Sense with Cents

Behind the scenes & policy

• Where Your Payroll Records Should Live — May 8, 2026
• How Many of Me Are Left? — May 5, 2026
• Who Writes In, the Names That Stay — and What’s Next — May 4, 2026
• If I Had a Nickel for Every False Positive — May 4, 2026
• Being Replaceable Is Part of the Job — April 24, 2026
• What SB 1434 Got Right, and How to Finish It — April 22, 2026
• If You Earn Tips in Washington State, How Much Paid Leave Benefit Are You Actually Earning? — April 22, 2026
• Why We Hung Up the Phone — April 21, 2026
• AI Is a Power Tool. The Expert Still Has to Hold It. — April 17, 2026
• The Cost of “If It Ain’t Broke” — April 10, 2026
• Learning or Declining: There Are Only Two States of Knowledge — March 31, 2026
• To AI or Not to AI, There Is NO Question — March 10, 2026
• There Is No Such Thing as a Payroll Crisis — March 10, 2026

Practical payroll

• Why Is My Withholding Zero? — May 6, 2026
• No Employee Is Remote — They Are Working From Somewhere — May 4, 2026
• Help Me Help You — April 17, 2026
• The 941 E-File PIN: What You Need to Know — April 6, 2026
• To Print or Not to Print, There Is NO Question! — March 31, 2026
• Do You Really Have a Backup? — March 31, 2026
• DIY Payroll vs. Payroll Service: Which Is Right for Your Business? — March 31, 2026
• Pay Period, Pay Frequency, and Tax Deposits — March 31, 2026
• Employee W-4 and Employer Duties — March 13, 2026
• Bonus Pay: Separate Check or Not? — March 13, 2026

Special situations

• The Case for Getting Your Family to 40 Quarters — April 20, 2026
• Be Proud of Paying Your Employees for Jury Duty — March 31, 2026
• Minister/Clergy Housing Allowance and Payroll — March 13, 2026
• Greater Than 2% S-Corp Shareholders and Health Insurance — March 13, 2026
• FLSA OT (QOC) and Agricultural Employees — March 10, 2026