HAPPY 2017! This letter was sent to all of our business clients at year end with important Arizona and Federal announcements affecting employers in the new year. Click the link: Business-Year-End-Letter-2016 Schutte & Hilgendorf offers a broad range of...
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Overtime rules for Business Owners
There has been an important update on the new DOL Overtime Rules that were set to go into effect on December 1st. Yesterday a U.S. District Judge issued an injunction against the new rules. This means that the new overtime rules will not go into effect on December...
Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors Can Be A Costly Mistake
Using independent contractors in your business can save money. Independent contractors do not receive typical company benefits such as vacation, sick pay or health insurance/retirement benefits. Plus, employers don’t pay social security taxes (FICA), or provide...
Document Retention and Destruction Policy
Many clients ask about record retention. Click on the link below for a suggested record retention policy for non-profits, proposed by the AICPA. It can be used by just about anyone that has business or non-profit organization records. Not-for-Profit Document...
GOOD ACCOUNTING HABITS FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
Most small business owners we come in contact with do not like the paper work side of running a business. They are very good at building houses, fixing vehicles, landscaping, or whatever the specialty is, but paperwork is often the last thing they want to do and /or...
Questions and Answers for the Additional Medicare Tax – Effective January 1, 2013
The following link will take you to questions and answers that will provide employers and payroll service providers information that will help them as they prepare to implement the Additional Medicare Tax which goes into effect in 2013. The Additional Medicare Tax...

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