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Preparing for Year-End and 2019 Live Webinar
This webinar 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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Foundations of Payroll Certificate Program
This course is an important first step in payroll education that covers the basic procedures, processes, and terminology defining the daily workload of the beginning payroll practitioner. It provides a thorough overview of the laws and regulations that affect payroll.
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Payroll Source Plus
Payroll Source Plus is an online, subscription-based payroll reference library, providing you with the federal and state laws, regulations, and information to keep your company's payroll operations in compliance.
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Free Member Publications
Association members enjoy exclusive access to several free ebooks each year from the American Payroll Association.
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New York Wage Deduction Law Extended
On December 7, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation extending the expiration date for the New York wage deduction law concerning overpayments and permissible deductions from November 6, 2018, to November 6, 2020.The law permits employers to use wage deductions to recover overpayments due to errors or salary advances [A.B. 10615, L. 2018].
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IRS Releases Percentage Method Withholding Tables, 2019 Form W-4
The IRS has released the 2019 federal percentage method income tax withholding tables and the 2019 Form W-4, which is very similar to the 2018 Form W-4 [Notice 1036, rev. 12-18].
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Paid Sick Leave Developments in Texas
Legislation has been introduced in Texas that would prohibit municipalities, including cities, from passing their own paid sick leave (PSL) laws. Recently, the Texas Court of Appeals struck down Austin’s PSL ordinance, which is similar to the San Antonio PSL ordinance scheduled to take effect in August 2019.
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Compliance – Hot Topics
Find out what compliance topics payroll professionals are focusing
on this year.
NOVEMBER 2018
Compliance TV
In this edition:
- States release UI taxable wage bases for 2019
- New draft of the 2018 Form W-4 has few changes
- IRS will continue W-2 verification code program for 2019
