For example: on a standard 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, the monthly payment on a $200,000 loan would be $955 for a 4% mortgage versus $1074 for a 5% mortgage. Thatâs a monthly difference of $119. You might think that low rates encourage people to buy homes, but itâs not quite that simple.
If your payroll expenditures fall within 15-30% of gross revenue, your business is in a safe zone. Businesses that live within this range tend to be most successful, at least from a payroll perspective.f your percentage falls above 30%, in the red zone, itâs time to come up with a new strategy immediately. Maintaining a payroll that falls above 30% of your gross revenue is one of the most common reasons for a business to fail. Identify it first and then we can fix it.
Rates vary by state, but a 2014 report [PDF] from the state of Oregon noted that the median rate is around $1.85 per $100 of payroll, or 1.85 percent of an employeeâs salary. If youâre in California, you could pay up to 3.5 percent of total wages to cover workersâ compensation. Calculating, withholding, and remitting payroll taxes is a complicated and time-consuming process. An experienced payroll bookkeeper may be able to handle it, but it may not be worth their time for just one or two employees.