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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.
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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
December 2026: Employer’s business tax calendar
➲ NOTE: Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays as observed in the District of Columbia are taken into account to determine due dates. Under the federal deposit rules, you’re allowed a deposit shortfall of the greater of $100 or 2% of your tax liability Semiweekly and monthly deposits are for the deposits of FICA and withheld... View Article
Payroll Today
W-2 Wednesday: The errors requiring correcting and the errors that don’t
Filing W-2s with consequential errors will get you deep in the hole for tax penalties. The IRS adjusts these penalties every year for inflation. For forms filed in 2027, the penalties are: General rule: $340 per return, up to $4,191,500 W-2s corrected within 30 days of discovery: $60 per return, up to $698,500 W-2s corrected... View Article
Payroll Mailbag
In the Payroll Mailbag November ’26
How to handle multiple W-2s from different providers? Question: We’re in the process of switching to a new third-party payroll provider. How can we maintain W-2s from prior years? Answer: This isn’t just an issue for employees. The IRS requires you to keep W-2 records for four years. So, before you go live with your... View Article
Benefits Law
Proposed regs seek to expand electronic disclosure by group health plans
You’ve had the option of providing employees with electronic notices regarding ERISA-covered group health benefits since 2002. Hint: The default is still to paper. Proposed regulations would flip the script by creating a new safe harbor under which the default would be to provide group health plan notices electronically through the internet. This safe harbor... View Article
