With the latest ezAccounting software from Halfpricesoft.com, customers can purchase the network version to process business tasks remotely.  Clients easily calculate payroll, accounts payables and receivables, print tax forms W2, W3, 940 and 941 as well as track expenses and many other features.

ezAccounting offers a 30 day trial version to test for compatibility before buying. No buyers remorse!  Visit https://www.halfpricesoft.com/accounting/accounting-software.asp for the no cost or obligation test drive.

Small to midsize  business payroll software, ezPaycheck  has the 2020 year 941 form now available.  Current 2020 purchasers get this update at no cost. New customers will receive the new form and other updated forms as the IRS releases them for the year 2020.

Download and test at no cost or obligation at halfpricesoft.com

17. December 2015 05:43If you are not using ezAccounting payroll feature,  you do not need to roll back to the previous version.

If you are not using ezAccounting payroll feature,  you do not need to roll back to the previous version.

If you have completed 2015 paychecks, you do not need to roll back to the previous version. you can use ezPaycheck 2016 to print W2 and 940 forms.

If you have NOT completed 2015 paychecks, you can try the following steps to roll back to ezPaycheck 2015 version.

Steps to roll back to ezAccounting 2015 version:

Step 1: Backup data

 Your data should be safe during this process. However, we always suggest customers backup data first.

If you cannot use ezAccounting backup function, you can back up the data manually. The default data folder is
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Halfpricesoft\ezAccounting 

You can back up this folder or just the .mdb files (Microsoft Access Database files) inside this folder

Step 2:  Uninstall ezAccounting 2016 

Step 3:  Download ezAccounting 2015 Software

http://accounting.halfpricesoft.com/accounting-software-download-2015.asp

After you complete ALL 2015 paychecks, you can download the latest version ezAccounting software and purchase the new key at

http://accounting.halfpricesoft.com/accounting-software-download.asp

ezAccounting 2016 installation package will update tax rate. You should run it after you completed ALL the paychecks for Year 2015. With ezAccounting 2016, you can still access your 2015 paychecks, view reports and print 2015 W2 forms. 

If you still have questions, you can reach us for support at

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/support.asp

The new edition of ezAccounting software is available to support paid time leave feature. CA customers who need to use payroll feature should download this new version. This update is optional for customers in other states.

ezAccounting software makes it easy to handle invoice. Here is the instruction if you need to add a deposit or partial payment to an invoice

- Start ezAccounting software and you will see control panel main screen.

- Click "Inv. Payments".

- Select customer from list

- choose the invoice you want to pay

- The AMOUNT field is default to the current balance. You can enter a different amount if you need to add deposit or partial payment.

- Click Save button

More details can be found from ezAccounting software Quick Start Guide

Sometime an employer needs to withhold Student loan an employee's paycheck each pay period. ezPaycheck payroll software comes with the flexible features and can support this garnishment deduction. 

Customer can add a new custom deduction field easily for wage garnishment. You can deduct it from ezPaycheck automatically by the fixed amount or by percent.

Step by step guide on how to add a new field to handle wage garnishment can be found at
http://www.halfpricesoft.com/business-blog/post/2011/05/05/How-to-add-a-new-payroll-deduction.aspx

More information about Wage Garnishment can be found at
http://www.dol.gov/compliance/topics/wages-garnishment.htm

Sometime an employer needs to withhold Student loan an employee's paycheck each pay period. ezPaycheck payroll software comes with the flexible features and can support this garnishment deduction. 

Customer can add a new custom deduction field easily for wage garnishment. You can deduct it from ezPaycheck automatically by the fixed amount or by percent.

Step by step guide on how to add a new field to handle wage garnishment can be found at
http://www.halfpricesoft.com/business-blog/post/2011/05/05/How-to-add-a-new-payroll-deduction.aspx

More information about Wage Garnishment can be found at
http://www.dol.gov/compliance/topics/wages-garnishment.htm

IRS published the new 2013 Form 941 on March 12. We released the new edition of 2013 ezPaycheck payroll tax software last night with the updates on 2013 Form 941 (Employer’s QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return). The main changes on new Form 941 include:

- Social Security Tax: The employee tax rate for social security is 6.2%. Previously, the employee tax rate for social security was 4.2%. The employer tax rate for social security remains unchanged at 6.2%. The social security wage base limit is $113,700

- Additional Medicare Tax Withholding: In addition to withholding Medicare tax at 1.45%, employer must withhold a 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax from wages employer pays to an employee in excess of $200,000 in a calendar year.

This new version is free for current ezPaycheck 2013 users. New users can download and ezPaycheck payroll program for 30 day free at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp with no credit carded needed and no obligation.

A lof of users asked if they could start ezPaycheck in mid-year. The answer is YES. You can start to use ezPaycheck payroll software any time in a year.

If you handled your payroll jobs manually or with other software before

- you can enter the previous checks into ezPaycheck payroll system one by one manually

- or you can use the YTD manually input feature to enter the previous summary payroll data quickly. Learn more on YTD feature here..

Then ezPaycheck will have all your payroll data. So it can generate the correct reports for you.

More information about ezPaycheck payroll software can be found at product page. 

ezPaycheck payroll software is very flexible. With ezPaycheck, user can easily add a new deduction to handle SDI Tax, IRA plan, Garnishment, Donation, Dependent Care, Flexible Account or other local taxes.

Here are the steps on how to add a SDI Tax:

• Step 1: Add a new deduction

1. Start ezPaycheck, click the left menu “Company Settings->Deductions” to  open Company Deduction Setup screen.

2. Check one Customized deduction item, then clicked the button behind it to open  Deduction Details sceen. 

3. Input the new name "SDI" for the Description field. 

4. If this is a deduction by percent,  you can check "Deduction in percentage of wage" option box and enter the value. Otherwise, leave it unchecked.

You also need to enter the uplimit for this deduction.

For example: The 2012 CA SDI tax rate is 1.0 percent (.010) of SDI taxable wages per employee, per year. This includes the rate for PFL. The maximum tax is $955.85 per employee, per year.

5. Check other tax options 

6. Click the "Save" button and closed Deduction details page. 

7. Click "save" button on Company Deduction Setup form to update the database.

• Step 2: Update employee profile

1. Select one employee from employee list and edit his deduction option. 

2. Enter the amount or percent value.  

3. Click "next" until  the last page, then click the "Finish" button to save the change.

• Step 3: Generate a new check 

When you generate the new check, you will see this new SDI Tax on paycheck

More information about ezPaycheck payroll software can be found at product page. 

IRS announces income tax changes for 2012

·         The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 temporarily extends the two percentage point payroll tax cut for employees, continuing the reduction of their Social Security tax withholding rate from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent of wages paid through Feb. 29, 2012. The employer tax rate for social security remains unchanged at 6.2%.

·         The tax rate for social security is 6.2% each for the employee and employer. (It was 4.2% for employee in Year 2011)

·         The social security wage base limit is $110,100. (It was $106,800.00 in Year 2011)

·         Personal and dependent exemptions: $3800 (It was $3,700 in Year 2011)

·         An increase in tax-bracket thresholds

The IRS asks that employers should implement the new payroll tax rate as soon as possible in 2012 but not later than Jan. 31, 2012. 

Designed with non-accountant business owners and managers in mind, the new ezPaycheck 2012 payroll software is released to help small businesses and accountants to handle the latest tax changes easily and smoothly. 

Federal Income Tax Tables
http://www.halfpricesoft.com/federal_income_tax_2012.asp

State Income Tax Tables

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/state-tax-table-2012.asp

Nearly 160 million workers will benefit from the extension of the reduced payroll tax rate that has been in effect for 2011. IRS required that employers should implement the new payroll tax rate as soon as possible in 2012 but not later than Jan. 31, 2012.

Following are the instructions from Notice 1036

The employee tax rate for social security is 4.2% on wages paid and tips received before March 1, 2012. The employee tax rate for social security increases to 6.2% on wages paid and tips received after February 29, 2012. The employer tax rate for social security remains unchanged at 6.2%. The social security wage base limit is $110,100. The Medicare tax rate is 1.45% each for the employee and employer, unchanged from 2011. There is no wage base limit for Medicare tax.

Employers should implement the 4.2% employee social security tax rate as soon as possible, but not later than January 31, 2012. After implementing the 4.2% rate, employers should make an offsetting adjustment in a subsequent pay period to correct any overwithholding of social security tax as soon as possible, but not later than March 31, 2012.

EzPayCheck payroll software already included this change in its 2012 version.

YTD means Year-to-date. It is a period from the beginning of the current year, and continues up to the present day. The YTD information on the check stubs will update automatically each time you add a new paycheck.

This YTD entry feature is for users who start ezPaycheck in mid-year. (If you start ezPaycheck from Jan 1, you do not need to enter YTD manually.)

For example, company ABC handles paychecks for employee Ryan Smith manually from 1/1/2011 to 6/30/2011. They plan to use ezPaycheck from 7/1/2011-7/15/2011 pay period. So instead of entering the old checks one by one, they can enter the YTD summary data here.

You should add the YTD data first before you generate a new paycheck. So you can see the correct YTD data on paycheck stubs. 

Here are the steps.

If you have not installed ezPaycheck payroll software, you can download it from

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp

Step 1: Set up company information

Step 2: Add a new employee Ryan Smith

Step 3: Select Ryan from Employee list and open YTD manually input screen.  Then enter the summary information for 1/1/2011 to 6/30/2011.

Step 4: When you generate a new check, you will see the YTD data is updated.

To learn more about ezPaycheck, visit http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp

Related article: How to enter paychecks for after the fact payroll

For some companies, employees are paid by hourly rate and piece-rate at the same time. EzPaycheck payroll software is very flexible and allows user to add the customized wages as “Pay_by_piece” easily.

Step 1: Setup employee profile and enter the default pay rate. (If your employee is paid by piece only, you can enter the dummy hourly rate here.)

Step 2: Add the customized wages on wage setup screen. You can access this screen by clicking the left menu "Company Settings->Wage Setup".

Step 3: Generate a new check. You can enter more information in MEMO field. If employee is paid by piece-rate only, you can leave the hours as “0”. 

EzPaycheck payroll software is designed to automate paycheck processes to reduce the time spent on running payroll. The software’s graphic interface leads users step-by-step through setting up employee information, calculating payroll—including calculation of federal, state and local taxes; deductions for Medicare, insurance and 401(k) plans; and printing paychecks.

Priced at just $89 per installation, ezPaycheck’s graphical interface and functions are so intuitive that even users without much computer or accounting experience can start automating payroll processes within minutes of installation. Additionally, customers can try ezPaycheck payroll software without cost or obligation for 30 days. 

For some companies, the pay rate for the same employee is not fixed. The employee may be paid at different pay rates for different pay periods.

EzPaycheck payroll software is very flexible. User can enter the default pay rate when he sets up the employee information. However, user can modify the rate when he generates a new check each time.

Step 1: Setup employee profile and enter the default pay rate.

Step 2: Modify the pay rate when generating a new check 

EzPaycheck payroll software is designed to automate paycheck processes to reduce the time spent on running payroll. The software’s graphic interface leads users step-by-step through setting up employee information, calculating payroll—including calculation of federal, state and local taxes; deductions for Medicare, insurance and 401(k) plans; and printing paychecks.

Priced at just $89 per installation, ezPaycheck’s graphical interface and functions are so intuitive that even users without much computer or accounting experience can start automating payroll processes within minutes of installation. Additionally, customers can try ezPaycheck payroll software without cost or obligation for 30 days.

We published a new video on youtube

How to Handle Tips in Restaurant with ezPaycheck Payroll Software 

U.S. restaurants declined by -1 percent, or a loss of 5,551 restaurants, from a year ago based on the data from NPD Group. And the independent restaurants drove the decline, with their number of units dropping by 2 percent during the period. Only companies that use the recession as an opportunity to innovate will come out of the downturn stronger.

“In tough economic times, how to increase business productivity is critical for any company, “said Dr. Ge, founder of Halfpricesoft.com.  "We hope the new improved ezPaycheck payroll software can help restaurant owners spend less time understanding what tax rate they should pay and more time ensuring their business succeeds."

Priced at just $89 per installation, the new in-house ezPaycheck payroll software helps restaurants grow during downturn by automating payroll processing and eliminating errors in tax calculations. Free trial is available.

More information about ezPaycheck payroll software can be found at product page.

Related article: How to enter federal and state tax manually instead of using tax tables

Halfpricesoft.com recently released a new version of ezPaycheck payroll software with new features that make paying by the piece simpler and faster.  

“Meeting the specific needs of our customers is an important part of our business model,” said Halfpricesoft.com founder Dr. Ge. “We had several customers who told us they pay some workers by the piece-rate, but ezPaycheck didn’t facilitate that easily, so we added some features that simplify that process.”

Released in May, version 3.1.7 of ezPaycheck payroll software includes an expanded MEMO field, which can be combined with the custom payment field to easily notate pay-by-piece or pay-by-stops payroll calculations. Users simply rename a custom payment field to something like, “pay-by-piece” or “pay-by-stops” and enter the value of the paycheck. Details of the payment, such as “100 pieces * $5 per piece,” can be entered into the MEMO field.

30-day free trial is available at http://www.halfpricesoft.com

The new data back-up/restore feature in ezPaycheck payroll software securely protects payroll data against loss in event of virus or hard-disk crash. Followings are the steps to restore your data from USB disk, CD or other folder.

1. Start ezPaycheck, then click the top menu "Company->Restore company" to open the Database Restore screen.
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2. On the Database Restore screen, click Select backup database to be restored button to select your database file.

3. Select your file and click the open button. Then ezPaycheck will copy the backup database file to the application folder.

4. If you want to use this database file as your current database, you can click the top menu "Company->Select Company" to select this database from list and set it the current database file.

<note:> This restore version feature is available with ezPaycheck 2011 version 3.1.7. If you are using an old version, you can download the lastest ezPaycheck update package. The ezPaycheck update package is free for the current users.

Related article: How to Backup Payroll Data http://www.halfpricesoft.com/articles/sb-payroll-backup.asp

Business owners are constantly searching for new and innovative ways to decrease their costs and increase their efficiency. If you own a small business, there are many great strategies you can implement into your plans to decrease your costs and increase your productivity, but one valuable solution in particular is certainly small business payroll software. The following article will review how this software can improve your operations today.

Cost
The cost savings alone can be a very attractive benefit of using payroll software. By managing your accounts on your own rather than hiring a professional to do it for you, you can save your company thousands of dollars every single month. You can then invest the money you save into more important aspects of your company that will ultimately result in further growth and productivity in the future.

Since you will be completing the employee payment tasks on your own if you choose to use software, you will also be in a position to guarantee the accuracy of the information you record. This additional benefit can help you keep track of your operations and help you make the right decisions going into the future.

Security
Security is another important benefit of using a secure computer program. Payroll information is generally of a very sensitive nature, but it is very important for companies to keep clear, accurate, and secure employee records. By utilizing an in-house program, you can avoid exposing this important information to hackers on the Internet and you can also protect the computer that houses the information to secure it even further.

Many small business owners love to use specially designed computer programs to manage their employees and payments, because this type of software can help them keep their records organized and accurate. Owners who keep important employee and company records on paper files often have trouble finding the documents they need when they need them. Also, owners who keep important information about their operations in a single location are at risk of losing the valuable information due to fires and other hazards.

Convenience
Along with helping you keep your records organized, this type of program can also simplify all of your operations that are related to your payroll. Once you are using one of these programs, you will be able to manage employee payments in only a few short and easy steps.

You can also handle all of your tax documents using a program that offers tax filing solutions. With these programs, you can automatically calculate your taxes, create reminders to file, and you can even file your taxes online. Once you start using one of these programs, you will likely find your finances to be greatly simplified overall.

Basically, if you are looking for a great way to manage your payroll without spending a large amount of money, you should review the various small business payroll software products you can buy today. Once you have integrated payroll software into your operations, you will be able to better track your employees and your finances, but you will also be able to handle your entire operation with greater ease as well.

Viruses, spyware and hard-drive crashes - Almost weekly, Halfpricesoft.com support team received help requests from ezPaycheck payroll software users desperate to recover payroll data lost to these villains. Though the malware and data losses were not related to the company’s popular payroll software, Halfpricesoft.com’s management team realized customers needed a new way to back up and restore their payroll data securely, safely and quickly.

The new version 3.1.7 is released to speed up secure back-up and restoration of payroll data to prevent loss to viruses, spyware and computer crashes.

Other updates include:

- New MEMO field

- Updates on YTD Entry Screen

- Form level help buttons

This new version is available for free download:

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp

Current ezPaycheck 2011 user can download the free update package at:

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_update_2011.asp

Wage garnishment is a legal procedure in which a person’s earnings are required by court order to be withheld by an employer for the payment of a debt such as child support.

Title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) prohibits an employer from discharging an employee whose earnings have been subject to garnishment for any one debt, regardless of the number of levies made or proceedings brought to collect it.  More informaiton can be found at

http://www.dol.gov/compliance/topics/wages-garnishment.htm

ezPaycheck payroll software can handle garnishment. To lear more please check 

How to add a new payroll deduction

ezPaycheck payroll software is very flexible. With ezPaycheck, user can easily add a new deduction for IRA plan, Garnishment, Donation, Dependent Care, Flexible Account or other purpose.

Here are the steps on how to add a new payroll deduction:

• Add a new deduction

1. Start ezPaycheck, click the left menu “Company Settings->Deductions” to  open Company Deduction Setup screen.

2. Check one Customized deduction item, then clicked the button behind it to open  Deduction Details sceen. 

3. Input the new name My_dedution. 

4. If this is a deduction by percent,  you can check "Deduction in percentage of wage" option box. Otherwise, leave it unchecked

5. Check other tax options 

6. Click the "Save" button and closed Deduction details page. 

7. Click "save" button on Company Deduction Setup form to update the database.

• Update employee profile

1. Select one employee from employee list and edited his deduction option.

2. Enter the amount or percent value.  

3. Click "next" until  the last page, then click the "Finish" button to save the change.

• Generate a new check

When you generate the new check, you will see this new deduction on paycheck. 

More information about ezPaycheck payroll software can be found at product page. 

Hoping to keep ezPaycheck small business payroll software affordable for every size company in the continuing recession, managers at Halfpricesoft.com have decided to reject a proposed price hike for ezPaycheck. ezPaycheck 2012 will be the 7th year in a row without a price increase for the popular software.

“In a down economy, companies need to streamline and increase efficiency, so they can be more productive with every minute and every dollar,” said Halfpricesoft.com founder Dr. Ge. “ezPaycheck lets managers and business owners spend as little time as possible on running payroll, so they can focus on the income-earning aspects of their business. We don’t feel it’s appropriate to potentially put that efficiency out of the reach of some customers by raising the price at this time.”

Available for just $89 per installation, ezPaycheck has remained at that affordable price since its initial release in 2005. Equipped with an intuitive graphical user interface, the payroll software is designed to be easy to use even for people without an accounting background or with little computer experience. Very little setup or learning curve is necessary, and most users can begin running payroll within minutes of installing ezPaycheck.

Some user wrote to us recently and asked why he needs to pay $59 each year to update payroll tax tables because some company already provided free payroll service (He did not mention the name.)

I do not know if there is totally free and reliable payroll software in market. But I know it is not an easy job for our programmers to keep our tax tables and forms up-to-date. Based on my experience, when you are using free software you normally get what you paid for. Free payroll software can end up the most expensive if it fails to give accurate and current data.  

However it is always a good idea to download and try payroll software for free before purchasing. Each company is unique. The best way to know if a payroll software works for you is to use it. That is why we offer users 30-day free trial. 

Payroll is one of the most important tasks about running a business. After all, employees want to get the paychecks on time. However calculating payroll taxes can be very time-consuming. Designed with non-accountant business owners and managers in mind, Halfpricesoft has released the new edition of ezPaycheck 2011, which automates payroll tasks for small businesses.

"No two small businesses or non-profits are exactly the same. They all have different needs and requirements,” Dr. Ge said. “Updates in the 2011 edition of ezPaycheck include several features commonly requested by customers who like the software but need additional flexibility."

The new features of ezPaycheck 2011 payroll application include Customizable Payroll Reporting Feature, Auto-fill Paycheck Data Feature, Customizable Tax and Deduction Features, Employee List Export Feature, Income tax rate updates and Tax form updates, which make the 2011 edition more powerful and flexible than ever.

This affordable payroll software is suitable for any small- to mid-sized business or non-profits, because of the big benefits.

1) EASY TO USE

- User friendly interface design and Windows menus make ezPaycheck payroll software quick and easy to set up, use and understand.

2) EFFICIENT

- Works within ezPaycheck payroll accounting software, so there's nothing new to learn and no double entry.

- ezPaycheck payroll software help user save money by printing your checks on blank computer checks.

- Support Tax Forms W2, W3, 940 and 941.

3) FLEXIBLE

- Tax tables and calculations for all 50 states and D.C

- Accommodates any combination of incomes, deductions, taxes and benefits. Also accommodates multiple companies, each with unique setup information.

- Supports customized Wages or Deductions to handle commissions, tips in restaurants or the special local taxes.

- Support for daily, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly payroll periods

4) AFFORDABLE

- Instead of paying $200 a month to some payroll company, user can only spend $89 a year for all payroll needs.

5) 30 DAYS FREE

- Download and try this payroll software free for 30 days. No registration needed. No obligation.

To make sampling ezPaycheck 2011 even easier, the free download includes a sample database. Customers do not have to waste time entering employee data before sampling the software’s many features.

ezPaycheck payroll software is loaded with intelligent, intuitive features, but not burdened by complicated suites of expensive applications small businesses will never use or need. The software is ideal for owners of small to mid-sized businesses, and was designed and engineered for ease-of-use by those who have only basic computer skills and little accounting know-how.

Businesses owners and managers who like to issue each paycheck on time, can learn more about  ezPaycheck payroll tax solution by downloading and trying it for free for 30 days at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp

Or check the video ezPaycheck Made Your Payroll an Easy Job

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JISurtSXoZ0

We have released the new version of ezPaycheck 2011 software. 

Version: 3.1.6

Date published: 3/10/2011

Main update: Year 2011 Form 941 

Who need to update

You can check your current version by clicking the top menu "help->about ezPaycheck" or "help->Check for updates". 

If you are using the old version and need to file form 941, you can download the new ezPaycheck 2011 update package. 

Cost

ezPaycheck 2011 update package is totally free for the current ezPaycheck 2011 users. If you are using ezPaycheck 2010 or earlier version, you need to purchase ezPaycheck 2011 key at $59.  

How to update

You can download and install the latest ezPaycheck package to update ezPaycheck by a few clicks. 

Please follow the instructions on screen.  Your data should be safe during this process. However, we always suggest you back up your data first. (Learn more about back up at: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/articles/sb-payroll-backup.asp )

ezPaycheck 2011 update package

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_update_2011.asp 

Full version is available at

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp

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To learn more about ezPaycheck, please visit: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp

Or check the video ezPaycheck Made Your Payroll an Easy Job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JISurtSXoZ0

New options for setting up tax deductions customized to individual employees makes the 2011 edition of ezPaycheck payroll software ideal for non-profits and businesses with unique tax situations. Churches and other religious organizations, who don’t deduct FICA taxes for clergy members, will find these new control features particularly appealing.

Developed by Halfpricesoft.com and available for as little as $89 per installation, ezPaycheck 2011 is a payroll processing software designed especially for small businesses and non-profit organizations. As with all small business software titles from Halfpricesoft.com, ezPaycheck is known for its ease of use, flexibility and affordability. The software is available online at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp.

“ezPaycheck has always had highly flexible options for setting up deductions and other payroll factors that fit the needs of our customers,” said Halfpricesoft.com’s founder Dr. Ge. “But a portion of our customers have unique tax and deduction circumstances that were difficult to manage with previous editions of ezPaycheck. The new features added to the 2011 edition meet those needs while maintaining the ease of use that ezPaycheck customers have come to love.”

In addition to the new deduction set-up features, updates to the 2011 edition of ezPaycheck also include:
- Updated income tax tables with 2011 rates for all 50 states, Washington D.C., and federal taxes.
- Custom payroll reports feature allowing users to program specific report dates. Previously available quarterly and annual report options are still available in the 2011 edition.
- Increased exporting options make ezPaycheck 2011 data and reports easier to use with other software, such as Halfpricesoft.com’s ezW2 software for printing W2 and 1099 forms.
- New auto-fill feature remembers certain information from previous payroll periods, such as pay period dates and check printing dates, and automatically supplies updated information on checks for the current payroll period. Employers save time and hassle.

Long-time users of ezPaycheck can still count on all the popular features of previous editions, such as the easy-to-use intuitive interface, flexible printing options for multiple check formats, Form 940 and Form 941 printing, and flexible check report options.

ezPaycheck 2011 is available for free download and 30-day trial

To ensure that ezPaycheck 2011 meets each customer’s needs before purchasing, Halfpricesoft.com has made the software available for a free 30-day trial. Customers can simply go to http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp and download the software without charge or obligation. To make test-driving ezPaycheck 2011 even easier, the software download includes a sample database, so customers don’t have to waste time entering data before sampling the software’s many features.

All the features of the ezPaycheck 2011 full version, except check printing, can be used for up to 30 days without charge. To unlock full, unlimited use of ezPaycheck 2011, license keys can be purchased online for as little as $89 per installation.

To learn more, please visit: http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp

Or check the video ezPaycheck Made Your Payroll an Easy Job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JISurtSXoZ0

The Tax Relief Act was signed into law by President Obama on December 17, 2010. Followings Q&A will help you better understand the payroll tax cut.

Q: What are the changes caused by recent Tax Relief Act?

A: For Year 2011, the employee tax rate for social security is reduced to 4.2%. The employer tax rate for social security remains unchanged at 6.2%.

Q: Are all employers affected by this payroll tax cut?

A: Yes, all employers are impacted by this change from Jan 1, 2011. Both for-profit companies and nonprofit companies need to adjust their payroll processing for the Social Security tax rate.

Q: What should employers do?

A: IRS asked Employers should start using the new withholding tables and reducing the amount of Social Security tax withheld as soon as possible in 2011 but not later than Jan. 31, 2011.

For any Social Security tax over withheld during January, employers should make an offsetting adjustment in workers’ pay as soon as possible but not later than March 31, 2011

Q: What impact will this have on employees?

A: Millions of workers will see their take-home pay rise during. This reduced Social Security withholding will have no effect on the employee’s future Social Security benefits.

Q: Has Year 2011 Federal Tax Rate Changed?

A: Employer can find it at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/Federal_income_tax_2011.asp.

Q: Will all employee see the bigger checks in Year 2011?

A: No, 51 millions will take home less

Halfpricesoft.com released the new version of ezPaycheck payroll software which includes the latest new tax tables released by the Internal Revenue Service. These tax tables incorporate the changes introduced by the Tax Relief Act, which was signed into law by President Obama on December 17, 2010.

ezPaycheck payroll software is loaded with intelligent, intuitive features, but not burdened by complicated suites of expensive applications small businesses will never use or need. The software is ideal for owners of small to mid-sized businesses, and was designed and engineered for ease-of-use by those who have only basic computer skills and little accounting know-how.

Learn more about ezPaycheck payroll software at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp

The Tax Relief Act was signed into law by President Obama on December 17, 2010. 

Millions of workers will see their take-home pay rise during 2011 because the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 provides a two percentage point payroll tax cut for employees, reducing their Social Security tax withholding rate from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent of wages paid. This reduced Social Security withholding will have no effect on the employee’s future Social Security benefits.

The new law also maintains the income-tax rates that have been in effect in recent years.

For Year 2011, the employee tax rate for social security is reduced to 4.2%. The employer tax rate for social security remains unchanged at 6.2%. 

The IRS asks that employers start using the new social security rate as soon as possible in Year 2011 but not later than January 31, 2011.

For Year 2011 tax tables, please visit

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/Federal_income_tax_2011.asp

Halfpricesoft.com released the new version of ezPaycheck payroll software which includes the latest new tax tables released by the Internal Revenue Service. These tax tables incorporate the changes introduced by the Tax Relief Act, which was signed into law by President Obama on December 17, 2010.

ezPaycheck payroll software is loaded with intelligent, intuitive features, but not burdened by complicated suites of expensive applications small businesses will never use or need. The software is ideal for owners of small to mid-sized businesses, and was designed and engineered for ease-of-use by those who have only basic computer skills and little accounting know-how.

Learn more about ezPaycheck payroll software at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp

Newly released 2011 edition of ezPaycheck payroll software from Halfpricesoft.com gives small and mid-size businesses more options and flexibility in doing payroll and printing checks than ever before.

ezPaycheck payroll software is loaded with intelligent, intuitive features, but not burdened by complicated suites of expensive applications small businesses will never use or need. The software is ideal for owners of small to mid-sized businesses, and was designed and engineered for ease-of-use by those who have only basic computer skills and little accounting know-how.

"We intentionally engineered this software for those end-users who are not professional accountants and payroll tax experts," explains Dr. Mark Ge, President and Founder of ezPaycheck. "You don't even need to have much knowledge of computers. We believe small business software should be simple - stupid simple - so that owners can focus their time and energy on running their businesses, not trying to figure out how to run payroll software."

Small business owners love ezPaycheck payroll software because it is simple and flexible to use, handles all their payroll needs and is very affordable. ezPaycheck payroll tax application is designed for use by non-accountants with minimal computer skills. However, even accountants like it because it is so flexible and supports unlimited accounts with one flat rate.

Despite its simplicity and ease of use, business owners should not mistakenly think ezPaycheck payroll software  is short on features. ezPaycheck is packed with all the features a small business needs to run payroll accounting jobs quickly and easily, including:

- Up to date tax tables for all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C. and federal taxes
- Capability for adding local tax rates
- Automatically calculate tips, commissions, federal withholding tax, Social Security, Medicare tax, employer unemployment taxes, and other pre-tax and post-tax deductions
- Print paychecks using a standard laser printer on blank computer checks or preprinted checks
- Use check-in-middle, check-on-top, or check-at-bottom check stock formats
- Able to print MICR numbers on blank check stock to save on pre-printed checks
- Print signature image on checks for a customized look
- Built-in report functions users can customize
- Calculate and print daily, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly payroll periods
- Option for masking employees' Social Security Numbers on check stubs
- Compile and print federal tax forms w2, w3, 940 and 941
- Unlimited free technical support

User can download this payroll software from http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp  and try it free for 30 days. No registration needed, no obligation and totally risk free.        

The ezPaycheck payroll tax software can be used to report employee wages and salaries to federal, state, and local agencies, with a duplicate copy for the employee. And the double-window check envelopes eliminate the need to hand-write or re-print addresses, saving time and money.

Even those who are not good at math can add "two plus two" and figure out that by offering software that is both inexpensive and "stupid simple" to use, the ezPaycheck company has created a revolutionary new product. And it is available just in time for payroll tax season, which may be the best gift small business owners can wish for at the end of a long and challenging and hopefully successful and profitable sales year.

Please visit http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp for more details.

Or check the video ezPaycheck Made Your Payroll an Easy Job

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JISurtSXoZ0

Restaurant payroll is very special because you need to handle tips.

For example: You need pay your waitress $95, and her tip is $50. So you need to report $145 to the government. However, you just need to pay her $95 in the paycheck.

Can ezPaycheck payroll software handle it? Yes, ezPaycheck can work for your restaurant payroll.

In this case, you can add a customized deduction such as "Paid Tips" and deduct this amount from your paycheck. 

Followings are the steps:

Step 1: Add a new deduction

• Start ezPaycheck application. (If you have not installed it, you can download ezPaycheck from http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp)
• Click the left menu “Company Settings->Deductions” on left menu and open the Company Deduction Setup.
• Check one Customized deduction, and then click the button behind it to open Deduction Details form.
• Input "Paid Tips" as the new name.
• Click the “Save” button and closed Deduction details page.
• Click the "Save" button on Company Deduction Setup form to update database.

Step 2: Generate a new check

After you add this deduction, you will see a new deduction field in your paycheck. When you generate a new check, you just need to enter your hourly pay, tips and paid tips. ezPaycheck will handle the taxes for you.



To learn more about ezPaycheck payroll software, click here

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp

Small business payroll tax software developer Halfpricesoft.com is making it easy for business owners to speed up end-of-the-year payroll reports and get ready for 2011 payroll with a new combo package for its popular small business payroll software ezPaycheck.

Small business owners who purchase ezPaycheck 2010 from halfpricesoft.com for the low price of $89 now through December 31 can get the 2011 edition of ezPaycheck for just $1 more with the ezPaycheck 2010 + 2011 combo package from Halfpricesoft.com.               

Now is the time for small business owners to get started on ezPaycheck payroll tax solution. End-of-the-year payroll reports are faster and easier with automated processes, giving business owners more time to spend holidays with their families. Plus, with the ezPaycheck 2010 + 2011 combo package, small businesses can be ready to go for the new tax year with updated tax tables and new features previously unavailable for just an additional $1. Business owners won’t get stuck continuing to do payroll by hand because the post-holiday crush keeps them too busy to install and learn new payroll software.

ezPaycheck payroll software is very user-friendly, straight-forward and reliable. It was designed and engineered for ease-of-use by those who have only basic computer skills and little accounting know-how.

"We believe small business payroll accounting software should be simple - stupid simple - so that owners can focus their time and energy on running their businesses, not trying to figure out how to run payroll software." explains Dr. Ge, President and Founder of halfpricesoft.com. “We intentionally engineered ezPaycheck payroll tax software for those end-users who are not professional accountants and payroll tax experts."

Here are some of the great features business owners can start taking advantage of today by purchasing the ezPaycheck 2010 + 2011 combo package:

- Up to date tax tables for all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C. and federal taxes

- Capability for adding local tax rates

- Automatically calculate tips, commissions, federal withholding tax, Social Security, Medicare tax, employer unemployment taxes, and other pre-tax and post-tax deductions

- Print paychecks using a standard laser printer on blank computer checks or preprinted checks

- Use check-in-middle, check-on-top, or check-at-bottom check stock formats

- Able to print MICR numbers on blank check stock to save on pre-printed checks

- Print signature image on checks for a customized look

- Built-in report functions users can customize

- Calculate and print daily, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly payroll periods

- Option for masking employees' Social Security Numbers on check stubs

- Compile and print federal tax forms 940 and 941

- Generate forms W-2 and W-3 automatically

- Unlimited free technical support

Purchasing the ezPaycheck 2010 + 2011 combo package is risk free for business owners. The software is available for free download at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp and includes all features of the 2010 edition except check printing. Users can sample the software for up to 30 days to ensure it meets all their needs before purchasing. Users can purchase a license key for just $89 for unlimited use of ezPaycheck 2010 and just $1 more for unlimited use of ezPaycheck 2011.

To make sampling ezPaycheck 2010 even easier, the download package includes a sample database, so users don’t have to waste time entering payroll information until they’re certain that ezPaycheck is right for their business.  

For more information about ezPaycheck and Halfpricesoft.com, please contact

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp

halfpricesoft.com has extended the limited time special offer for customers who are planning to purchase small business payroll software during this holiday season. Users can purchase ezPaycheck 2010 and ezPaycheck 2011 Payroll Software bundle at $90. The regular price of ezPaycheck is $89. That means if users purchase ezPaycheck 2010 at the regular price, they can get ezPaycheck 2011 at just $1. Since ezPaycheck allows user to input YTD information, user can start to use this payroll software anytime. User can visit http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp for more details.

"We intentionally engineered this software for those end-users who are not professional accountants and payroll tax experts," explains Dr. Ge, President and Founder of ezPaycheck. "You don't even need to have much knowledge of computers. We believe small business software should be simple - stupid simple - so that owners can focus their time and energy on running their businesses, not trying to figure out how to run payroll software."

Small business owners love ezPaycheck payroll software because it is simple and flexible to use, handles all their payroll needs and is very affordable. ezPaycheck payroll tax application is designed for use by non-accountants with minimal computer skills. However, even accountants like it because it is so flexible and supports unlimited accounts with one flat rate.

In this era of increasingly sophisticated and pricey software, consumers are normally forced to purchase payroll and tax software in a bundle with other applications - and it costs a bundle of money. But according to Dr. Ge, that isn't fair to small businesses. "I do not think small business owners should have to pay for features they do not want and will never need to use," he says. "So we made ezPaycheck an easy-to-use stand-alone desktop application, not some big and complicated suite."

But while ezPaycheck payroll software minimizes the bells and whistles to make it easy to set up and use, it delivers much more than just the bare bones essentials. Valuable features include:

- A sample company database so no configuration is needed. Just install the software and you're automatically ready to print the first sample check.

- Prints your own payroll checks on blank computer checks or preprinted checks.

- Automatically calculates Federal Withholding Tax, Social Security, Medicare Tax and Employer Unemployment Taxes.

- Includes built-in tax tables for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

- Creates and maintains payrolls for multiple companies, and does it simultaneously. Thanks to this multi-tasking feature, ezPaycheck software is even used by professional accountants to help process multiple client workloads at the same time.

- Supports Daily, Weekly, Biweekly, Semi-monthly and Monthly payroll periods. Features Report Functions, Print Functions, and Pay Stub Functions.

-Supports Forms W-2, W-3, 1099, 1096, 940 and 941.

- 30 day free trial. No registration required and absolutely no obligation.

-Supports unlimited accounts and employees with one flat rate

Even those who are not good at math can add "two plus two" and figure out that by offering software that is both inexpensive and "stupid simple" to use, the ezPaycheck company has created a revolutionary new product.

For more information about ezPaycheck payroll software, please visit
http://www.halfpricesoft.com/index.asp

or go to the video "ezPaycheck, the effective payroll solution"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JISurtSXoZ0

What are the changes might happen on the coming 2011 online tax return software season? Try to analyze certain things regarding what to expect in 2011 income taxes. It can affect life of different people – small or big.

Unexpected Increase – What to expect in 2011 income taxes? It’s expected that the congress might increase taxes for this coming tax season. This increase can affect both businesses and individuals – especially those people who are
not yet married that can earn $200,000 a year and married couples that can earn $250,000 a year. In no time, middle incomers can also experience this increase.

Higher Taxes for major changes – This increased is designed to simplify the tax codes. If the legislation do some
tax cuts they will also do the tax hikes in later time. Let’s say tax increase takes effects on 2011 and assuming
that the economy is growing steadily at this point deficit can be the first priority so that debt can be unsustainable.

Here are the things what to expect in 2011 income taxes:

•    Marginal rates increased from 33% and 35% to 36% and 39.6%.
•    Increased capital gains and dividends – for those in the top brackets. Perhaps it can cause 20% rate or little bit higher.
•    President Obama maximizes the value of deductions at 28% and giving it to charitable groups plus he tries to curtail tax break until 2011.
•    No cancelled estate taxes, but if the exemption is $3.5 Million it can set to $5 Million if the Senate agrees. The estate legislation may include the spousal transfer and can make the exemptions to $7 Million or more for couples.
•    Easiest way to get the minimum tax but no repeal.For businesses here are the things what to expect in 2011 income taxes – it can experience lots of cuts and hikes, but in a higher total tax bill. Here are the changes:
•    Increased SECA taxes for the owners of S firms and partnerships by disabling them in skirting of payroll taxes.
•    New classification for workers who are a real employee but treated as a contractor.
•    And for big corporations – elimination of tax breaks like domestic production deduction, depreciation acceleration, foreign income incentives and oil production.

In no time tax hikes will make a collision to people especially businesses. Anyone can stay clear of this mess by just avoiding spending lots of money in Social Security, Medicare and Defense. Meanwhile, any individual who can earn $100,000 in a single year can be at risk for higher taxes.

These increase can make lots of people unhappy even you! But, you can definitely have a lot of advantages, if you use online tax return software in 2011, like turbo tax. That is because they guarantee highest refund and also the
refunds come pretty quickly.

source: http://www.release-news.com/index.php/finance/46054-2011-irs-income-tax-return-what-to-expect-in-2011-income-taxes.html

Taking a few minutes to answer important questions before purchasing payroll software will save years of headaches afterward. Have you considered all these options and features that you might need?

We released ezPaycheck payroll software version 3.0.8 today.

What is new with this version:

User has one more option on check setup. They can select to display the whole SSN number or to mask partial of it.

• This latest version is available for free download for new users at

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp

• Current ezPaycheck 2010 users can update to this new version for free at:

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_update_2010.asp