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Intermediate Payroll Concepts
Receive management-level training on vital topics such as taxable/nontaxable compensation, tax reporting, and payroll leadership issues.
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Payroll Issues for Multi-State Employers
Maintain compliance in every state in which you pay employees. Learn how the states are impacted by the federal tax reform law, including which version of the IRC the state follows.
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Payroll Source Plus
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. Available as a one-year subscription.
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Paytrain
Whether you are seeking professional development, or studying for the Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) exam, choose PayTrain to help you meet your goals.
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Utah Revises Withholding Tables Due to Federal and State Tax Reform Laws
Effective for wages paid on or after May 1, 2018, the Utah State Tax Commission has issued revised withholding tables and information for employers. The tables were revised in response to federal and state tax reform laws that were recently enacted [Pub. 14, Withholding Tax Guide, rev. 4-18].
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Payroll Matters to U.S. Tax System
The 2017 Internal Revenue Service Data Book shows that 70% of all federal revenue came through payroll. That number shows the importance of payroll professionals to the integrity of the American tax system.
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NYC Proposal Would Prohibit Employers From Requiring Employees to Check Email After Work
Checking an email or a text message after work could become costly for employers in New York City if a new bill becomes law. The bill would prohibit private employers from requiring employees in New York City to check and respond to email and other electronic communications during non-work hours (Int. No. 726).
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Compliance – Hot Topics
Find out what compliance topics payroll professionals are focusing
on this year.
APRIL 2018
Compliance TV
In this edition:
- IRS posts the 2018 Form 941, Schedule R, and instructions
- Department of Labor reissues FLSA opinion letters
- Maryland and city of Austin, Texas, enact paid sick leave requirements
