Resources for Small Businesses
The Small Business Resource Center is provided by PayCheck
Connection™ to offer its clients a range of useful tools, forms and resources to help them run and grow their businesses. We hope to grow the resource area to include podcasts, webinars, audio casts and a wealth of written resources. Below is just a sample of what is to come for this resource center.
Below you will find human resource guidelines and reference materials to help you design your HR department.
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Free Human Resource Spreadsheets and other HR Forms
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| HR Spreadsheet | This is an excellent tool to help layout an Employee Handbook. |
| Employee Exit Survey | Gather information regarding your employment practices and employee satisfaction to help make improvements in employee retention/relations. |
| Employer Information Form | This tool is an excellent form to gather and keep basic information on an employee. W-9's should be kept separate for compliance purposes. |
| New Hire Checklist | Utilize this checklist to make sure you have everything needed for HR compliance and for orientation of the new hire. |
| Steps in HR Planning (White Paper) | Excerpt: Is your company legally compliant with employee practices and documentation? Do your employees know the expectations of their job and of your office? For managers and company owners seeking answers to employee policy and performance issues it is essential to begin with a comprehensive human resource system. This white paper reviews the basic necessities of human resource needs. |
| Employer Termination Checklist | Compile proper documentation for employee termination on this form. |
| Employer Accident Report | Keep track of employee accidents and work related injuries. |
| Employment Requisition Form | This form will help lay out a requisition request for a new hire or new position within the organization. |
| Employee Evaluation Tracking Form | Use this form when completing a employee performance appraisal. |
| HR Team Charter Form | Use this form to help get your team on the same page regarding communication and problem-solving in your office. |
| Incidence Variance Report | Implement this form for incidence record keeping and corrective action. |
| Interview Evaluation | This form will assist in the review of a candidate for a job. It helps standardize the process of evaluation. |
| Job Description Acknowledgement | This form indicates acknowledgement that the new hire or promoted employee understands the position and job duties. |
| New Employee Orientation Checklist | This checklist will help managers and supervisors organize new employee orientation. |
| Article on End of Year Review/Employee Motivation | This article reviews the end of the year employee assessment process and what motivates employees. A great article for ideas and guidance when conducting employee reviews and addressing human resource issues. |
| Federal Employment Forms | |
| I-9 | Employment Eligibility Verification Form |
| W-9 | Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification Form |
| W-4 | Employee's Withholding Allowance Certification Form |
| American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Information |
Use these various flyers and posters below to help inform your employees of tax advantages they can take advantage of for 2009 tax year.
For a list of all the IRS YouTube Videos Click Here. |
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Education Flyer (English)
Education Poster (English) |
There's an opportunity credit and enhanced benefits for
529 college savings plans
that help families and students find ways to pay higher education expenses.
See more on Education benefits from the IRS.
YouTube Video Click Here. |
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Energy Flyer (English)
Energy Poster (English) |
Enery efficiency and renewable energy incentives.
See what individuals can do to for more tax rewards.
YouTube Video Click Here. |
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First-Time Homebuyer Flyer (English)
First-Time Homebuyer Poster (English) |
Homebuyers who purchase in 2009 can get credit of up to $8,000 with no payback requirement.
See more on First-Time Homebuyer tax credit from the IRS.
YouTube Video Click Here. |
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Making Work Pay Flyer (English)
Making Work Pay Poster (English) |
This tax credit means more take-home pay for many of your employees. To make sure enough tax is withheld from your employees pay they can use the
withholding calculator
the IRS has provided.
See Making work pay page from the IRS.
YouTube Video Click Here. |
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Taxpayers who buy certain new vehicles in 2009 can
deduct the state and local sales taxes
they paid or other taxes and fees they paid in the
states with no sales taxes.
YouTube Video Click Here. |
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| Need a different Language for the Recovery Act flyers & posters? | The IRS has produced several languages on each one of these flyers and poster; for English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese click here to get one of the flyers and/or posters in a different language. |
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2009 IRS Radio PSAs
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PSAs are Public Service Announcements and the IRS has put a theme together called "Talking it Over". These files are in MP3 format so you are able to listen to and download the files concerning the ARRA (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act) whenever you want during the 2009 year. IRS also has information regarding other hot topics of interest.
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