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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
May 2025: Employer’s business tax calendar
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.
Payroll Today
Things are looking less bright for on-demand pay
On-demand pay has been a thorn in Payroll’s side since forever, because it messes up the orderly flow of payroll processing. The basic issue is whether on-demand pay is a loan from a third party or a pay advance. The answer matters.
Payroll Mailbag
In the Payroll Mailbag: May ’25
Time-honored though it may be, the company picnic can raise a host of payroll questions.
Benefits Law
SECURE 2.0 challenge, part 11: Auto-enrollment 401(k) plans
The IRS has already released key guidance on SECURE 2.0’s mandate that all 401(k) plans established after Dec. 29, 2022, be auto-enrollment plans, beginning with the 2025 plan year. Proposed regulations now round out and encompass this previous guidance.
