Your dark and mysterious payroll past comes back into your life. Another notice. Something unreadable. You thought you'd left this all behind. But here it is again. Your pulse quickens. You're back under the tax agency's smoldering gaze. And this time, they won't take no for an answer.

When you move, the old taxes need to be discontinued and the new ones added. This is true, even if your office stays in the same place. Or if you work from home. Especially if you work from home. If you don’t fix it soon, the state is going to send you a whopper of a bill when you file your tax return.

For my small business clients (who aren’t considering a PEO), the decision often comes down to Bamboo or Gusto. Both Bamboo and Gusto have clean, easy-to-understand user interfaces with cute graphics that really do make dry and stressful processes less intimidating and occasionally “delightful.” 

Deel is like if a pickup artist did payroll. Deel is the stereotypical tech-bro, “move fast and break (your) things,” the-rules-are-for-thee-and-not-for-me, all-glitz-no-substance disappointment. It looks pretty in the demo, even if those fancy buttons and cool apps never work as expected. 

When you work overtime, you’re paid time and a half. The OBBBA only applies to the “and a half” portion of your pay. The OBBBA only applies to federal overtime, or hours worked beyond 40 hours in a week.

Many companies with fewer than 200 people will literally sign away legal control of their employees and pay multiple times more for payroll services.  Just so they don’t have to think about state tax settings.