As year-end approaches, businesses have plenty of tax and payroll tasks competing for attention. One easy-to-overlook area is employee and owner benefits. Identifying taxable benefits before the final payroll runs of 2026 can help prevent reporting errors, payroll tax problems, and unexpected Form W-2 adjustments.
Tax-Free Fringe Benefits for Employees: 2027 Guide
To attract and retain skilled workers, your small business needs to offer more than competitive pay. Your benefits package matters, too — and benefits with favorable tax treatment can be even more valuable to prospective and existing employees. Open enrollment is right around the corner for many businesses. As you review your benefits package for 2027, here are some benefits worth considering.
Simple Retirement Solutions for Small Business Owners
Offering employees retirement options can be an effective way for small business owners to attract and retain talent. If you’re concerned about cost and administrative complexity, you’re not alone. Fortunately, several options are available, including a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan.
Strengthen Your Benefits Package with Educational Assistance
If your business is like many today, you’re seeking more ways to attract and retain talent. One option is to offer tax-advantaged educational assistance under Internal Revenue Code Section 127. Recent legislative changes have expanded the value of this benefit.
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts for Your Business
Employers seeking to offer family-friendly benefits may want to consider flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for dependent care. These FSAs let employees make pre-tax contributions through payroll withholding to help cover eligible expenses.
Unlocking the Potential Benefits of ESOPs
Wouldn’t it be great if your employees worked as if they owned part of the company? An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) could make that a reality.
Should Your Company Offer Fertility Benefits?
Most businesses today understand all too well that they must craft a robust and varied benefits package to draw good job candidates and retain valued employees.
But beyond basics such as health insurance and a retirement plan, there are so many options. Well, you can add one more to the list: fertility benefits.