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- Downloadable Forms & Templates
- All resources are provided free of charge as part of our educational mission. These forms and templates are designed to help individuals, small businesses, and nonprofits build stronger financial systems and maintain compliance. The federal and state forms below link to the issuing agency, so you are always working from the current version rather than a copy that has quietly gone out of date. The checklists and free financial templates are ours, built from the questions clients ask most often about payroll, onboarding, and the monthly close. Download whatever is useful, adapt it to the way your organization actually works, and pass it along to anyone who would benefit. Nothing here requires an account or an email address. If you would rather hand the work over than work through a checklist, our bookkeeping, payroll, and HR administration services cover the same ground with an experienced team behind it.
- Employment & Tax Forms
Form I-9
Every employer completes an I-9 for each new hire to verify identity and authorization to work in the United States. Keep it on file separately from the personnel record so it is simple to produce on request.
Form W-4
New employees use the W-4 to tell you how much federal income tax to withhold from their pay. Collect a current one at hire, and again whenever someone asks to change their withholding after a life event.
Form W-9
Collect a W-9 from every independent contractor and vendor before you pay them. It provides the name, address, and taxpayer identification number you will need when 1099s are prepared at the end of the year.
- Financial & Banking Resources
Direct Deposit Authorization
Use this form to set up direct deposit for an employee, including routing and account details and their written authorization. Store the completed form securely, since it carries sensitive banking information.
Mississippi State Income Tax
Mississippi employers use a state withholding certificate alongside the federal W-4 to determine state income tax withholding. Keep a current copy on file for each employee working in the state.
- Business Management & Compliance
Payroll Checklist for Small Businesses
A step by step guide to running payroll accurately, from confirming hours and pay rates through funding, filing, and recording the entries. Useful whether you run payroll yourself or review someone else's work.
Compliance Calendar Template
An editable calendar for the filing and payment deadlines a small business carries through the year. Enter your own dates once, and the recurring obligations stop arriving as quarterly surprises.
Grant Readiness Checklist
For nonprofits preparing to apply for or manage funding, this covers the documentation, financial statements, and internal controls a funder typically expects to see before and after an award is made.
New Hire Documentation Checklist
Everything to collect and file when someone joins, from tax and eligibility forms through direct deposit and policy acknowledgements. Starting a personnel file complete is far easier than reconstructing one later.
End of Month Checklist
The accounting close step by step: reconcile the accounts, review outstanding items, and confirm the statements before the month is called finished. Consistency here is what keeps the books trustworthy.
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