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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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September 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
Friday Wrap: ACA 2027 Affordability Percentage, WISPs, 2026 Forms 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC and More
Had enough of the heat? We certainly have. So let’s consider baseball’s 2027 opening day—nice, cool March 25. Twist: The collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1 and it’s anticipated the owners, in a last-ditch attempt to save themselves from themselves, will lockout the players. What never needs saving? Our Friday wrap. Affordability percentage for... View Article
Payroll Mailbag
In the Payroll Mailbag August ‘26
Can employers provide tax-free scholarships to employees’ children? Question: As a new benefit, our company wants to provide scholarships to employees’ children. We know we can’t do this through a Section 127 educational assistance plan. We have been asked to research alternatives. Are there any? Answer: Yes, there are alternatives. You could funnel the scholarships... View Article
Benefits Law
ESG investing is dead. ESG lawsuits are not
For a brief moment, final regulations allowed 401(k) plans to include investment options related to environmental, social and (corporate) governance. Those final regs have been abandoned. But you may not be off the hook. A new class-action lawsuit alleges an employer’s 401(k) plan’s investment options should have taken ESG factors into account. (Kvek v. Cushman... View Article
