Miscellaneous Payroll
Payroll Glossary
This glossary covers BerniePortal payroll terms and common industry wording you will see while running payroll. For tax acronyms (FITW, FICA, FUTA, SUI, and related filings), use the Payroll Tax Glossary. Core Payroll Terminology Gross Pay: Total ...
Federal Tax Withholding Troubleshooting
<br> The W-4 form is a key part of payroll—it’s how employees indicate how much federal income tax should be withheld from their pay. Filling out a W4 form incorrectly can result in substantial tax obligations when an employee files ...
Payroll FAQs
When will I receive my payroll reports? Payroll reports are delivered the morning after your payroll is submitted. What reports are available in BerniePortal? BerniePortal offers standard reports and custom reports under Reports. How do I request a ...
How Child Support Orders and Garnishments are Handled
When a court or agency issues a child support order, garnishment, or tax levy for an employee, Employer Success configures the withholding in BerniePortal Payroll and submits payment to the agency as part of payroll services. You send the paperwork; ...
Viewing Quarterly Tax Reports
After BerniePortal files your quarterly payroll taxes, a quarterly tax summary is uploaded to your employer Documents area for your records. Open and download summaries from there when you need them. Who this is for Employers signed in to the ...
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Understanding the Complete Benefits Lifecycle
Effective benefits administration requires navigating a comprehensive lifecycle. This includes creating materials for potential hires, ensuring compliant onboarding documentation, supporting active employee enrollment, managing ongoing compliance ...
Login Instructions - Administrator Help
An employee's initial username and password depend on how they were added to BerniePortal. Use the matching section below when you share login instructions with employees. Employers and Feature Admins can look up the Employer Code and redownload a ...
Onboarding Document Categories
Document categories group onboarding paperwork. BerniePortal includes five standard categories—W-9, I-9, W-4, Direct deposit authorization, and State Withholding—and you can add custom categories. Custom category order controls the order employees ...
Hiring Managers, Hiring Influencers, and Their Capabilities
Each job in BerniePortal Recruiting has a Hiring Team. That team includes one Hiring Manager and optional Hiring Influencer(s). These are per-job assignments for employees—not company-wide roles. The same person can be Hiring Manager on one job and ...
Splitting Your Bill by Billing Subgroup
Generate separate monthly bill PDFs for each Primary Billing Subgroup. When this setting is on, future bill downloads can include a total bill plus a PDF for each Primary Billing Subgroup that has charges. To generate monthly bills for each Billing ...