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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
Warning: The IRS can come after your ERCs in bankruptcy court
As if bankruptcy during a pandemic isn’t distressing enough, a bankruptcy court has allowed the IRS to offset a debtor’s ERCs against its outstanding taxes, even after the bankruptcy court approved a reorganization plan.
Payroll Mailbag
In the Payroll Mailbag: April ’25
Rarely asked questions don’t have less value than frequently asked questions. And in Payroll, the RAQs usually cause trouble.
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.
