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Ensuring payroll compliance in 2024: What’s new?

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Maintaining payroll compliance is a must for accounting departments, but it’s often easier said than done. That’s especially true whenever new changes come about, and 2023 was a year rife with new payroll regulations, trends, and initiatives. From the implementation of SECURE 2.0 From the implementation of SECURE 2.0

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Constructive receipt and on-demand pay, a murky payroll intersection

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Included for the second time in the administration’s budget are new payroll tax rules governing on-demand pay. Employees would still need to inquire about their bank’s policy regarding small accounts. This provision becomes effective for plan years beginning in 2024. The transaction is a loan from the employer to the employee.

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

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This manual should cover general company policies, team dynamics, and the specific responsibilities and procedures related to the individual’s role. General Company Policies Code of Conduct: Expectations for employee behavior and professionalism. Leave Policies: Information on types of leave available (e.g.,

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U.S. Private Payrolls Slow Dramatically Amid Economic Uncertainty

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private payrolls increased at the slowest pace in seven months in February, blamed on policy uncertainty, likely related to tariffs on imported goods, and slowing consumer spending. ” Private payrolls increased by only 77,000 jobs last month, the smallest rise since July 2024, after an upwardly revised 186,000 gain in January.

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U.S. Unemployment Claims Drop To 11-Month Low

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central bank last month projected a shallower path of rate cuts this year than had been forecast in September, when it launched its policy easing cycle. Fed policy is aimed at supporting the economy and the job market before a recession shapes up.” 4, the lowest level since February 2024, the Labor Department said on Wednesday.

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219,000 Americans File For Unemployment As Hiring Slows

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Labor market resilience is the driving force behind the economic expansion and has given the Federal Reserve room to pause interest rate cuts while policymakers assess the impact of the fiscal, trade and immigration policies of President Donald Trump’s administration, which economists view as inflationary. in 2024, up from 2.2%

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U.S. Jobless Claims Fall As Economic Momentum Continues

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” “The economy is set to end 2024 on a solid note, which is fortunate since we’ll have to contend with heightened policy uncertainty and possibly greater challenges in 2025,” said Oren Klachkin, financial markets economist at Nationwide. The Fed hiked its policy rate by 5.25 in July from 3.7%

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