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Preparing for Year-End and 2019
This seminar addresses the complex compliance issues of year-end, including the latest changes in legislation and regulations that affect the close of one year and the beginning of the next.
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Canadian Payrolls Preparing for Year-End and 2019
Taught by a leading Canadian payroll expert, this seminar provides guidelines to meet the challenges of Canadian year-end processing, from closing the current year to what is required in the next year to avoid cross-border noncompliance penalties.
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Payroll Practice Fundamentals
This printed book is ideal for those new to the payroll profession. Each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of payroll administration, the latest payroll compliance changes, and includes review questions and quizzes.
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The Payroll Source Online
The Payroll Source® Online provides the essential information you need to keep your company in compliance with federal laws and regulations affecting your payroll operations.
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Washington Proposes to Change White Collar Exemption Rules
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has released a pre-draft version of proposed white collar overtime exemption rules. The agency wants to update the duties tests and salary thresholds for exempt employees. Comments on the proposed rules must be submitted by October 26.
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DOL Creates Office of Compliance Initiatives, New Websites
To help its enforcement activities, the U.S. Department of Labor has created the Office of Compliance Initiatives and launched two new websites (for employers and workers) with resources to assess compliance with federal labor law and regulations.
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New Draft of 2019 Form W-4 Has Few Changes From 2018
The IRS released a second draft of the 2019 Form W-4 on October 12. The latest draft Form W-4 is very similar to the 2018 Form W-4 with a few non-substantive language changes in the general instructions.
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Compliance – Hot Topics
Find out what compliance topics payroll professionals are focusing
on this year.
OCTOBER 2018
Compliance TV
In this edition:
- Two Michigan cities approve new income taxes
- Social security wage base increases
- IRS allows the exclusion of 2017 moving expenses paid in 2018
