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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
February 2025: Employer’s business tax calendar
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.
Payroll Today
W-2 Wednesdays: Payroll’s guide to communicating with employees
One of HR’s key tasks is communicating with employees. They know what to say, how to say it and when to say it. If you’re lacking these skills, it’s because Payroll isn’t a forward-facing position. But you must still communicate information to employees, and if your communications aren’t clear, you will only confuse them.
Payroll Mailbag
In the Payroll Mailbag: January ’25
Employee or independent contractor? ... Gift boxes of pricey food: Taxable or not?
Benefits Law
Two last-minute laws ease 1095 reporting
Two laws combined will ease your health-care information reporting responsibilities. The president has indicated he will sign them. These two laws become effective for Forms 1095-C required to be furnished to employees after Dec. 31, 2024.
