September 2025: Employer’s business tax calendar
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.
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In the Payroll Mailbag: August '25
August is a good time to review some payroll basics. Payroll basics aren’t like other basics—they’re always tricky.
Field trip!
In addition to helping the teacher control an unruly pack of hyped-up kids, employees accompanying their children on field trips may be worried about taking time off from work. You can allay employees’ concerns by providing them with short-term leave.
Go ahead, run through the sprinklers
Running through the sprinklers is a sure way to stay cool through August’s hot, humid weather, but don’t forget to take off your sandals. You can also keep a cool head by performing some general payroll maintenance chores and early year-end tasks.
The Treasury Department wants to know about payment fraud
An employee whose employee self-service portal is hacked and their direct deposit stolen is a victim of payment fraud. You’re a victim, too. This is just one example of payment fraud. The Treasury Department wants to know a lot more about payment fraud.
Tax Court’s jurisdiction limited
The Supreme Court ended its 2024–25 term in June, ruling against a taxpayer who was contesting a tax levy that the IRS never actually put into place because the taxpayer paid down the debt.