2001 American Payroll Association Basic Guide to Payroll

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The APA Basic Guide to Payroll gives a complete overview of what a business person needs to know about payroll by distilling important, complex rules and regulations into practical, manageable information. It functions as a compliance manual, a source of ideas on how to save payroll taxes, a resource to answer employees' questions, and a training resource for junior staff members. Topics include: What's New in Payroll-- The Form W-2-- How to Manage Payroll and HR Data-- Withholding Taxes From Gross Pay-- Non-Tax Deductions From Gross Pay-- How to Pay Employees-- FICA and Income Tax Deposits and Returns-- Federal and State Unemployment Taxes-- Independent Contractors-- Federal and State Wage-Hour Laws-- Payroll Technology-- Federal Per Diem Rates-- Federal Payroll Calendar-- Payroll Accounting-- Common Benefits and whether they are subject to federal income tax withholding, FICA tax, federal unemployment tax and wage-hour requirements.While the book focuses mainly on federal payroll rules, numerous charts give state information on various topics such as withholding for child su