While it’s true that every business is different, there are a few common necessities. As a business owner, sometimes you just can’t do it all by yourself. Employees are the lifeblood that keeps your company running, yet when payday rolls around do you find yourself wondering if you could do without? Fire your software, not […]
Payroll Accounting Software for Staffing
Back-office efficiency can make or break a staffing firm; learn how to maximize yours, and how staffing software can help.
New Partner: MJA & Associates
COATS Staffing Software is excited to announce our strategic partnership with MJA & Associates, a specialist in government tax incentives.
Staffing Software and Taxes
Taxes are stressful enough. Working with COATS makes tax time much easier.
21 states have minimum wage changes
Do you live in a state that had an increase in minimum wage? Perhaps you do. From Alaska to West Virginia, twenty-one states increased their minimum wage this year. Our partners at AnserTeam have assembled a list: • Alaska: From $7.75 to $8.75 per hour. • Arizona: From $7.90 to $8.05 per hour. • Arkansas: […]
Accounting 101: The Profit and Loss Statement
Accounting 101 looks at one of the most powerful statements: the Profit & Loss (P/L), which shows how your business has done over time.
Accounting 101: The Balance Sheet Workout
Most people find the Balance Sheet a little confusing. Fear not; we’ll walk you through both columns and explain why they should balance.
Accounting 101: Bank Recon for COATS Standard
For users of COATS Standard who wondered how to do Bank Recon, our resident accounting guru Andrea Whitney walks you through it.
Accounting 101: Bank Recon
Our resident expert Andrea Whitney continues her Accounting 101 series by looking at Bank Recon, everyone’s favorite monthly task.
Save Time, Money and Trees
An employee portal can revolutionize your payroll day, payroll questions and year-end, and save lots of postage and time on the phone.
Accounting 101: Debits and Credits
Our multi-part series on Accounting 101 starts with an examination of debits and credits, and the two main statements where they appear.
#4 – The U.S. Treasury Agrees: Payroll Cards Beat Paper Checks
The #4 post in our countdown reaffirms that paycards like Global Cash Card are totally the way to go – even the U.S. Treasury agrees!
From the Bad Idea Files: Using Payroll Taxes as Operating Capital
Because so much of our money can be tied up in things like payroll taxes, it might be tempting to dip into that reserve in times when cash is low…
What the Payroll Tax Legislation Means for Your Business
The new law means less paperwork for the tax, fewer weeks of unemployment benefits and changes in drug testing policies, among other things.
New Year’s Resolutions for Staffing: Metrics That Matter
What are the metrics every business needs to know, and what are the ones unique to staffing?
Vendor Spotlight: Onsite Payroll Solutions
Onsite was founded by Kasey Wanamaker, a former COATS employee and expert on payroll. … The big difference between Onsite and other payroll service companies is that Onsite operates directly in COATS.
The U.S. Treasury Agrees: Payroll Cards Beat Paper Checks
The migration from paper to plastic benefits the people who issue the checks and the people who receive them, and payroll debit cards are no exception.
Minimum Wage Increases in 7 States
The new year is extra happy for minimum-wage workers in seven states; they got a little raise along with their party hats and champagne.
As Easy As W2s Are Ever Going To Get
If you use COATS, you can print W2s directly from the software itself. The L4UP setting in COATS lets you print those lovely forms from your own printer for no cost other than paper and ink.
Order Your W2s
If you haven’t already done so, it’s most definitely time to order your W2 forms. Download the form from our partner Brothers Impressions, fill it out and fax it in before the end of the year!
Feature Focus: Budgets in General Ledger
One of the most powerful tools in COATSsql’s General Ledger module is the new Budget feature, introduced in new version 4.0. Creating budgets in COATSsql lets you anticipate the future by looking at the past.