“It’s good to learn from your mistakes. It’s better to learn from other people’s mistakes.”
— Warren Buffett

Colorado Payroll & HR Compliance Courses

Designed for small business owners & managers - avoid headaches and ensure compliance.

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Course Content

Payroll Tax Compliance in Colorado

  • Employee vs. Independent Contractor

  • 941 Taxes & Reporting

  • Colorado State Withholding

  • Colorado Unemployment Reporting

  • 940 Federal Unemployment

  • Colorado FMLA Taxes & Reporting

  • Colorado Savers Retirement Program

  • Colorado New Hire Reporting

  • Workers’ Compensation

  • Multi-State Requirements

  • Employee 401k, IRA Compliance

  • Employee Health Benefit Management

Colorado HR Compliance in Brief

  • Wage & Hour Rules

  • Hiring

  • Time Management & Scheduling

  • Time Off / Holiday / Sick / Family Leave

  • Compensation & Incentives

  • Voluntary & Involuntary Deductions

  • Employee Loans/Advances

  • Health Benefits

  • Retirement Benefits

  • Explaining Paychecks to Employees

  • Employee vs. Employer Taxes

  • Record Keeping

  • Terminations

  • Unemployment Claims Management

  • Employee vs. Independent Contractor

Payroll Budgeting & Accounting

  • Understanding Payroll Personnel Expenses

    • Employer payroll taxes

    • Workers’ Comp expenses

    • Employer Paid Benefits

  • Labor Tracking & Accounting

    • Departments / Positions

    • Job Costing

    • Grant Tracking – nonprofits

    • What’s efficient & effective vs. ideal

  • Recording Payroll Expenses, the Accounting Process

    • Imports, journal entries, efficiency

  • Personnel Budget & Planning

Learning, teaching…

After various failed attempts to teach my daughter how to ride a bike, I stumbled upon a low cost bike riding clinic. Was I really going to pay someone else to teach my daughter how to ride a bike? After all, I had taught skiing at Wolf Creek, taught English as a second language, had trained employees and importantly I thought, I knew how to ride a bike.

Well, we went and he took the kids through a gradual progression first taking off their pedals and having them glide, but then in less than an hour he had stepped them through various progressions and it clicked for her and all the others. She was off riding confidently.

When we have a goal in mind and obstacles to overcome, our drive to learn is critical. But so can be the methods we use to help us learn.

I’ve been teaching and training employees, business owners and other clients the in’s and out’s of payroll & HR compliance for years. Mastery of the material is one part, but the course design and ability to convey knowledge is where I’ve placed a lot of energy.

My goal is to help make it click for you.

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