The IRS provides updated tax rates and changes how taxable income is calculated each year. This webinar will assist the seasoned and new payroll professional on new legislation that need to be considered. This webinar will also assist around W-2 processing to include W-2 to understand all the boxes on the form W-2 and what should be reported. A brief overview of year end and W-2 best practices will also be discussed.
Review of new W-2 reporting deadlines and penalties and updates to how we process the W-2 form. Review of the new Form W-4
· Details of how to close the 2024 year to make sure your W-2’s are correct, and 941 reconciliation best practices.
· Taxation in 2024 and 2025
· New year legislation for 2025
· Review box-by-box of the W-2
· Most up to date legislation releases
· Calculating tax in 2025
· State specific W-2 reporting and what you need to know
· W-2 Requirements
· Updated legislation to consider for W-2 and 2025
· State by State discussion of special W-2 considerations
· Year End and W-2 best Practices
· How to make sure 941 reconciliation happens correctly.
We will provide example of check lists that should be prepared for each year end to assist in a smooth transition. We will also provide updates for calendar year 2025 on such items as social security wage base, deferred compensation limits, mileage rates and Forms W-2 and 941. We will discuss how to work throughout the year to collect information from accounts payable for year-end instead of trying to obtain all the information in December. We will demonstrate how this helps smooth out the year end processing and relieve year end stress for both departments. We will provide the basis for a year end memo to help payroll departments inform the company’s employees of what lies ahead for the upcoming year to help curtail questions during this hectic time for payroll. There will be review of new W-2 reporting deadlines and penalties and updates to how we process the W-2 form.
· Payroll Professionals
· Human Resources Managers
· Accounting Personnel
· Business Owners
· Attorneys/ Legal Professionals
Dayna is currently the Director of Payroll Operations at Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Dayna has been heavily involved in the payroll field for over 17 years. Starting as a payroll clerk at a small Tucson company, Dayna moved on to be a Payroll Team Leader at Honeywell Inc. During Dayna’s time at Honeywell she obtained her FPC (Fundamental Payroll Certification) through the American Payroll Association. She also received several merit awards for Customer Service and Acquisitions and Divestitures.
Dayna is no stranger to teaching she has taught at the Metro Phoenix American Payroll Association meetings and at the Arizona State Payroll Conference. Topics including Payroll Basics, Global/Cultural Awareness, Immigration Basics for the Payroll Professional, Multi-State and Local Taxation and Quality Control for Payroll, International and Canadian payroll. Dayna has her CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) through the APA. She also serves on the National American Payroll Association on the National Strategic Leadership Task Force, Government Affairs Task Force (PA Local tax subcommittee). Dayna has received a Citation of Merit for her service along with being a Gold Pin member of the APA. Besides her payroll accomplishments, Dayna is certified in HR hiring and firing practices and is a Six-Sigma Greenbelt.
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