IPS is pleased to celebrate ten years in business as a payroll services provider for businesses and organizations throughout southeast Wisconsin and across the country. The late Larry Feaman, started the family-owned IPS, along with his children John, Pete, and…
Congratulations to Payroll Manager Camille Pierce who passed an exam in early November to become a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP). This designation, administered by the American Payroll Association (APA), measures a candidate’s knowledge of federal statutes, taxes, and regulations in…
There’s a “new normal” for business as the pandemic continues. But even that too can change at a moment’s notice. Every day, American businesses are wrestling with payroll compliance issues following changes to federal tax law and preparing for what…
On September 1, 2020, a presidential executive order went into effect allowing employers the option to defer their employee’s Social Security tax through the end of the year, December 31. This means the 6.2 percent tax that employees normally pay…
Like many Wisconsin-based organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent office shutdowns forced SecureFutures, a Milwaukee-based non-profit and IPS client, to quickly adapt to a new reality. “Our employees are all working remotely now,” says Brenda Campbell, SecureFutures President and CEO….
As business practices continue to evolve in the midst of a pandemic, the online hiring process has become even more critical for employers. Did you know that more than half of potential employees will start applying for a job online,…
The Employee Retention (Tax) Credit was created to support businesses who forego layoffs and maintain their employees on payroll. According to the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the refundable tax credit is 50% of up to…
The Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) allows employers to defer the deposit and payment of the employer’s share of Social Security taxes and self-employed individuals to defer payment of certain self-employment taxes. What deposits and payments…
The chaos and confusion surrounding the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic provided fertile ground for cybercriminals to launch their scheme of deception. Employees working away from the office during the “Safer-at-Home” orders shifted their home networks to include professional…
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. The Department of Labor’s (Department) Wage and Hour Division…
