We are joined by Alexia Matak from Payroll Experts, they offer award-winning, cloud-based human capital management solutions that allow you to leverage technology to streamline every part of your employees' lifecycle. A proud partner of the Kronos Workforce Ready platform and a proud sponsor of the Jump into Paradise Retreat, they bring together best in class solutions with personal, one on one support for employers of all sizes. Biggest Takeaway You Don't Want To Miss The second you even have one employee on your payroll you should look into partnering with someone like Payroll Experts, someone that you know is taking full responsibility of payroll taxes to avoid penalties on being late. There are laws in place that determine if someone should be classified as an employee, you can perform a common law test if you are not sure if someone falls under an employee or an independent contractor. Payroll and payroll taxes can be the biggest liability for any business owner. Show Highlights How do I know when it is time to partner with a payroll service?[2:50] Do I need to pay taxes at different times when I have employees? [4:55] Can I have my employees sign an agreement saying they agree to be treated as a 1099? [8:25] Is it true that employees cost more than independent contractors? [13:25] What are the top three compliance areas I need to be aware of when I have employees? [16:00] Special Offer Free payroll implementation for any audience member who joins the Payroll Experts family, just go to https://www.payrollexperts.com/exclusive-offer-for-jump-consulting/ Links Payroll Experts: payrollexperts.com Employee Quick Start: jumpconsulting.net/employee-quick-start/ Jump into Paradise Retreat: jumpintoparadise.com/ Jump & Scale Webinar: jumpconsulting.net/scale   Share The Show Did you enjoy the show? We would love it if you subscribed today and left us a 5-star review! Click this link – Bella In Your Business Click on the ‘Subscribe’ button below the artwork Go to the ‘Ratings and Reviews’ section Click on ‘Write a Review’ Transcript: This is episode 144 of Bella in Your Business. This episode is brought to you by my free webinar, Jump and Scale Your Business. It's my three-part training series all dedicated to finding and attracting the right kind of people that will scale your business. Did I mention it's free? Listen, you have to attend this if you want to grow your staff, you feel like you're being held hostage, you have high turnover, you feel burnt out, or you're just not seeing the results you want. Join me for this three-part free webinar series. Register now at jumpconsulting.net/scale. I'll see you there. Welcome to Bella in Your Business, where Bella will discuss anything and everything about your pet sitting business to help you land on target. So get ready — Bella's got your chute. Let's jump. Welcome to Bella in Your Business. My name is Bella Vasta, your host today, and I've got a very long-term friend with me. I was just trying to figure out how long I've known her, and I think it's about 10 or 12 years. Alexia Maytak is joining me from Payroll Experts. They offer an award-winning cloud-based human capital management solution that allows you to leverage technology and streamline every part of your employees’ life cycle. She's a proud partner with the Kronos Workforce Ready program, also a proud sponsor of the Jump into Paradise Retreat in the summer, and you'll be meeting her there. She brings best-in-class solutions with personal one-on-one support for employees of all sizes and kinds, and I can definitely attest to that. Alexia, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me. That was a beautiful introduction and it's wonderful to see you. And yes, I cannot believe how long we have known each other. Just absolutely wild. I know. I remember, I think you actually came to my condo that I used to have with my roommate,