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8 Steps Payroll Year-End Checklist





                                                                  01    Preview
                                                                        current-year
                                                                        W2 and
                                                                        employee          02
                                                   Celebrate            data (Oct)
                                             08    Year-end                              Identify any
                                                   completion
                                                                                         State changes
                                                                                         to withholding
                                                                                         methods (Nov)
                                      Verify new
                                      wage bases
                                      and rates are
                                      included in                                                     03
                                      Payroll                                             Schedule testing
                                      system                                              of Form W-2,
                                      07                                                  Box 12, special
                                                                                          codes (Dec)

                                                Verify State                       Tax
                                                Unemployment                       withheld
                                                insurance                          using new
                                                notices (Mar)                      formulas    04
                                                                  File annual      on first pay
                                                                  Form 940 by
                 1 Quarter                        06              Feb 10 (Feb)     for the                   4 Quarter
                                                                                                               th
                   st
                                                                                   year. (Jan)
            Ensure new benefits                                           05                            Make preparations for
                  enrolment is                                                                                Year End tax

              complete, new tax                                                                          reporting, W-2 issue
            rates are updated for                                                                        and payroll accruals

                      payroll
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