Hiring your first employee in Illinois: the payroll checklist
Every registration, form and deadline between the offer letter and the first paycheck for an Illinois small business, in the order you will meet them.
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Payroll
Paying employees and contractors in Illinois, from the first hire to January filings.
Contractor or employee? How to classify the people you pay
The IRS test, the stricter Illinois test for unemployment insurance, the new $2,000 threshold for Form 1099-NEC, and what to collect before the first payment.
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