How Do I Set Up Payroll for the First Time? The Employer’s Guide for 2021
There’s something we’ve got to tell you: You rock. You’ve started your business, and now you’re at the point where you’re ready to...
Talk Shop
Advice and information for small businesses and their talented teams.
Trending topics
Ask Gusto. Get answers.
Fall in love with modern payroll
Starting a Business
Q: What’s a C Corp?
Startups typically form C corps, along with other companies that need to raise capital, plan to go public, or eventually get sold. Learn more about the pros and cons of this unique business structure.
Q: What’s a Multi-Member LLC?
A multi-member LLC is a limited liability company with two or more members. Married couples, family businesses, and businesses with multiple owners often form this unique type of LLC.
Q: What Are the 4 Types of Business Partnerships?
Why would you form an LLC partnership over, say, a limited partnership? Let’s dive into how these four business structures work and the pros and cons of each.
Q: What’s a Disregarded Entity?
When you form a single-member LLC, you default to being a disregarded entity. Here's what that means.
Q: What’s a Certificate of Good Standing? And How Do I Get One?
Find out what good standing means, whether you need it, and how to get a certificate from your state.
Hiring and Growth
Q: Can I have an FSA and an HSA at the same time?
Health savings accounts (HSAs) and health flexible spending accounts (health FSAs) are employee benefits that allow eligible individuals to put...
Q: Health Insurance Premiums: What They Are, How They Work, and Other Stuff to Know
A health insurance premium is the amount an insured person pays every month for their health insurance. The premium is...
Finances and Taxes
Q: What’s Form 941 and How Do I Fill It Out?
Form 941 is how you tell the IRS how much was withheld from your employees’ paychecks each quarter. This line-by-line tutorial will help you fill it out.
Q: The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Explained
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) was established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). PCORI funds research that can help...
Q: What is Form 1065: US Return of Partnership Income?
If your business is a partnership, you must report your financial information to the IRS on Form 1065. Learn more here.
Q: What Is IRS Form 945?
The IRS requires your business to file Form 945 if you withhold federal income tax from non-payroll payments. Find out more here.
Q: What’s the Minimum Wage in My City and State? A 2021 Guide
What are the 2021 minimum wage rates? This guide on the minimum wage by state and city will help you understand how much to pay employees in 2021.
Q: What Are Employee and Employer Payroll Taxes? Your 2021 Guide
Payroll taxes are taxes paid on wages or salaries that employees earn. Payroll taxes are paid by both employers and...
Team Management
Q: What Is a Dependent Care FSA?
A dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) allows your employees to save for qualified dependent care expenses. This can make...
Q: What’s the Difference Between an HSA and an FSA?
HSAs (health savings accounts) and FSAs (flexible spending accounts) are both ways to contribute tax-free dollars toward health care expenses. Although...
Q: What Is an FSA?
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are special accounts set up by employers to let employees pay eligible out-of-pocket expenses with pre-tax...
Q: A Simple Explanation of Health Insurance
Health insurance is a vehicle that allows your employees to share their medical, surgical, and prescription drug costs with an...
Simple time tracking that syncs with payroll.
Meet our featured contributors
Paco de Leon
Founder of Hell Yeah, Bookkeeping
Ryan Robinson
Writer, entrepreneur, and small business consultant
Jeff Haden
Inc. columnist and small business management expert
Steve Strauss
Best-selling author of the Small Business Bible
Steve Friess
Washington Post + New York Times writer, small business owner
Andi Smiles
Small business financial consultant
