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August 17, 2023

Launching Payroll with Check: A closer look

Launching payroll is no small feat. In this blog, Sid walks through the steps to get payroll up and running and how Check supports our partners in that process. We are with our partners every step of the way: implementing, selling, and growing their product.

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July 18, 2023

America's First Income Tax

In the next edition of our Brief History of Payroll Series, we discuss how the first income tax came to be in the United States. The Revenue Act of 1861 created the nation's first income tax: a 3% flat rate on citizens with an annual income of $800 or more.

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June 21, 2023

Build, Buy, Partner vs. Check

Before Check, there were three options for payroll: build, buy, or partner. Each of these options has its uniques advantages and disadvantages, but none come without compromise. Now, with Check, platforms can get the best of all three without the associated costs and time commitments.

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June 6, 2023

Deep Dive into Payroll Complexities: New Hire Reporting

New Hire Reporting is a legal requirement imposed on employers by federal and state regulators. The information is reported to designated government agencies, usually the state's labor, employment or workforce agency. This reporting assists in various government initiatives. Most payroll companies offer this reporting as a service. In this blog, we'll dive into what this reporting entails and how Check serves its partners with it.

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May 16, 2023

The Invention of the Employee Time Clock

The employee time clock was invented by Willard Le Grand Bundy in Auburn, New York in 1888. The value of the clock was immediately obvious to employers, who had the unenviable task of monitoring the arrival and departure times of dozens or hundreds of employees every day to determine how much they should be paid at the end of each pay period. The device's major innovation over a standard clock was that it allowed for a piece of paper, or a card, to be fed into a slot, and when it hit a contact at the back of the slot, the current date and time information would be stamped onto the card.

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April 7, 2023

Payroll in the American Whaling Industry

The whaling industry in America grew 1,400% between 1816 and 1850. At its peak in 1880 it contributed $10 million to the United States GDP, making it the fifth largest sector of the economy. However, it wasn't just consumer demand that led to hyper-growth. A unique employee compensation structure also encouraged an entrepreneurial rush to whaling.

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