Small business owners face a range of financial challenges now, including inflation, higher operating costs, and potentially slowing consumer demand. These economic headwinds often force entrepreneurs ...

Your time is valuable, and so is doing things right. So get yourself a payroll service, bookkeeper, tax preparer and insurance broker–and keep multiple lawyers on speed dial.

Purdue Payroll and Tax Services provide timekeeping, payroll, and tax support for employees and employers. They also partner with The Work Number to provide employment verification services. The ...

Cherriots proposes a 0.7% payroll tax on Salem-area employers to fund service expansion. The tax, if approved, would generate an estimated $39.4 million annually starting January 1, 2026. Local ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) just announced two key updates for 2026: the new cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and the updated Social Security tax wage base. You’ve probably heard a lot ...

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story had an error regarding the starting percentage and has since been updated. SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s full steam ...

In a state where one of the only job sectors that’s growing is the government, it’s a terrible idea to implement a new tax that hits private-sector employers and workers hard. That’s what the payroll ...