website key info icon.png   Duration: Two Half-Days
  Delivery: Online Virtual Classroom
  CPD: 7 points
   

This timely seminar covers the critical challenges US payroll professionals face at year-end, including significant updates to legislation and regulations that impact both year-end close and the start of the new year.

With urgency growing around recent changes, this class will also provide essential insights into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, an important development every payroll professional needs to understand.

Why you should attend

If you process a US payroll this course is a must-add to your annual calendar. You will walk away equipped with everything you need to know to ensure that your payroll year end runs smoothly, compliantly and without any nasty surprises.

What you will learn

By the end of this course, you will:

Get the latest adjustments for 2026, including retirement plan contribution limits and SUI wage bases

Understand how to prepare for new reporting requirements

Be aware of any increase in potential FUTA credit reduction states

Course content

✔ Discover how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect year-end payroll.

 

Updates on permanent extensions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

How to treat No Tax on Tips

How to treat No Tax on Overtime

✔ Receive guidance on the latest round of SECURE 2.0 Act retirement plan changes.

✔ Get the latest updates on changes to the U.S. Department of Labor's "white collar" exemptions, joint employer status, and worker classification.

✔ A customizable year-end checklist in Excel to help ensure compliance.

Prior learning required

Payroll, human resources, systems, accounting, and finance professionals responsible for payroll operations in the USA.

Continue your learning

For more information about processing American payrolls you may wish to consider US Payroll Practice Essentials. For the next level of study the US State and Local Payroll programme will also give you the confidence to handle the changes required to operate payrolls in the US on a more local level.
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