New Form I-9 Required by April
2009
All US employers are responsible
for completion and retention of Form i-9 for each
individual they hire for employment in the United
States. This includes citizens and
non-citizens. On the form, the employer must verify the
employment eligibility and identity documents presented
by the employee and record the document information on
the Form I-9. The list of acceptable documents can be
found on the last page of the form.
The form is
available in Businessworks using the Enhanced Tax
Reporting feature. It is also available to download on
the US Citizen and Immigration Services webiste.
Click
here to download the Form
I-9. | |
TOP 10 MOST COMMON PASSWORDS!
Reconsider your passwords, a PC Magazine
article reported their Top Ten. I was surprised to find
blink182 on the list, but was told it is a band. For
more information about Blink-182 please
click
here.
Is your password on the
list?
1. password
2. 123456
3.
qwerty
4. abc123
5.
letmein
6. monkey
7.
myspace1
8. password1
9.
blink182
10. (your first name)
To
read the article click
here. | |
ClientCare
Take advantage of
your software purchase.. renew your Sage support
plan with us.
ClientCare includes:
Free
upgrades During the year includes
next version upgrade and all service
packs
Support options for
you choose a plan that's
right for you: Bronze,
Gold, or Silver
Access
to on-line knowledge-base
including help with common issues and error
messages
Access to Sage
Software Online
and much more.
To renew your
ClientCare call Terry @ 985.851.4043.
You
can also check out the more information regarding
ClientCare plans by clicking
here. | |
Lorelei Walker, CPA, llc
122 New Orleans Boulevard
Houma, Louisiana 70364
985.851.4043 (voice)
985.851.4052 (fax)
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Sage Supported Versions:
Version
2009
Service Pack 4 includes:
Payroll- change in Federal minimum wage to
$6.55
change to state withholding table &
deductions
for
KY, MO, OK, DC, ID OR, ND, OH, MD,
VT
Accounts
Receivable- no longer duplicates
invoice
numbers and credit memo numbers
when
processing Order Entry returns and
invoices
at the same time.
Version
8
Service Pack 7
includes:
Payroll- change in Federal minimum wage to
$6.55
change
to state withholding table &
deductions
for KY, MO, OK, DC, ID, OR, ND, OH, MD,
VT
Remember, a new Service
Pack will be issued for Payroll changes before April
1st.
You can receive these new
service packs from
Sage
Software Online with your SSO username and password.
You need to have an up-to-date ClientCare support
package to receive updates. Please check with Terry to
find out if you need to renew your ClientCare.
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New Payroll Tax Tables Required by April
2009
Internal Revenue Service, Notice
1036
New tables have been developed due to
changes to the tax law made in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. The IRS requires employers to
use the new tables as soon as possible but no later than
April 1st. Employees do not
need to fill out a new Form W-4.
The Form 941
begining the first quarter of 2009 will be modified to
comply with new legislation regarding COBRA payments.
The new COBRA regulations are available on the
Department of Labor website;
click
here for more information.
For version 8 and
2009,
Sage
Software Online (SSO) will have this tax table
available in a Service Pack. The delivery date is still
udetermined, but before the end of March. You can check
the availablity of the new tax table by checking the
BusinessWorks downloads page on SSO.
Remember, your ClientCare must be current to download
the new tax tables and Form 941 worksheet.
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New Features
in Sage BusinessWorks
2009
Have you
upgraded to the newest version of
BusinessWorks? Version 2009 includes some
very strong enhancements that should please every user:
Do you bill your customers at
different rates for your services or
inventory? The new features in Accounts
Receivable (when using inventory) allow customer
specific pricing. This feature can significantly reduce
pricing errors for service, marine or wholesale
companies.
Do you lose track of open
credits? Detailed open credits and debits
in both Accounts Receivable are available. If you were
like us, we were tired of the open credit "black hole."
About every other month I would ask Terry about the open
credit balance for a customer and she spend 15 minutes
researching the balance, but that has all changed in
version 2009!
Other enhancements
include the unlimited line items for
quotes, sales orders, invoices, and purchase orders,
enhanced check printing options and expanded hyperlink
capabilities.
Click
here for more information regarding BusinessWorks
version
2009. | |
Sage Software
Online
Get the most of your Sage Software and
use Sage
Software Online (SSO).
1. Download
the latest service packs
2. Submit your
Enhancement requests
3. Submit suggestions
regarding customer service via the
Suggestion Box
4. View tutorials for your
software
5. Look up common issues in the
Sage Knowledgebase
6. Join the Sage Online
Community for information in the
form
of Forums, Feature
Request Board, and Feedback about
the
online community.
To
use SSO you must have a current login and password, if
you are having trouble feel free to give us a call to
help.
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The Two Dollar Bill
Stimulus Package
A positive economic
report recently heard on National Public Radio about a
local pharmacist in Brewton, Alabama, population
7,500. The owner paid employee bonuses in $2
bills. The business owner made one request of his
employees – to donate 15% and spend the balance in
locally-owned businesses.
The businesses in
town soon learned about the pharmacist’s local stimulus
program when they received the $2 bills. When
asked, the pharmacist reported he received several of
the $2 bills for
payments.
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