On-Demand Pay, Off-Schedule Compliance: What Payroll Leaders Need to Know About Earned Wage Access
The numbers are hard to ignore. A record 55% of Americans say their financial situation is getting worse, up from 53% last …
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DOJ Settlement ‘Forever’ Bars IRS Trump Audits, Sparks Backlash
The Department of Justice has issued an order that permanently bars the IRS from auditing past tax returns of President …
Trump Accounts for Eligible Children
By Laura Hanlon, CPA Background A new type of retirement savings vehicle under IRC Sec. 530A, commonly known as …
Can Our Company Condition a Job Offer on the Applicant’s Agreement Not to Enroll a Child With a Known Disability in Our Health Plan?
QUESTION: We learned in the interview process that a top job candidate’s child has a serious disability. Our major medical plan …
IRS Finalizes Rules to Ease Partnership Interest Sales Reporting
The IRS has issued final regs that permanently resolve a longstanding compliance problem by removing the requirement that partnerships furnish …
SEC Proposes Expanding Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor Attestation Exemptions, Other Reforms to Boost IPOs
In a move intended to carry out Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins’ agenda to “Make IPOs Great …
Connecticut Budget Bills Includes Tax Changes
By Jennifer J. Troyer, JD, Checkpoint News On May 14, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the budget bill which …
Payroll Congress Day 4: Where Payroll Gets Tested and Compliance Gets Real
Compliance, Judgment, and Execution at Scale Historically, payroll has been treated more as a back-office process until a disruption, a …
Trump Ends $10B Legal Battle With IRS as DOJ Orders Settlement Fund
President Donald Trump has filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and the …
Payroll Congress Day 3: Audit‑Grade Payroll, Decision‑Ready Data, and the Confidence to Speak Up
When “Processing Correctly” Is No Longer Enough Thursday, May 14, the third day of PayrollOrg’s 44th Annual Payroll Congress in …
Treasury Official Unpacks Conservation Easement Settlement Offer, Previews Future Plans
On May 13, the IRS announced yet another opportunity for taxpayers involved in conservation easement disputes to settle their case. A day …
Experts Say Holistic Tax Strategy Needed for Data Center Investments
At a May 13 webcast hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a panel of tax specialists argued that a sophisticated and integrated …
Payroll Congress Day 2: When Accuracy Becomes Strategy—and Pay Becomes a Promise
Payroll Is No Longer Invisible For decades, payroll was expected to function invisibly. When it worked, no one noticed. When …