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November 9, 2023
Navigating Minnesota’s Employment Law Changes

In this webinar we provide insight into recent changes in Minnesota's employment laws and how to effectively navigate them. This is an hour long webinar with some Q&A.  ...

June 28, 2022
2022 Q3 Tax Calendar: Key Deadlines for Businesses and Other Employers

Here are some of the key tax-related deadlines affecting businesses and other employers during the third quarter of 2022. Keep in mind that this list isn’t all-inclusive, so there may be additional deadlines that apply to you. Contact us to ensure you’re meeting all appl...

November 24, 2020
New Form 1099-NEC

Form 1099-NEC replaces Form 1099-MISC for the reporting of non-employee compensation. This information was previously reported in Box 7 of Form 1099-MISC. The due date for providing the form to recipients and for filing with the Internal Revenue Service is February 1, 2021....

October 26, 2020
No Season is the Right Season for Ghost Employees and Other Payroll Scams

Ghost stories can be good fun, particularly this time of year. Ghost employees, on the other hand, are trouble for employers. They may be just as fictional as the paranormal activities in your favorite scary book or movie, but if you have ghost employees on your payroll, you...

May 6, 2020
Employee Retention Credits

The employee retention credit is a refundable credit of 50% of up to $10,000 in qualified wages (qualified health plan expenses included), or a maximum of $5,000 per employee.  This credit is available against wages paid from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2020.  Ther...

April 24, 2020
FAQs on New SBA Loans and Tax Provisions

To help you navigate through the new SBA Loan opportunities and the tax provisions resulting from this and the CARES Act, we have provided you with a list of Frequently Asked Questions....

April 1, 2020
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 Preparedness for Business Clients

In this COVID-19 preparedness webinar from April 1, 2020, five Boyum Barenscheer partners discuss the issues impacting Minnesota businesses.  This webinar focused on three primary areas: Practical advice for navigating business cash flow needs and the new loans available, u...

March 31, 2020
COVID-19 Summary and Resources – March 30, 2020

As I put together this document of the timeline, summaries and resources for you, I wanted to share what message I printed out and shared with my daughters as they start their first day at home of flex learning: Don’t Stress, Do Your Best, Forget the Rest...

March 30, 2020
COVID-19 SBA Loans Available

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its affects on small businesses, the SBA now has two loans available to help your small business through these unusual and trying times.  Here is a quick summary on the Economic Injury Disaster Loan and the Paycheck Protection Loan....

September 12, 2017
New Form I-9 Required On September 18th

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of the Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) on July 17th....

July 26, 2017
Classify with Care

One common question that many business owners will have is “Am I hiring an independent contractor or an employee?”  While most business owners want to hire everyone as independent contractors, this can cause a lot of trouble if the new hire is mis-classified....