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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
August 2026: Employer’s business tax calendar
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.
Payroll Today
Friday wrap: Agencies release their regulatory agendas, SSA releases 2026 EFW2 specs and more
With the baseball All-Star game a few days away, it’s time to consider teams’ uniforms. Why is this important? Because it took us way too much time to decipher who exactly our team was playing. We never heard of a team named Wisco. Why isn’t Milwaukee good enough? Our Friday wrap does all the deciphering... View Article
Payroll Mailbag
In the Payroll Mailbag: July ’26
To comply with the Form I-9 rules, HR has informed Payroll that new hires will no longer be required to show their Social Security cards. Payroll has always required this so we can ensure employees’ pay profiles are correct. Can we override HR’s new policy?
Benefits Law
Executive order creates Trump IRA accounts
Offering a 401(k) plan to employees barely gets you through the door when it comes to recruiting and retention. Nevertheless, 401(k) plans come with overhead, which all the SECURE 2.0 employer tax credits can’t cover. You don’t have to leave employees out in the cold.
