What is the difference between Tax Forms 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC?
Form 1099-NEC reports payments to nonemployees for services. Form 1099-MISC reports other payments,…
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Lauren DeBisschop
08/24/2026
Tax & Compliance,
Benefits Management
What IRS Letter 226-J means for your ACA compliance records
If your organization receives an IRS Letter 226-J, it means the IRS thinks you owe a payment. It's…
08/07/2026
Benefits Management,
Human Resources
The 4 ERISA guardrails on Trump Account contributions — what HR needs to know
On June 17, 2026, the Department of Labor answered the question employers had been sitting on since…
The IRS gave Trump account employer contributions a W-2 code. Here's what that means for payroll.
The IRS has finalized a W-2 reporting code for Trump account employer contributions. Box 12, Code…
07/29/2026
Tax & Compliance
Mid-year compliance rundown: watch the recording
Most of what came up in this session is already documented in detail across the Compliance Corner.…
07/28/2026
Payroll
How the 280E transition affects cannabis payroll records and labor cost documentation
For years, the way a cannabis company allocated labor costs on payday had a direct effect on how…
07/23/2026
Payroll
Your mid-year payroll health check
Payroll errors rarely announce themselves. They accumulate — a FICA miscalculation here, an…
07/15/2026
Payroll
QuickBooks is now automatically filing your payroll taxes. Here's what that actually means.
If you use QuickBooks Workforce for payroll, something changed on July 1. Starting that date,…
Webinar recap: find the cracks in your payroll foundation
On July 14, 2026, Greenshades hosted a live webinar on a problem most payroll teams are living with…
07/06/2026
Payroll
What to look for in a managed payroll service — and what to watch out for
If you've already worked through whether your payroll operation has a staffing problem — the…
07/06/2026
Payroll
In-house payroll, outsourced payroll, or a managed service: which model fits your organization?
When deciding how to run payroll, most organizations consider either running it internally, or…
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