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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
November 2025: Employer’s business tax calendar
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.
Payroll Today
W-2 Wednesday: Where’s Waldo and what to do about misreported state wages
Waldo, in his red-and-white striped shirt, pops up everywhere, which is the point. Waldo is a cartoon character, so no worries about getting his state withholding and reporting right. In the real world, employees move and forget to tell their employers, which leads to a withholding and W-2 reporting mess when you don’t need one.
Payroll Mailbag
In the Payroll Mailbag: October ’25
Sometimes “no” can be a good thing—as in no, this item is tax-free. Most of the time, however, “no” means no, this item is taxable. Two questions illustrate.
Benefits Law
Roth catch-up contributions are coming. Are you prepared?
SECURE 2.0’s provision requiring employees to make 401(k) catch-up contributions on a Roth or after-tax basis, if they earned more than $145,000 (inflation adjusted) in FICA wages during the preceding year, was delayed until 2026. This time is rapidly approaching. Here’s what you need to do now.
