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President Signs Memorandums Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations, Extending Student Loan Relief
President Trump has signed memorandums directing the Secretary of the Treasury “to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment” of the employee share of social security tax on wages paid between September 1 and December 31, 2020; and directing the Secretary of Education to extend student loan relief until December 31, 2020.
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IRS Clarifies Address for Federal Tax Levy Payments
An IRS representative confirmed that federal tax levy payments should be sent to the IRS’s service center located in Ogden, Utah.
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Colorado Enacts Three-Part Paid Sick Leave Law
The Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act extends COVID-19-specific paid sick leave provisions, provides for permanent paid sick leave, and provides for supplemental public health emergency paid sick leave during future pandemics.
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Compliance – Hot Topics
Find out what compliance topics payroll professionals are focusing
on this year.
JULY 2020
Compliance TV
In this edition:
- IRS releases a revised Form 941 in response to COVID-19
- Recent data affirms payroll's importance in nation's tax system
- States, cities, and counties enact minimum wage increases
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Payroll 201
Attendees explore issues such as how the payroll function impacts the accounting, benefits, and human resources departments, as well as more complicated legal issues like benefits taxation, third-party sick pay reporting, and involuntary deductions.
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Implementing Payroll Best Practices
Attendees will examine organizational structures and models, processes, compliance issues, internal controls, methods of service delivery, culture and staffing, and technology. Review case studies to understand the issues in selecting and implementing your best practices plan.
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Paytrain
PayTrain® will deepen your understanding of payroll practices and legislation impacting payroll. 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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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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