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Accounting, Payroll & Pension Issues/Expert Profile
Shirley McAllister, CPP, PHR
Expertise
I can answer payroll questions, payroll tax questions, 401K questions. No stock option questions please and I have some knowledge of other pensions but am most familiar with the 401K pension. I can answer U.S.and Canada payroll questions proficiently and have a good general knowledge of UK and South Africa and some knowledge of Australia and New Zealand Payroll procedures. Please do not ask me homework questions I do not have time to answer them.
Experience in the area
25 years with an international company in the Human Resources, Payroll and Payroll Tax areas.
Organizations
SHRM, APA, I.O.M.A.
Publications
I.O.M.A. and BNA
Education/Credentials
P.H.R., C.P.P., Canadian Payroll Administrator, Successfully passed APA class on UK Payroll Administration. Boise State University Human Resource Certification
Awards and Honors
APA Hotline Citation of Merit for last 8 years.
Average Ratings
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Recent Answers from Shirley McAllister, CPP, PHR
2012-04-11 Conversion from semi-monthly to bi-weekly:
You are figuring the payroll correctly. It is correct that salaried exempt do not have hours so theirs is divided by the number of pay periods and they are paid the same amount every pay period. The
2012-04-06 Payroll:
It is not so hard to do payroll calculations and yes it can be overwhelming at first. With only 1 employee you should do okay. If you have a computer system with a payroll program that is good. If not
2012-04-05 Overtime Profitablility:
I fail to see how OT would be more profitable for you unless you do not pay your employees overtime. If your employees are non exempt they must be paid the overtime which means either you bill more or
2012-04-05 Accounting for executives' missed pay:
No amounts need reported for 2010 and 2011 as no wages were paid. I would not go back and revisit past years. I would just set in whatever wage you wish to pay going forward and pay it as wages. Payroll
2012-04-04 Accounting for executives' missed pay:
If they are paid as employees than pay them payroll check through the payroll system. If they are receiving pay as partners than pay them draws through accounts payable. If this happens again you should
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