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Accounting, Payroll & Pension Issues/Expert Profile
Shirley McAllister, CPP, PHR
returns 11/30/2009
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
2009-10-30 pension funds:
You can't get your pension without penalties until you are 591/2. If you have company pension you cannot get it until retirement age. If you have 401K you may be able to either get a loan on it or a hardship
2009-10-29 Zero Tolerance Late Clock-ins:
I have the same problem, only I have employees that "forget" to clock in and managers have to ajust the time. For the rounding it is legal to round to quarter of an hour, it is also legal to round
2009-10-27 non exempt pay:
What they are telling you is that your contract says you will be paid a specific amount of money from July 1 to July 1 divided into pay periods. I don't know if that can be true for the third week
2009-10-24 Hiring South African resident from offshore:
Ceridian will do your payroll and pay the correct withholding and social insurance. If that is what you are asking. http://www.ceridian.com/ Here are the offices in SA if you wish to do your own
2009-10-21 employee's tax home:
Withholding is not determined by the amount of time the employee is away from home. State withholding is determined by where the work is performed. Whichever state the work is performed that is where
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