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Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) Boot Camp
A comprehensive 12-session, virtual course that will provide you with the tools and resources to effectively study the material, practice and apply your learning, and confidently pass the FPC exam.
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Payroll Practice Essentials
Acquire the payroll knowledge, skills, and abilities required to produce accurate paychecks and ensure payroll compliance.
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APA's Guide to Local Payroll Taxes
Provides information on the different types of local payroll taxes that payroll departments must comply with, including city service fees; city, county, and school district income taxes; occupational privilege taxes and license fees; payroll expense taxes; and mass transit taxes.
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Paystate Update
The only biweekly eNewsletter dedicated exclusively to state and local payroll compliance news and issues.
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Seattle Council Votes to Repeal New Head Tax
On June 12, the Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to repeal the head tax that had been recently enacted. The employee hours tax would have taken effect in 2019 and been applied to companies that grossed more than $20 million per year in the city [Seattle Council Bill No. 119280, L. 2018].
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IRS Proposal Would Boost e-Filing of Information Returns
The IRS has proposed regulations that would require that all information returns, regardless of type, be taken into account to determine whether a business meets the 250-return threshold that determines whether information returns must be filed electronically [83 F.R. 24948, 5-31-18].
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Free eBook: APA’s 2018 Understanding Your Pay
Thanks to the sponsorship of Global Cash Card, this invaluable resource produced by American Payroll Association is free to everyone!
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Compliance – Hot Topics
Find out what compliance topics payroll professionals are focusing
on this year.
JUNE 2018
Compliance TV
In this edition:
- IRS revises Publication 1494
- DOL clarifies whether lump-sum payments are earnings for garnishments
- Virginia repeals obsolete new-hire reporting requirements
