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This massive, searchable resource—updated regularly—will give you answers to your pressing payroll questions, help you plan and execute your payroll procedures accurately, and keep your policies legal.
Zero in on your state's specific laws; each month brings you a new update so you don't find yourself following old guidelines.
Here are daily-use resources to help you crunch the numbers, get the paperwork right the first time, and plan ahead according to government guidelines.
This document answers dozens of questions about the finer points of what you do every day. From dealing with meal reimbursements to name changes to loans against a retirement plan, there are solutions here to common—and even highly unusual—problems.
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Payroll Calendar
April 2026: Employer’s business tax calendar
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.
Payroll Today
3 on a match: Third smokers’ lawsuit dismissed
A third federal trial court has dismissed another employee lawsuit challenging the full reward aspect of the tobacco surcharge. Key: For the first time, a court delved into the meaning of “full reward.” Its analysis will give a leg up to the next employer facing a smoking-surcharge lawsuit.
Payroll Mailbag
In the Payroll Mailbag: April ’26
The payroll garage is where savvy payroll pros go for a 3,000-mile check-up or when they have a head-scratcher of a problem. So let’s lift the hood and see what we find.
Benefits Law
Life insurance benefits: Your silence isn’t golden
A federal trial court ruled that an employer breached its fiduciary duty when it failed to inform a widow that she could continue her deceased husband’s life insurance benefits by continuing to pay the premiums.
