How do we pay nonexempt staff for after-hours communications?
Generally, non-exempt employees are paid hourly. We recommend instructing non-exempt employees to track all their time worked and prohibit working off the clock. Employers may use any timekeeping method they choose as long as it’s accurate and capturing all the required information (see below). For example, you may use a time clock, have a timekeeper keep…
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How to Check the Status of My Tax Return Find out if the IRS received your tax return and check the status of your refund. Whether you owe taxes or you’re expecting a refund, you can find out your tax return’s status by: Using the IRS Where’s My Refund tool Viewing your IRS account information Calling…
Where’s My Refund
How to Check the Status of My Tax Return Find out if the IRS received your tax return and check the status of your refund. Whether you owe taxes or you’re expecting a refund, you can find out your tax return’s status by: Using the IRS Where’s My Refund tool Viewing your IRS account information Calling…
Does My Church Need an Employee Handbook?
In general, having an employee handbook or policy manual is a good business practice, but specifically, there are some good reasons, from a legal standpoint, to create an employee handbook. The Purpose of an Employee Handbook Employees like to know what is expected of them and they want to know that they are being treated…
Vaccination, Return to Work, and Masking FAQ
Q1: Can we bring all employees back to the church office, but make the unvaccinated keep their masks on? In most states, yes.* Currently the CDC suggests that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most places (some workplaces will be an exception, such as healthcare settings), but that non-fully vaccinated people…
4 Unavoidable Legal Issues For Your Church
4 Unavoidable Legal Issues For Your Church As a church leader, there are certain things we don’t like to think about, but in the end, we cannot avoid them. 1) UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHURCH COULD GET SUED . . . AT ANY TIME It is a bad day when a summons is served. Yet in reality,…
FAQs About Form I-9
We receive a lot of questions about the I-9—the form used to verify the identity and employment authorization of all individuals hired for employment in the United States. Here are some of the most common: 1: How Should I-9s Be Stored? Separately. We recommend that you keep all I-9s in either a separate master file or…
IRS Processing Delays
The Internal Revenue Service closed the most recent filing season with more than 35 million in unprocessed tax returns, as the agency’s backlog grew markedly amid a crush of challenges related to the pandemic and economic relief efforts. The National Taxpayer Advocate indicated about 17 million paper tax returns are still waiting to be processed and approximately…
Can you prohibit personal phone?
Q: Employees are spending a lot of time on their phones (scrolling social media, browsing the internet, listening to music or podcasts). Can we prohibit personal phone use during work hours? A: Yes, you can limit or prohibit the use of personal devices during work hours. Employees can be expected to give their undivided attention…
Paid Preparer or DIY Software?
Tax Software For Ministers A frequent mantra that I often repeat is “Minister’s taxes are not hard, they are just different.” Of course, easy is a relative term. For us, many tax returns are not difficult because we have prepared thousands of minister returns. Most people, including many preparers, do not know the differences…