https://www.patriotsoftware.com/ Tue, 16 May 2023 19:18:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.patriotsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-site-favicon-32x32.png https://www.patriotsoftware.com/ 32 32 https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/payroll/states-with-paid-family-leave/ Tue, 16 May 2023 19:18:00 +0000 https://pslohio.wpengine.com/uncategorized/states-with-paid-family-leave/ According to the most recent BLS data, 23% of private industry workers regularly have access to paid family leave. Do yours? If you do business in one of the states with paid family leave laws, the answer should be yes. So, what is paid family leave? Which states require it? And, how do state leave […]

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]]> https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/payroll/maryland-paid-family-leave-program/ Tue, 16 May 2023 19:13:00 +0000 https://www.patriotsoftware.com/?p=56155 Thanks to the passage of its new Time to Care Act, Maryland is now the tenth state to mandate paid family and medical leave for employees. If you’re a Maryland employer, the Maryland paid family leave program applies to you. You must make payroll changes and provide written notices to your employees. But we’ll get […]

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]]> https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/accountant-professionals/what-are-cpe-credits/ Thu, 11 May 2023 19:47:29 +0000 https://www.patriotsoftware.com/?p=62640 You’ve passed your CPA (certified public accountant) exam—hooray! But to keep your license active, you need to receive CPE credits according to your State Board of Accountancy’s requirements. So, what are CPE credits, and how can you earn them? What does CPE stand for in accounting? Several fields require that professionals undergo ongoing training to […]

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]]> https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/press/cpe-credits-accountants-nasba/ Wed, 10 May 2023 18:57:38 +0000 https://www.patriotsoftware.com/?p=62605 Canton, OH Patriot Software, an accounting and payroll software company, is now an approved provider of continuing professional education (CPE) credits for accountants. Accountants can earn CPE credits for live attendance of Patriot Software webinars, which are free to attend.  Patriot Software is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as […]

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]]> https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/accounting/recession-how-to-survive-business/ Tue, 09 May 2023 19:24:50 +0000 https://www.patriotsoftware.com/?p=62611 For months, the looming recession has been on everyone’s mind. In October 2022, 91% of CEOs said one would occur within the year. And in December 2022, Forbes found that large tech companies, banks, and manufacturers had laid off nearly 125,000 employees to prepare. With the March 2023 Silicon Valley Bank collapse, concerns of a […]

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]]> https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/press/time-and-attendance-support-semimonthly-monthly/ Thu, 04 May 2023 13:45:31 +0000 https://www.patriotsoftware.com/?p=62591 Canton, OH Patriot Software, an accounting software and payroll provider, has released a feature enhancement to its Time & Attendance software. Time & Attendance, an optional add-on to Patriot’s payroll software, now supports semi-monthly and monthly pay frequencies. Through Time & Attendance, Patriot Software customers can track and manage employee time cards. After approving time […]

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]]> https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/accountant-professionals/taking-time-off-work-how-to/ Mon, 01 May 2023 17:37:14 +0000 https://www.patriotsoftware.com/?p=62519 Accountants aren’t famous for taking vacations. They’re known for working hard and seldom taking breaks. But long hours and late nights aren’t sustainable forever. If taking time off work isn’t on your radar, you may need to consider it eventually. Read on to learn how to take time off work as an accountant. Why taking […]

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]]> https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/payroll/employee-expense-reimbursement-process/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:22:15 +0000 https://www.patriotsoftware.com/?p=62320 Does this sound familiar? You ask an employee to run a few errands for the office. They end up with a $10.79 coffee shop bill, $56.99 at the office supply store, and $25.28 at a local pizza joint. Sure, you plan to repay them. But how much do you know about employee expense reimbursement? Receipt […]

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]]> https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/accounting/what-is-trial-balance-adjusted-how-prepare-purpose/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 18:23:00 +0000 https://pslohio.wpengine.com/uncategorized/what-is-trial-balance-adjusted-how-prepare-purpose/ Are you an accounting wizard? Maybe, maybe not. Regardless, your math needs to add up. And sometimes, even the greatest mathematicians make mistakes. If you make an accounting error, you must find it—before it harms your business. That’s where a trial balance comes in. An accounting trial balance is for businesses that use accrual accounting. […]

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]]> https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/payroll/calculating-overtime-semimonthly-pay-periods/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:30:11 +0000 https://www.patriotsoftware.com/?p=62241 Eighteen percent of businesses pay employees semimonthly. If you use semimonthly pay periods and have nonexempt employees who work overtime, read on. We’ll break down calculating overtime for semimonthly pay periods (complete with examples!). What is a semimonthly pay period? Semimonthly pay is a type of pay frequency where employers pay employees twice per month. […]

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