Megan LaPointe
Megan LaPointe is a Payroll Manager within the Consulting Service Line in the Saginaw office. She joined Yeo & Yeo in 2014.
Specializations
- All aspects of payroll preparation
- Knowledge of garnishments and Friend of the Court orders
- Direct deposit and PayCards
- Payroll tax returns – Form 941, Form 940, and State Unemployment
- Multi-state payroll tax services
- Year-end W-2 and W-3 processing
- Preparation and filing of Form 1099 returns
Professional Certifications and Education
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) since 2022
- Fundamentals Payroll Certificate since 2016
- Dale Carnegie Course completed 2022
- Northwood University, bachelor of business administration in accounting
Professional Membership
- PayrollOrg – National member
- PayrollOrg – Great Lakes Bay Chapter president
Publications/Seminars
- Presented e-filing Updates at PayrollOrg Michigan Statewide Conference 2023
- Presented CPP and FPC Requirements at PayrollOrg Michigan Statewide Conference 2022
Christine Porras is the Payroll Supervisor within the Consulting Service Line in the Saginaw office and leads the firm’s Payroll Solutions Group. She joined Yeo & Yeo in 1998.
Specializations
- Employer-employee relationships, including independent contractors, worker misclassification, new hire reporting
- Fair Labor Standards Act, including exempt and nonexempt employees, minimum wage, overtime
- Calculation and taxation of fringe benefits such as group term life insurance, personal use of company vehicles, S-corp health insurance
- Reporting short and long-term disability payments
- Withholding taxes: Social Security, Medicare, Federal Income Tax, State Income Taxes, backup withholding
- Involuntary deductions, including garnishments, friend of the court orders, and levies
- Multi-state reporting for withholding taxes and unemployment taxes
- Payroll tax returns, including Form 941, Form 940, Form 945
- Year End Reporting: W-2’s, 1099’s and 1095’s
- Assistance with payroll-related audits, including state unemployment, Worker Comp, and 401K
- Michigan Escheatment reporting
- Internal Controls and Fraud assistance in the payroll department
- Payroll department consulting: strategic planning, management, payroll research
Professional Certifications and Education
- Certified Payroll Professional since 2013
- Fundamental Payroll Certification since 2002
- Associates degree, Delta College
Professional Membership
- PayrollOrg (PAYO) National Member
- PayrollOrg (PAYO) Michigan Statewide Committee Member
- Co-founder, past President and current member of the Great Lakes Bay Payroll Professionals
- PayrollOrg (PAYO) Board of Advisors
Publications/Seminars
- Presented “Escheatment Laws” at PayrollOrg statewide conference, 2023
- Presented “Payroll Basics” at PayrollOrg statewide conference, 2023
- Conducted 2023 CPP Detroit Chapter Study Group – Payroll Accounting & Recordkeeping Retention
- Conducted 2023 CPP Detroit Chapter Study Group- Other Deductions from Pay & Health, Accident & Retirement Benefits
- Conducted 2023 CPP Detroit Chapter Study Group- The Employee/Employer Relationship
- Presented “Payroll Basics” at APA statewide conference, 2022
- Presented “Form W-9, 1099’s and EIN Verification” at APA statewide conference, 2022
- Presented “Completing IRS Forms 941 & 941X” at Great Lakes Bay Chapter, 2021
- Presented “Payroll Nuts and Bolts” at APA statewide conference, 2021
- Presented “COVID-19 Sick Pay and Family Leave for School Districts” webinar 2021
- Presented “Take Year End Payroll Action-Now” at Great Lakes Bay Chapter, 2020
- Presented “Payroll Forms: A-Z” at APA statewide conference, 2019
- Annual Payroll Planning (eAlert)
- Effective Strategies to Market Your Payroll Chapter published in PayrollOrg’s national newsletter
- New Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification (eAlert)
- Multi-factor Authentication Required for EFTPS Effective October 19, 2023 (eAlert)
- IRS Expands Mandatory e-filing of Information Returns
- Court of Appeals Rules on MI Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage (eAlert)
- Court Ruling on Michigan’s Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Laws Could Impact your Business (eAlert)
- Minimum Wage (eAlert)
- Hiring Now – Don’t Forget About the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (eAlert)
- Employer Tax Credits for Employee Paid Leave Due to COVID-19 (eAlert)
- Rescue Plan Requires Employers to Provide Free COBRA Coverage (eAlert)
- Michigan Minimum Wages Unlikely to change in 2021 (eAlert)
- How to Help Employees Claim Unemployment Due to COVID-19 (eAlert)
- State Temporarily Expands Eligibility for Unemployment Benefits (eAlert)
- COVID-19 Payroll Tax Relief (eAlert)
- Michigan Work Share Program to Bring Back Employees (eAlert)
- IRS Guidance on Deferring Payroll Taxes (eAlert)
Community Involvement
- Treasurer of the Saginaw County Veteran’s Memorial Plaza
- American Payroll Association – Great Lakes Bay Chapter, co-founder, past President and member
- JA Festival of Trees, tree designer
- Hemlock Business Association, past President and past Vice President
Awards
- Recipient of Yeo & Yeo’s prestigious Spirit of Yeo award, 2015