payroll.
3. Running payroll is more complicated than it
sounds, especially as a small business owner.
Follow these 4 steps to
get your payroll program
off the ground.
5. To run payroll, you need your state new employer
information to register your business.
Use our handy map to find the
information for your state!
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9. To calculate how much to pay employees, ask:
Is the employee hourly or salaried?
Are they eligible for overtime pay?
Once you've answered these questions for
each employee, follow these formulas to
calculate payroll amounts:
14. You need to deduct payroll taxes
(income tax, Social Security,
Medicare) from employee pay.
Read this to get the full
explainer on payroll taxes!
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15. Depending on your employee benefits
package, you may need to take other
deductions from your employee's paycheck.
Other deductions could include:
Health Insurance
401(k) Deductions