#3 – Labor Law Posters: Pretty? No. Required? Yes.

The #3 post on the blog countdown discusses something that comes up every few years about this time: labor law posters.

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Federal Labor Law poster cropped


October 2012 Legal Roundup

A look ahead to IRS guidelines, a look even farther ahead to essential health benefits and a squinty look at type in an email.

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Legal-Roundup


COATS Update for Michigan

Michigan’s witholding rate and exemption amount will change next week, but we’ve got you covered.

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Michigan Taxation


How to File Your Payroll Taxes in COATS Using Mag Media

“Mag media,” or, as the rest of us call it, filing your state and federal taxes electronically is one of the business marvels of the electronic age. But because of the whole “50 states, and they’ve each gotta do it differently” issue, it can get a little tricky.

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Uploading your taxes is easy in COATS Staffing Software


Taxes: Quarterly Cycle Reports in COATS Staffing Software

Four times a year, chances are you’re legally required to report your payroll information to federal and state governments. Fortunately, COATS Staffing Software has a function for this: the Quarterly Cycle Report.

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Quarterly Cycle Reports in COATS Staffing Software


Setting Up Employee State Taxes in COATS Staffing Software

When you’re plugging a new employee into COATS, there’s lots of data to enter. But there’s also tax information to be considered, and depending on the details, that could be a lot of information.

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Setting up employee state taxes in COATS Staffing Software


State-Specific Tax Updates in New Versions of COATS

Every new version of COATS includes lots of tax updates, because let’s face it: states keep changing their tax laws, and there’s 50 of ‘em!

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COATS Staffing Software has state-specific tax information