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Foundations of Payroll

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 Practice Essentials

Acquire the payroll knowledge, skills, and abilities required to produce accurate paychecks and ensure payroll compliance. This course teaches fundamental pay calculations through hands-on exercises, then moves on to more complex concepts and calculations.

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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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Featured APA News

IRS Waives Penalty for Some Taxpayers Who Underwithheld in 2018

The IRS announced it will waive the estimated tax penalty for some taxpayers whose 2018 federal income tax withholding and estimated tax payments fell short of their total tax liability for the year [IR-2019-03, 1-16-19; Notice 2019-11, 1-16-19].
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Montana’s New Employee Withholding Allowance Certificate

New Form MW-4, Montana Employee’s Withholding Allowance and Exemption Certificate, is available from the Montana Department of Revenue. Due to federal tax reform, several states are creating new state-specific employee withholding allowance certificates or updating existing forms.
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Fiserv to Buy First Data in $22 Billion Stock Deal

Fiserv, a U.S. financial technology provider, announced it will buy payment processor First Data in a $22-billion all-stock transaction, making it one of the largest acquisitions in the financial technology sector. The transaction, according to the company, unites the two premier companies to create one of the world’s leading payments and financial technology providers.
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