The APA Government Relations Task Force Federal Issues Subcommittee wrote to the House Committee on Education and Labor in November to oppose a bill proposing to change the workweek from 40 hours to...

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The APA Compliance Calendar for 2022 is now available on the APA website. It contains important payroll tax payment and reporting dates every payroll professional needs to know during the calendar...

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Beginning January 1, 2022, the business standard mileage rate for transportation expenses paid or incurred will increase to 58.5 cents per mile.

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The APA submitted comments to Congress on earned wage access (EWA) following a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee’s Task Force on Financial Technology in November.

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The Social Security Administration reminded employers using the agency’s new Wage File Upload process that the EFW2 file must have a .TXT or .ZIP extension.

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Searching for an answer to a burning payroll question best answered by a federal agency? Send it to APA’s Government Relations Division and we will consider asking it during the Forum on Federal...

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The APA GRTF Unemployment Insurance Workgroup submitted comments on the Unemployment Insurance Improvement Act in late October.

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A three-month tax amnesty program in Connecticut runs through January 31, 2022, and includes withholding tax.

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The IRS released guidance for employers on the early termination of the employee retention credit (ERC) if they received an advance payment or reduced deposits in anticipation of the credit.

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Read APA’s article, “e-IWO from the Employer’s Perspective,” in the November edition of the Child Support Report, published by the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement.

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