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Making Voluntary Unemployment Tax Contributions If a state uses the reserve ratio method described in the previous section to arrive at the contribution rate charged to a business, then the business may have the option to contribute additional funds into its ... [full story]

Termination Payments A variety of state laws govern how soon employees are to be paid after their employment is terminated. The key factor in these laws is whether an employee leaves a company under his or her own volition or if ... [full story]

Payments to Employee Credit Cards Some companies employ people who, for whatever reason, either are unable to set up personal bank accounts or choose not to do so. In these cases, they must take their paychecks to a check-cashing service, which ... [full story]

Direct Deposit Payments Direct Deposit Payments Direct deposit is the most prevalent method for paying employees. It involves the direct transfer of funds from the company payroll account to the personal savings or checking accounts of its employees. By doing so, employees ... [full story]

Check Payments Check Payments A far more common method for paying employees is to create a check payment for each one. It is increasingly rare to see a company manually calculate and create payroll checks, since very inexpensive software can be purchased ... [full story]