Struggling with a tough payroll question best answered by a federal agency? Send it to APA so that we can consider asking it during the Forum on Federal Payroll Issues sessions at the 2019 Annual...

more

The IRS announced that the business standard mileage rate for transportation expenses beginning January 1, 2019, will be 58 cents per mile [Notice 2019-02, released 12-14-18].

more

The IRS has extended the due date for furnishing 2018 Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to employees from January 31 to March 4 [IRS Notice 2018-94].

more

On December 7, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation extending the expiration date for the New York wage deduction law concerning overpayments and permissible deductions from November 6, 2018, to...

more

The IRS has released the 2019 federal percentage method income tax withholding tables and the 2019 Form W-4, which is very similar to the 2018 Form W-4 [Notice 1036, rev. 12-18].

more

Effective September 14, 2019 all FPC and CPP examinations will be based on the updated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. Every few years the APA completes a Job Task Analysis (JTA) to validate...

more

APA's final #Paynews chat of the year begins at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 13. Be part of the conversation by joining our chatroom portal Twchat or participate through your Twitter account by...

more

Legislation has been introduced in Texas that would prohibit municipalities, including cities, from passing their own paid sick leave (PSL) laws. Recently, the Texas Court of Appeals struck down...

more

The IRS gave an extra day to file returns or pay taxes originally due on December 5, which has been declared a National Day of Mourning for former President George H.W. Bush [IRS News Release...

more

The IRS has issued interim guidance on withholding for the 2019 calendar year, which includes information on the Form W-4 [Notice 2018-92, 11-26-18].

more