FICA wage base remains $118,500 in 2016

  • October 15, 2015

The Social Security Administration has announced that the 2016 taxable wage base for the Social Security portion of FICA will remain $118,500. The 6.2% Social Security...

Have you sworn an oath to the Grammar Police?

  • September 23, 2015

Question: "I take some criticism in the office because I'm a stickler for good grammar. So much of what we write to each other comes off as unprofessional that I think...

2 alternatives to Excel VLookUp

  • September 03, 2015

VLookUp is a powerful and useful function in Excel. It allows you to look up a value in a list and return any column from the look-up column, left. But what if your...

Creating slide subsections in PowerPoint

  • August 26, 2015

One of the best new features introduced in PowerPoint 2010 (and also included with PowerPoint 2013) is the ability to group presentation slides into sections.

Handling a boss who’s not on the ball

  • August 18, 2015

Ever had to keep covering for a boss who was frequently late, forgetful or just plain not available? We've got advice on what to do from experts and admins.

When is alimony deductible?

  • August 02, 2015

Alimony paid by a taxpayer is deductible while child support is not. Conversely, alimony payments are taxable to the recipient, while amounts paid for child support...

How long do you retain W-2 information?

  • May 14, 2015

Q: A former employee has requested a copy of his 2003 W-2 form. We backed up the data, sent it to a remote storage facility and purged it years ago. It would be...

Recover from workload paralysis

  • May 13, 2015

When that heaping mound of work in front of you seems insurmountable, workload paralysis may set in. Your instinct: Procrastinate by surfing the Web. No, you can do...