Tag: Medicare Taxes

  • Payroll – Introduction to Basic Concepts

    Payroll – Introduction to Basic Concepts

    Payroll is envisioned as the simple employer employee agreement related to compensation for services. I often think of this as the simple handshake whereby the employer agrees to pay the employee a set rate per hour of work. This was true a hundred or more years ago, but over time; history and governmental regulations complicated this…

  • Hair Stylist Compensation Model

    Hair Stylist Compensation Model

    One of the most fascinating business models is the hair salon industry. Many salons are poorly managed and rarely generate adequate profits. To make matters worse, the stylists are like professional sports players. One week they are playing for this team, and next week they are on a new team.  In effect, they switch salons.  It often happens…

  • Form 941 – The Basics

    Form 941 – The Basics

    Form 941 is the employer’s quarterly federal tax return. It reports how much federal income taxes were withheld; Social Security taxes and Medicare taxes that are due and how much was paid in deposits to the Internal Revenue Service. The report is filed every three months for each of the four calendar quarters.