Overview:
Get ahead of the most significant year-end payroll and tax changes in recent years. The IRS 2025 updates introduce critical adjustments to tax rates, taxable income calculations, and Form W-4 and W-2 requirements — driven by ongoing Tax Reform, HR1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), and OBBBA provisions that directly impact payroll reporting and compliance.
This comprehensive session prepares payroll, HR, and finance professionals to handle 2025 year-end reporting with confidence and accuracy. Whether you’re a seasoned payroll specialist or new to managing W-2 and tax reporting, you’ll learn how to apply the latest IRS guidance, manage new filing requirements, and prepare for 2026’s compliance landscape.
Participants will also gain insights into the draft 2026 Form W-2, state-specific reporting considerations, and best practices for year-end reconciliation to prevent costly errors and penalties.
Areas covered in this Training:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
• W-2 reporting requirements
• Updated legislation impacting 2025–2026.
• Box-by-box review of Form W-2 and identify required reporting details.
• Year-end best practices to ensure W-2 accuracy and smooth reconciliation with Form 941
• Taxation updates for 2025 and 2026, including how to correctly calculate payroll taxes under new laws
• Review and interpret the draft 2026 Form W-2 and anticipate its impact on reporting
• State-specific W-2 reporting rules and compliance challenges.
• Understand the OBBBA overtime and tip reporting changes for 2025
• Integrate HR1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) updates and learn how they affect payroll reporting in 2026
• Identify new year legislation and IRS deadlines that will shape next year’s tax season.
• Implement proven year-end closing strategies to ensure W-2 accuracy and timely reconciliation.
Why Attend this Training:
The landscape of payroll and tax compliance is shifting faster than ever. With multiple new laws—Tax Reform updates, HR1 legislation, and OBBBA reporting requirements—many employers are unaware of how these changes will affect their 2025 year-end processing and 2026 filings. This session delivers the clarity and practical guidance you need to stay compliant.
You’ll walk away with actionable tools and insights to manage W-2s accurately, handle new legislative updates, and anticipate future payroll impacts—saving your organization from costly penalties and last-minute corrections.
Suggested Attendees:
• Payroll Managers, Administrators, and Specialists
• HR and Benefits Professionals
• Accounting and Finance Personnel|
• Tax Professionals and Advisors
• Business Owners and Controllers
• Compliance and Risk Management Officers\
• Anyone involved in payroll processing, W-2 reporting, or tax reconciliation
Dayna Reum
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.
SHRM -
Standeagle is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. This program is valid for 1.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit - portal.shrm.org.
HRCI -
This webinar has been approved for 1.0 HR (General) re-certification credit hours toward California, GPHR, HRBP, HRMP, PHR, and SPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.
The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the activity. It means that this activity has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for re-certification credit.
ACCREDITATIONS
