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Never assume your employees are happy in the workplace. This is caused by a lack of communication, poor culture, and wrong fit. You can also have issues with abilities and desire to perform job duties. Employee surveys and exit interviews are great ways to determine whether you have the right people, in the right jobs.

Never assume your business performs at optimal levels. This can be caused by a lack of evaluating productivity and effectiveness of employees, poor marketing and missed opportunities.

Never assume your product or service is still competitive. This is caused by a lack of evaluating current markets or allowing the competition to take over the market.

Never assume your product or service is what your customers need. This can be caused by a lack of market research and product/service development.

Never assume employees know what they are doing. This is caused by a lack of communication and training.

Never assume your finances will be alright. This is caused by a failure to track revenue and expenses.

Ever received a notice from a governing agency like the IRS? Don’t panic! In most cases, the notice is automatically generated by a computer system and can easily be resolved. You do want to have a payroll professional work with you as they know how to most efficiently resolve the matter.

Do you have employees who ask about being tax exempt? To ensure they don’t run into trouble with the IRS, you want to make sure they truly are exempt from federal withholding taxes. The IRS has set guidelines that enable you to verify the exemption. Better still, contact a payroll professional who can assist you.

The best way to avoid IRS issues is to keep an accurate record of all revenue and expenses in your business. I’ve seen many business owners panic at the end of the year when it’s time to turn records over to their tax preparers because they have not documented anything. This becomes a nightmare for...

Bona fide administrative, executive, professional, and computer-related professionals, as well as outside sales professionals, are classified as “white collar” employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This means they are exempt from the overtime, minimum wage requirements and certain record keeping. The tests for determining exempt status are based on the actual duties and...