Boston Dollars & Sense

It's Easy to Switch Your Payroll to Us

Maybe you're fed up with the errors and unresponsiveness, or you feel like you're lost in the shuffle of your payroll corporate giant. We understand. We hear these and other complaints from our clients regarding their previous payroll providers all the time.

Most companies, even while dissatisfied with their current payroll provider, still stay with them because they don't realize they can change any day of the year. Also, sometimes inertia sets in -- change is difficult for many people. However, we help our clients with this transition every step of the way.

Did you know that as long as you have payroll records from your provider, we can switch you over to our state-of-the-art payroll service any time of the year? That's right... you don't have to wait to time it perfectly with a year-end or even a quarter-end. We've set up many of our clients, mid-year -- or even mid-month.

We are an attractive alternative to ADP and Paychex. Here's why.

1. We do not make errors and offer an unconditional guarantee. Our clients appreciate this peace of mind.
2. Our response rate to client inquiries is 100%. We have a 'sunset policy,' which means we respond to our clients before day's end. There is no complicated telephone tree to reach us. Simply call our main number and you will be immediately directed to us.
3. We cost less. Our company policy is to beat the cost you're paying to your current provider.
4. We won't nickel and dime you. We determine your annual cost and divide that cost into 12 predictable monthly payments. No extra charge for the 941s, no extra charge for the W-2s, no extra charge for direct deposit, and so on, and so on.
5. We offer FREE direct deposit. Everyone wants their money immediately available on payday.
6. We offer our clients' employees FREE 24x7x365 access to paystub viewing through a secure online portal.
7. We do not require tax impounding for your federal and state taxes. This means you get to keep your cash to support your business until the day the taxes are due.
8. Your payroll data easily downloads, transaction by transaction, directly to your accounting software. No one from your company ever needs to manually record your payroll again.

For more information, please review our Payroll Brochure and Pay-As-You-Go Workers' Compensation Brochure which can also be found on our website.

Our clients love our payroll service. Isn't it time you ENJOYED working with your payroll company? Contact us today to see how we can help you regain satisfaction with your payroll provider.

April Robbins Joins Greater Boston Bookkeeping and Financial Services

I am very pleased to announce that April Robbins has recently joined Greater Boston Bookkeeping and Financial Services as Associate.  An integral member at my firm, April is responsible for managing our bookkeeping services and our small business payroll service for our clients in the Boston, Massachusetts market.

Prior to joining the firm, April co-founded and was the Chief Financial Officer for AvWatch, Inc., a successful business start-up providing air surveillance for local, state, and federal organizations.  April was responsible for all accounting, business loans, financing and payroll.

Before starting a new company, April spent a number of years in the Biopharmaceutical field first as an engineer supervising the construction of new pharmaceutical plants and then as a manager of Material and Logistics department. As a manager April was responsible for launching new life-saving products, and maintaining inventory levels. Her team worked with Marketing, Quality and Engineering to ensure packaging was designed and validated, quality levels were met, and critical inventory levels for all raw materials were established and maintained.

As a manager April worked to achieve outcomes for the company but also worked with each team member to develop training, education, and career development plans.

April received a Masters of Business Administration, graduating with high distinction, from New York University’s Stern School of Business. She also holds a Bachelors of Science and Engineering in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University.

April can be reached through email at april@greaterbostonbookkeeping.com or at our main number, 978-662-5400. Her direct line is 978-662-5403.

Be sure to check the About Us page on our website soon to learn more about April and how she may be able to contribute to your company’s success.

Massachusetts' Privacy and Data Protection Law

The April issue of the Greater Boston Bookkeeping newsletter discusses the Massachusetts privacy and data protection law (formally called 201 CMR 17.00: STANDARDS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF RESIDENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH (part of M.G.L. c.93H).

If you are an individual or business and you have information that combines a Massachusetts citizen's name along with his/her credit card number, social security number, financial account number or state issued identification number -- then you or your company must take certain steps to be compliant by January 1, 2010.

See the complete article: Massachusetts' New Privacy and Data Protection Law to see how Greater Boston Bookkeeping is already complying with this law.

Landmine ahead. Is Joe The Plumber an Independent Contractor or Employee?

January. It's the time of the year for resolutions, of new hope, of organization and also ---- for income tax preparation. Companies are busy producing required documents for their employees and subcontractors before the month-end deadline.

The January issue of our newsletter is focused on "Joe The Plumber," not only one who recently found himself in the midst of a presidential campaign but who is also smack dab in the middle of a critical company decision: Should Joe The Plumber be classified as an independent contractor or employee?

This article will tell you why all of this matters so much, what happens if a company misclassifies, how to make the determination (the IRS doesn't make it easy!), and what you should do after determining if Joe is an employee or an independent contractor.

Continue to the complete article: Landmine ahead. Is Joe The Plumber an Independent Contractor or Employee?

Credit Markets Have Come to a Screeching Halt

One cannot open the newspaper or watch television these days without learning of yet another major financial setback in the U.S. economy. And the financial crisis has spread to international banks as well. So -- the American woes are now pervading the global economy.

While the recent stock market decline is indeed upsetting, it does serve to remind us to be cautious in these difficult economic times.

In our September 2008 newsletter we discussed what all this has to do with you, some personal tips, and what you may want to do if you own your own business.

See Credit Markets Have Come to a Screeching Halt for the whole story.