
Benefits
What are benefits by definition exactly?
What are Benefits?
Benefits play a major role in the workplace, representing anything given to an employee beyond their wage or salary.
Typically, 30% of an employee’s compensation comes from benefits and they are often seen as a key indicator of employee satisfaction, production, and retention. Examples include:
- Paid vacation, holiday, and sick days
- Health, dental, life, vision, disability, and/or worker compensation insurance
- Pensions and profit-sharing contributions
- Stock options
- Employer matching of Medicare and Social
- Security taxes
- Continuing education costs
- Commuter benefits
- Unemployment taxes
Why are Benefits Important in Bookkeeping?
Some benefits, such as Social Security taxes, worker compensation, and unemployment insurance are required by law. Businesses with more than 50 full-time employees must provide health insurance and family and medical leave compensation for eligible employees. Other benefits are provided tax-free to the employee at a company’s discretion. Most benefits are taxable for the business, with some exceptions, and many expenses are tax-deductible as a business cost.
Offering benefits to employees can have a positive impact and boost a company’s bottom line by increasing employee engagement, wellness, recruitment, and retention while enhancing the company’s reputation.
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