W-2 Wednesday: What’s in the box?
Your best strategy is to head off employees’ W-2 questions now. Consider using this template to communicate basic information to employees about their W-2s.
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Have a Grinchy, Grinchy Christmas: On-demand pay takes a bite out of employees’ wallets
A lack of federal regulation hasn’t stopped courts from ruling on on-demand pay. A recent spate of federal trial court decisions classifies on-demand pay as credit. These are the best of all possible decisions for you.
Calendar catastrophe: 27 biweekly pay periods in 2026
You have four choices for exempts and salaried nonexempts, but no choice is trouble-free. And whatever your choice, you need to make it and communicate it soon.
Friday wrap: New and proposed laws, BSO’s availability and the 2025 Form 940
New IRS and SSA bills, BSO interruption and 2025 Form 940 in our holiday-countdown wrap.
OBBBA: IRS releases guidance on Trump accounts
Another provision of the OBBBA has now stepped into the spotlight—Trump, or Section 128, accounts. Guidance issued by the IRS announces its intention to propose regulations on these accounts. In the meantime, here’s what you need to know if you’re interested in introducing a new benefit to employees
W-2 Wednesday: Furnishing W-2s to employees
Why do you still have to mail employees’ W-2s if you post them to your employee self-service portal or email them? Because the IRS says you must.
Today is Giving Tuesday. Scammers don’t need charity
Here are our tips for keeping this holiday season bright, merry and scammer-free. Some tips may be repeats, but it’s always a good idea to remind employees of the cyber rules of the road.
Law and audits: How to survive one and not get caught in the other
IRS audits may be completely random—your number just came up. More likely, they’re targeted.
January 2026: Employer’s Business Tax Calendar
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.
Pre-Thanksgiving wrap: Timely mailing rule, a heads-up for tax pros and more
Read this while the turkey cooks: Timely mailing rule, PTINs for tax pros and dessert.