10101 - Registration/Check-In

Please be prepared to show one form of government-issued photo identification when you pick up your badge.

10201 - Orientation

A must for first-timers, this session will help make Congress one of the most rewarding experiences of your career! This session is presente...

10301 - Tweet Up

Expand your network and meet social media enthusiasts at the Congress Tweet Up.

20101 - Registration/Check-In

20201 - Annual Business Meeting

Meeting is open to all American Payroll Association members.

20301 - Keep It All Together, Keep It All Straight: Payroll Recordkeeping Requirements

Hear why payroll record retention is so important and how to save your company time and money while minimizing risk. Learn to identify and c...

20302 - The 10 Most Common Payroll Pitfalls

This workshop will cover some of the most common mistakes made in payroll. We will discuss warning signs and ways to avoid mistakes, making ...

20303 - Telecommuting: Wage and Hour/Taxation Issues

Learn the benefits, pitfalls, current trends, and challenges faced by both employer and employee in telecommuting. This workshop will also c...

20304 - Wages Owed to Deceased Employees

When the unfortunate event occurs, is your company prepared to process payments owed to a deceased employee? Payroll, accounts payable, bene...

20305 - Payroll and 401(k) - Outsourcing, Simplify, and Protect

Learn about the incredible benefits of integrating payroll with your 401(k) provider and how these efficiencies will save time, money, and h...

20306 - Introduction to U.S. Nonresident Alien Tax Withholding

This workshop is an introduction to nonresident alien tax withholding and reporting issues for corporate employees. We will discuss definiti...

20307 - Standardizing Global Payroll Processes

Managing a global payroll process can be a challenge due to dependence on vendors, in-country expertise and systems. When you need to improv...

20308 - Payroll in China and Hong Kong

This workshop will explain social welfare systems, personal tax rules, local annual compliance requirements, and other basic payroll concept...

20309 - Unclaimed Property Reporting: What You Need To Know

Unclaimed property laws vary from state to state and can impact your organization if overlooked. This session will help you identify potenti...

20310 - How to Establish a Shared Services Center

Many companies have or are beginning to develop shared service centers from the traditional accounting departments. Are you ready for such a...

20311 - Let's Talk: Giving Feedback

Feedback tells you whether you're moving toward achieving your goals. When someone does well and receives positive feedback, it helps that p...

20312 - Metrics: How to Begin to Tell Your Story

Data is everywhere within the modern business environment. Today’s leaders must know how to measure team performance as well as process perf...

20313 - Stand Up, Speak Out, Career Success!

You are smart enough to know that to increase the speed with which you succeed it is important to develop good public speaking skills. Durin...

20314 - Digi…What? How to Prepare and Implement a Digitalization Strategy

The most important part of any digitalization strategy is the implementation. In this session, you will learn how to approach trends in tech...

20315 - Putting Smart Intelligence to Work For You

Intelligent technology is transforming our lives at home and at work. Learn the basics of artificial intelligence and machine learning and h...

20401 - Perform a Root Cause Payroll Analysis: Take Your Payroll Department to the Next Level

Whether it's a new job, new technology, or a merger/acquisition, sometimes what you don’t know can spell disaster. Learn what questions to a...

20402 - The Infamous Rules Behind Direct Deposit and Same-Day ACH

Hear what an ACH rules expert and payroll practitioner have to say about the rules governing direct deposit, your company’s processing respo...

20403 - The Basics of Payroll Reconciliations

This workshop will focus on ways to create and modify payroll reconciliation procedures to help ensure your payroll data accuracy for balanc...

20404 - Overtime Under FLSA: Regular Pay vs. Regular Rate of Pay - Are You Calculating Correctly?

Calculating overtime correctly under the Fair Labor Standards Act is one of the most overlooked and one of the most confusing. The Wage and ...

20405 - Tips and Tricks for Selecting Payroll Service Vendors and Systems

There are many systems and vendors to choose from in the payroll world today. Learn best practice tips and tricks from APA’s SPLTF Retail In...

20406 - Introduction to Stock and Stock Option Plans

This workshop focuses on the basic tax issues related to stock and stock options, including proper withholding and reporting, as well as IRS...

20407 - Change Management Strategies to Ensure Successful Projects

Research suggests that 70% of organizational change initiatives fail. If you are responsible for managing the successful implementation of n...

20408 - Can You Afford the Global Payroll Compliance Risk?

Is your organization in a position to manage global payroll operations? Global payroll has inherent risks to organizations. This session wil...

20409 - Global Money Moving Mania

Have to pay people in Europe? Need to transfer money to Africa for payroll taxes? Wondering how long it takes to send funds to Taiwan? Wonde...

20410 - Canadian Payrolls, Taxation Issues

Join the Canadian Payroll Association's payroll compliance expert for this informative session on taxation issues and Canada's complex tax s...

20411 - Payroll/AP Best Practices: What Does This Really Mean?

What are true best practices in the payroll and accounts payable world? Are you confident that your processes are reflective of the latest...

20412 - Ethics in Payroll

How do you integrate confidentiality and integrity with payroll compliance? Join us as we take a look at the ethical control of payroll, pay...

20413 - Mentoring and Making It Work for Everyone

Who has helped make you the professional you are today? Who are you sharing your skills and talents with to help grow? Mentors have the abil...

20414 - Process Mapping: Driving Process Improvement

Learn how to drive process improvement by utilizing process maps to understand, document, and improve your processes. See how creating detai...

20415 - Payroll Card Program Best Practices

Hear how companies have successfully rolled out payroll card programs to save money and provide an important benefit to their employees. Thi...

20501 - The Future of Pay: Helping Companies Prepare for the Workforce of Tomorrow

As the way we work changes – fulltime, part-time, gig worker – the one thing that remains constant is that people need to get paid. ADP inve...

20601 - Hotline Referral Committee Meeting

The Hotline Referral Committee helps APA members get answers to payroll and accounts payable questions. This session is for current committe...

20602 - Make a Difference Through Volunteer Committees

Get Involved! APA offers many opportunities to apply your knowledge and skills in new and exciting ways. Plan to attend this workshop to lea...

20603 - Payroll Source Plus Demonstration and Q&A

Payroll Source Plus is APA’s online, subscription-based payroll reference library with four essential texts and an e-newsletter: The Payroll...

20604 - PayTrain®: Payroll Training at Your Command

PayTrain is an online payroll training program designed to enhance your knowledge in the legal, compliant, and practical practices of payrol...

20605 - Power Up Your Chapter to Increase Member Participation

Does your chapter need help to organize events or meetings? Give your chapter the edge to engage and retain members by encouraging involveme...

20606 - Prepare Yourself for the FPC and CPP Exams

On the career path to planning for your certification? In this workshop, we'll discuss the benefits of professional certification. Understan...

20607 - Social Media Best Practices for Payroll Professionals

Bring your web-connected devices and social media questions to this discussion panel hosted by members of the APA’s Social Networking Commit...

20608 - Talent Management Through Payroll Assessments

Do your current talent selection, hiring, and training practices provide your organization with the best candidates and employees? How can y...

20609 - Writing Questions for the FPC and CPP Exams

Ever wonder who writes the questions for the CPP and FPC exams? It all starts with the Certification Item Development Task Force (CIDTF). Th...

20610 - When Does a Visa Impact Withholding?

Workers coming into the U.S. to perform services may enter under several different visa types. These visas generally dictate how the payroll...

20611 - Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Are you nearing retirement without a game plan? Are you taking advantage of your full company 401(k) match? What grade would you give your...

20612 - Mobile Pay: The Influence of Worker Trends on Pay

The growth of the gig economy and emergence of agile organizations have led to an evolution in pay for workers from full-time to freelance. ...

20613 - Agricultural Payroll: Issues, Challenges, and Best Practices

In this session, we’ll cover problems and trends frequently found in agricultural payrolls. Topics such as H2A workers, industry-specific st...

21001 - Orientation Session

20701 - Compliance Research: How to Find Answers, and Communicate to Management

In this session, we will examine the research process from start to finish so your management will understand the issues and your organizati...

20702 - Garnishments, Levies, Student Loans, and More

Taking money away from your employees can be unpleasant, but noncompliance with garnishment laws is worse. This workshop will focus on feder...

20703 - White Collar Exemptions Under the FLSA

DOL is considering 240,000 comments on several aspects of its white collar exemption rules after doubling the standard salary level for exem...

20704 - Legislative Outlook and APA Lobbying 1

20705 - How Payroll Service Providers Interact and Partner With the IRS

What five advantages do reporting agents (RAs) have over payroll service providers (PSPs)? How has Form 8655 changed? How are RAs involved i...

20706 - Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans, Basic

What is and what is not nonqualified deferred compensation? How must you administer employee elections, deferrals, and distributions to keep...

20707 - Taxable and Nontaxable Fringe Benefits, Part 1

Explore employer-provided fringe benefits that can be excluded from income under IRC Section 132 (no additional-cost fringes, discounts, wor...

20708 - Building a Successful Business Case to Invest in You

A business case is the justification for investment in a project in terms of the potential benefits and the costs. Learn the dos and don’ts,...

20709 - Quality Enhancements for Payroll

Accuracy and timeliness are strategic elements in the mission of payroll operations. A quality enhancement program helps establish prioritie...

20710 - Winning Globally: Discovery, Strategy, Governance, Part 1

How do you design a winning global payroll operation? The key is to define your current organization and understand what your company wants ...

20711 - Payroll in Mexico

This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of payroll requirements in Mexico, including tax withholding and social security obligat...

20712 - Worker Classification Issues

Learn how to reduce your employer's exposure to the consequences of an independent contractor tax audit, and find out how recent legislative...

20713 - Developing a Cohesive Team

Calling people a team doesn’t make them one! Doing more with fewer resources means moving away from individual excellence and toward team pe...

20714 - Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence describes the ability, skill, and capacity to effectively understand oneself and others, adapt to change, and acclima...

20715 - What Every Payroll Professional Needs to Know About Emerging Payroll Technologies

This workshop will address current and emerging technologies in the payroll industry. Topics will include robotic-process automation, artifi...

20901 - Releasing Leadership Brilliance

Best-selling author and renowned teacher Simon T. Bailey explains the “Brilliant Zone” and how to use it bring out the brilliance in your cl...

30101 - Registration/Check-In

30201 - Leveraging Today’s Technology for Payroll Operations

Payroll is critical to your organization and involves many processes that could benefit from improvements. Learn through real examples from ...

30202 - IRS/SSA Reconciliations: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

If your 941s and W-2s are out of balance, your employees can get notices about their tax returns before you hear about the impact to your ow...

30203 - The Nuts and Bolts of Child Support

One in five U.S. children is the beneficiary of child support, and it’s likely that you process Income Withholding Orders for child support ...

30204 - An Introduction to Multi-State Taxation

When an employee lives in one state and works in another (or multiple states), which state’s income tax do you withhold? What about telecomm...

30205 - How Employer Reporting Requirements are Expanding: Current Legislative and Regulatory Trends

Employer reporting mandates are becoming more complex and in some cases shifting to the states, such as Affordable Care Act reporting. What ...

30206 - DOL Investigation: How Would You Stack Up?

Learn about why the U.S. Department of Labor investigates employers, how you can help prevent investigations, and how to successfully manage...

30207 - Challenges of Health Care Industry Payroll

APA’s SPLTF Health Care Subcommittee provides a strategic review of the challenges we face in the health care spectrum. Whether you are in ...

30208 - Managing Vendor Partnerships Worldwide

Across the world, vendor relationships must be managed effectively to maintain and improve quality service. This session will share tips on ...

30209 - Leadership Excellence Series

This high-energy and engaging double session will explore the power of your personal brand and inclusive leadership – new mindsets, models, ...

30210 - The State of Global Payroll: Facts, Fears and the Future for Your Organization

We will hear from distinguished leaders in the global payroll vendor community as they share perspectives on key trends, technology innovati...

30211 - Payroll in Sweden and Norway

The Nordic region in Europe is a popular business destination. This presentation will cover all the key basics of payroll requirements in Sw...

30212 - Form 1099-MISC Reporting: Federal and State Requirements

This session will introduce you to Form 1099-MISC and its impact on the accounts payable process. You’ll learn what the IRS and states requi...

30213 - The Edge of Communication

Proper communication is very important in this age of emojis, tweets, and sound bites. Learn to understand, develop, and maintain communicat...

30214 - How to Gain Power at Work When You Have None

Working in HR (and specifically payroll) can be the life of the unsung hero. Training, development, and expanding your skill set are great w...

30215 - Top 10 Cybersecurity Concerns That Businesses Always Ask About

Large businesses have large concerns, and among them is cybersecurity. This session will look at concerns typically shared by large companie...

30301 - Why Speed, Accuracy, and Choice Matter in Payroll Payments for the Young Workforce

Static timelines and rigid schedules for fixed paydays and payouts are being challenged by a new payment solution. Not only can employees re...

30302 - Forum on Federal Payroll Issues, Part 1

Experts from federal agencies will answer your most troublesome questions about how federal payroll law should be applied. Questions are dra...

30303 - Payroll for Higher Education Institutions

In this interactive session, SPLTF Educational Institutions Subcommittee leaders will introduce some problems and trends frequently found in...

30305 - Stock Options and Equity Compensation Plans, Advanced

This workshop focuses on the advanced tax issues related to equity compensation plans, keying in on the more complicated design issues affec...

30306 - Taxable and Nontaxable Fringe Benefits, Part 2

This workshop includes a regulatory and procedural overview of several popular but confusing fringe benefits and the most recent changes to ...

30307 - Advanced Career-Building Speaking Skills

If your goal is to advance in your career, it is important that you be clear, concise, and credible every time you speak. In this interactiv...

30308 - Business Continuity Planning: It's Not Just Disaster Recovery Anymore

A business continuance plan is a must for every organization. In this workshop we will explore the importance and necessity of a business co...

30310 - Effectively Capturing, Reporting, and Reconciling Equity Income Globally

This workshop will address the challenges and opportunities for capturing, reconciling, and properly reporting equity compensation for globa...

30311 - Understanding Tax Treaty Benefits and Limitations

The United States has income tax treaties with more than 60 countries with provisions that override the tax law to provide exemptions for el...

30312 - Payroll in South Africa

This workshop will highlight everything you need to know if you are employing staff in the Rainbow Nation. We'll cover income tax calculatio...

30313 - Expatriate Payroll 101: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

This introductory session will define the foundational elements of expatriate payroll in a highly interactive format. During this session, w...

30314 - Millennial Leadership

What is an effective leader? This is an age-old question that, year after year, is made more complex by new factors and none is bigger than ...

30315 - Moving Payroll to the Cloud: What's Next?

Could the pairing of cloud technology with payroll be the perfect partnership? Cloud computing offers some key advantages and options for pa...

30401 - Life is Much Too Serious to be Taken Seriously

Join singer/actress Vicki Lawrence as she tells her story, sharing both the fun and the difficult times of her life as a television star and...

30501 - Payroll at the Heart of Finance and HR

Where should payroll sit within a company and does it truly matter? Join us to explore why organizations are bringing Finance, HR, and Payro...

30502 - Secrets of a Successful Year-end

Year-end can be challenging, often involving long hours and many stressful days. This session will highlight year-end best practices and the...

30503 - e-IWO: The Journey to Paperless Child Support Orders and More Begins Here

Child support withholding orders, terminations, lump sum payments, change orders, and electronic payments. To successfully reach your destin...

30504 - Nexus: How It Impacts Your Payroll

Whether it is state income tax, state unemployment tax, local income tax, or state or local wage and hour laws, nexus impacts every organiza...

30505 - Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Employment Tax

A representative from the IRS will discuss the most important tax compliance issues facing employers. Hear directly from the agency about it...

30506 - The One-Person Payroll Department

Because you are solely responsible for your company’s payroll department, this session, led by APA’s SPLTF’s Small Business Subcommittee lea...

30507 - Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans, Advanced

This workshop focuses on five specific areas: severance payments, restricted stock units, account and nonaccount balance plans, and discount...

30508 - HR/Payroll/Time Metrics: Turning Data Into Meaningful Information

How often have you struggled with turning data into a story that makes sense to your business partners? If this is an area in which you woul...

30509 - Innovative Best Practices of Prism Award Winners

Are your payroll or shared services practices best practices? Hear about the innovative practices that the 2018 Prism Award recipients have ...

30510 - Nonresident Alien Taxation and Withholding for J-1 Exchange Visitors and F-1 Students

Withholding and reporting rules and special exemptions vary based on a foreign national’s U.S. tax status: resident alien or nonresident ali...

30511 - Payroll in France

France is often rated as one of the three most difficult jurisdictions in which to practice payroll. This session will explain the basics of...

30512 - Understanding the Tax Equalization and Tax Protection Process

This workshop will describe the administration of the tax equalization process from the company’s perspective. The discussion will address t...

30513 - Can’t Get That Project Completed? Get an Intern!

There’s never enough time to do everything. Find out how to get the dual benefit of completing an important but not urgent project and helpi...

30514 - Implementing a New Tool? Start With Best Practices

Your company just approved purchasing a new tool and they are looking to you to lead or be a key member of the implementation team. Are you ...

30515 - Preparing and Analyzing Requests for Proposal

Developing a well-written RFP takes time and planning. This workshop provides an overview of the request for information/request for proposa...

30601 - Expo and Global Pavillion Grand Opening Cocktail Reception

Don't miss opening night for the world's largest payroll expo.

30701 - Chapter Exchange Reception and Awards

Join other payroll professionals from over 120 active APA chapters across the country at this annual networking event. APA’s Board of Advi...

40101 - Registration/Check-In

40201 - Payroll Change Management: A Step-by-Step Guide

Organizations spend a lot of time and money to evaluate payroll and HCM change, and when faced with risk, they often choose status quo. Why ...

40202 - How to Reconcile and Reassure Your Executives' Total Pay

Ever have to meet with your executives or their accountants at year-end to discuss their pay and taxes? Learn how to create reconciliations ...

40203 - California Payroll: Panel Discussion With CA Experts Addressing Updates, Issues, and Your Questions

Once you master payroll in California, the rest is easy sailing! Bring your questions to this interactive session and join payroll experts f...

40204 - Local Income Tax in Pennsylvania

Discover all there is to know about local income taxes in Pennsylvania. Come prepared to discuss your complex situations and hear how other ...

40205 - Forum on Federal Payroll Issues, Part 2

Experts from federal agencies will answer your most troublesome questions about how federal payroll law should be applied. Questions are dra...

40206 - Government Sector Best Practices - Fringe Benefits, Time and Attendance, 457(b) and 403(b) Plans

Learn from leaders in APA’s Strategic Payroll Leadership Task Force’s Government/Public Sector Best Practices Subcommittee what organization...

40207 - Six Sigma and Lean Practices Promote Success on Your Payroll Journey

Learn the basics of Lean and Six Sigma tools and methodologies and how they can be easily applied to drive performance improvements within y...

40208 - Business Traveler Considerations for Payroll and Corporate Tax Departments

As the world becomes smaller and data becomes more prevalent and cost-effective, corporations have become more focused on compliance. Travel...

40209 - Canadian Payrolls, Nontaxation Issues

This workshop reviews the Canadian government departments and agencies that affect nontaxation payroll issues. Particular attention focuses ...

40210 - Paying in the U.K.

Attend this session for an overview of the payroll requirements in the United Kingdom. With a specific emphasis on legislative changes, topi...

40211 - Selling Yourself and Your Ideas

Do you enjoy the position, salary, and respect you deserve? In this fun, interactive, confidence-building session, you will learn how to str...

40212 - Strategies for Getting a Seat at the Table and Making It Count

Whether you’re trying to get a seat at the table, trying to get your foot in the door of your dream job, or asking for a promotional raise, ...

40213 - The Importance of Effective Listening

Listening is a valuable yet underutilized communication tool. Much of our mental distraction stems from being able to listen and process inf...

40214 - Combating Fraudulent Authorizations

Strong authorization effectively protects data. With federal and state agencies working to assure only authorized representatives conduct tr...

40215 - Future Trends in Time and Attendance

This workshop will provide a high-level overview on how today’s time and attendance systems not only collect time worked; they are crucial t...

40301 - Advancing Technologies and Trillion-dollar Opportunities

Technology no longer progresses in a predictable linear fashion. In the next five to ten years, converging technologies will affect practica...

40401 - Networking Lunch

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40501 - Introducing the 2019 Deloitte Payroll Benchmarking Survey sponsored by APA and GPMI

Are you tired of taking surveys that don’t really compare you to your true peers in payroll, isn’t actionable, and/or is time consuming? Hav...

40502 - Panel: Paying On Demand

40503 - Avoiding IRS Penalties the Successful Way

The IRS issues millions of employment tax penalties each year. In this session, we will examine the major types of employment tax penalties ...

40504 - Therapy 101: Form I-9 and E-Verify

Do your Forms I-9 or E-Verify processes need some therapy? This session will provide a host of recommendations to relieve stress and heal va...

40505 - What's Old and New at SSA!

Learn about the changes to wage reporting, W-2 Online, the Social Security Number Verification Service, and more. For those who are new to p...

40506 - Paid Sick Leave: From Perk to Mandate

Payroll departments should understand key obligations of these paid sick leave legislation mandates: accrual, usage, and carryover rules; pa...

40507 - Executive Compensation Audits: What Is the IRS Looking At?

For the last decade, the IRS has sharpened its focus on employment tax audits with an intensity not seen in the prior thirty years combined....

40508 - Leadership Excellence Series

This high-energy and engaging double session will explore the power of your personal brand and inclusive leadership – new mindsets, models, ...

40509 - Payroll Edge: Global Payroll Project Management

Make sure you get the edge on global payroll project management. You will learn the best practices on how to implement a global payroll proj...

40510 - Payroll in Malaysia and Singapore

One of the key powerhouses for economic growth in the world is the Far East. Our presentation will provide you with a detailed summary of pa...

40511 - Expatriate Payrolls, Advanced

This advanced session will cover the more complex topics encountered with cross border payrolls in a highly interactive format. During this ...

40512 - Leading During Crisis: Workplace Violence

Most of us will never have to traverse the waters of a violent act or event in the workplace. Join us for a discussion on the subject and wa...

40513 - Payroll Best Practices Recap

Learn from the leaders of APA's Strategic Payroll Leadership Task Force's Best Practices Subcommittee what companies are doing as best pract...

40514 - You Have Reached Your Peak! Now What?

This session will explore the tools to keep you motivated and moving in the right direction for continued professional excellence. Learn imp...

40515 - Paperless Pay Compliance in 50 States

An increasing number of employers offer payroll cards to bring the benefits of direct deposit to more employees, streamline payroll processe...

40601 - How the Daily Pay Movement Will Impact Payroll As We Know It

The adoption of the daily pay benefit is picking up steam among the top employers as a means to compete for talent and improve employee enga...

40602 - Payroll Models: Insourced vs. Outsourced—What Works Best for Your Organization?

In this session, you'll learn how to develop a business case for change – insourced vs. outsourced, from inception to execution. We’ll discu...

40603 - Overpayments: What Can We Do?

Learn the rules when taking deductions from an employee’s pay for overpayment of wages, whether one must obtain the employee’s permission fo...

40604 - Controlling Employer Factors to Keep SUI Rates Low

State unemployment insurance tax rate calculation is a complex process, and its impact on your business involves controllable employer and u...

40605 - Legislative Outlook and APA Lobbying 2

APA’s Government Relations team strives to help federal and state agencies achieve their goals while limiting the burden on payroll professi...

40606 - Using the Internet for Federal, State, and Local Payroll Research

The Internet can help you get the information you need to do your job better and ensure legal compliance. Using free resources, you’ll learn...

40609 - The Psychology of Change Management: More Than Simply Communicating the Change

Why do so many change initiatives fail? Join us in a discussion on the psychology of why people either accept or reject new innovations. Di...

40610 - Global Strategic Alignment for HR and Payroll Professionals

As companies expand, more employees than ever before are traveling across borders. Whether traveling from one U.S. state to another or trave...

40611 - Insights on Brexit

In or out? By the time Congress starts, we should know the final position confirming the UK's relationship with the rest of Europe. One are...

40612 - Payroll in Australia

Australia is the home of some unique animals, like the koala and the kangaroo. In this workshop, we introduce you to Australia’s unique payr...

40613 - Understanding Payments to Foreign Workers

This workshop focuses on the relationship between immigration and tax law, how they operate together in diverse workforces, and how to ident...

40614 - How to Successfully Manage a Payroll of Any Size

It’s not the size of your payroll team that matters, it’s the quality of the work you perform. Whether working as the sole member of a payro...

40615 - Is HCM Integration for You?

Do you have a global Human Capital Management System? Are you interested in integrating your HCM to your payroll? Our panel will discuss key...

40701 - Expo and Global Pavillion Cocktail Reception/Dinner

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40801 - Party

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Join us for an evening of friendly competitons and MVPs! Test your skills or join DJ...

50101 - Registration/Check-In

50201 - Federal Government Executive General Session

Hear from key players in the current administration as they discuss the issues that impact payroll management and how they are working to ...

50401 - Managing Termination Pay

This session discusses termination as an ending of employment other than retirement, with a specific employer. Federal law only says that we...

50402 - A Post-Tax Reform Overview of State Tax Withholding Changes

The 2017 federal tax code overhaul has ushered in changes to many states’ income tax withholding systems. More states are expected later in ...

50403 - What Does the 2020 Form W-4 Mean to Payroll and Employees?

Tax reform changes how payroll professionals and employees will look at Form W-4 in 2020. With personal exemptions suspended, allowances wil...

50404 - State and Local Payroll: Key Developments and Research Tools

Join us for an update on some of the key state and local payroll developments for the year, along with basic research tips and tools. We’ll ...

50405 - Manufacturing Industry Roundtable

Differing pay cycles and scales, labor unions and their reporting, blended overtime, and internal controls are just some of the payroll issu...

50406 - State and Local Taxation of Stock Options and Other Equity-Based Awards

Join us for an overview of the rules, nuances, and practical solutions to assist in complying with state and local tax requirements for stoc...

50407 - Payroll Strategies for Success

As a payroll leader, it is critical that strategic approaches are continually developed and evaluated for effectiveness and alignment with b...

50408 - Process Improvement Through Problem Solving: An Eight-Step Process

For over 7 decades, Toyota has lived by a culture and philosophy of continuous improvement, leading the Lean movement. Everything can be imp...

50409 - The Synergies Between Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives and Global Mobility

Organizational I&D goals, global mobility, and global payroll are areas of opportunity to engage and retain employees, while simultaneously ...

50410 - Effectively Operating Shadow Payrolls

This workshop is designed to provide an understanding of home and host country shadow payroll reporting requirements for employees working t...

50411 - AP Internal Control and Auditing Techniques

In this workshop, participants will focus on the mitigation of risk in accounts payable by developing strong internal AP controls including ...

50412 - How to Turn a Payroll Disaster Into a Payroll Win

Ever have a payroll disaster happen? Many of us have, and we’ll share stories of mishaps that turned into wins. We’ll discuss how to manage ...

50413 - Payroll Consulting as a Career: Is It Right for Me?

Are you thinking of becoming a consultant? This workshop is an opportunity to learn the basics of setting up your own consulting practice. J...

50414 - The Perfect Partnership: Payroll and Human Resources

Prevent paycheck errors by establishing a real partnership between payroll and HR, letting go of previous assumptions, understanding the rol...

50415 - Blockchain, Mobile Payments, and the Future of Payroll Administration

Blockchain technology could be a game changer for payroll administration, allowing employers to pay workers instantaneously. Yet, despite th...

50501 - Awards Luncheon

Members are the lifeblood of the APA. The success of the association and the advancement of the payroll profession are not possible without ...

50601 - A Day in the Life of a Payroll Professional Dealing With Complex Union Payrolls

Unions present unique challenges today due to increased globalization, technology enhancements, government laws, a transient workforce, and ...

50602 - Payroll Accounting: How Important Is It?

Accounting is often the dreaded part of the payroll process. Yet, payroll information is critical for feeding the general ledger cost distri...

50603 - Wage and Hour Rules - Federal, State, and Local Requirements

Handling all facets of wage and hour compliance can be challenging and have significant impact on labor costs, especially when faced with em...

50604 - Correcting the W-2: Form W-2c to 941-X and More

You've just completed year-end and you're ready to celebrate when you get that dreaded email informing you an employee's Form W-2 is wrong....

50605 - Local Income Tax in Indiana and Ohio

This workshop covers critical information and local tax issues impacting your payroll department in Indiana and Ohio. We’ll provide an overv...

50606 - Change Management for Shared Service Environments

Change management can make or break a shared service implementation. Learn from the leaders of APA’s Shared Services Task Force some best pr...

50607 - Payroll in the Hospitality Industry

Leaders of APA’s Strategic Payroll Leadership Task Force’s Hospitality Industry Subcommittee will discuss tips and the challenges of managin...

50608 - Fair Scheduling Laws: Ease the Burden on Payroll

Fair scheduling laws, also known as fair workweek laws, are spreading around the country. These regulations place significant burdens not on...

50609 - GDPR – Next Steps, Audits, and Process

It’s been 12 months since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became law. Companies have faced legal scrutiny and reached a new le...

50610 - Winning Globally: Selecting a Payroll Delivery Model for Your Organization, Part 2

Selecting and developing an optimal global payroll services delivery model is a critical factor in successfully executing key decisions made...

50611 - Payroll in Brazil

Employers with employees who work in or are residents of Brazil, South America's most populous country, must sufficiently understand and com...

50612 - Building Strong Careers Using SMART Goals

Do you want to jumpstart your career or get it back on track? How can goal setting help in both your personal and professional life? Join us...

50613 - Myths, Misconceptions, and Untruths of Payroll

Learn how to build employee, managerial, and union trust in the payroll department as well as improve the payroll department’s processes by ...

50614 - Organizational Culture: The Make-or-Break Factor in Hiring and Retention

Workplace culture is a make-or-break factor in hiring and retention. Today’s in-demand payroll professionals will unquestionably be scrutini...

50615 - Cybersecurity: Into the Breach

The payroll professional’s role in picking up the pieces after a data breach occurs can be far different than recovering from any other oper...

50701 - The Power of the Pivot

When you’re faced with an obstacle, what do you do? Do you allow the challenge to drain your energy, or keep moving forward and pivot throug...

60101 - Understanding Calculations From Basic to Complex

In this session, we will do the actual calculation of regular rate of pay, overtime, gross-ups, involuntary deductions, and more - by hand. ...

60102 - Tax Notice Compliance ─ Taming the Tax Notice Tiger!

This workshop will review the types of employment tax notices employers receive from Federal, State, Local, and City agencies and discuss be...

60103 - How to Use Lean Tools to Eliminate Waste in Payroll Operations

This session will focus on Lean tools used to eliminate waste and non-value added activities in your payroll process. Do you know your cost ...

60104 - Documenting Your Procedures and Processes

Documentation of procedures and processes continues to play an important role due to technology enhancements, SOX, and internal control requ...

60105 - Tips for Project Management

If your organization is embarking upon a new project or multiple projects, this workshop examines key factors that lead to successful proje...

60106 - New System Implementation Checklist and Best Practices

Make sure you get the edge on payroll systems implementations and upgrades. Learn what best practices to implement to ensure a successful la...

60201 - Mergers and Acquisitions, Advanced

Designed for payroll professionals who oversee merger and acquisition activities, this workshop goes beyond the basic tax and reporting requ...

60202 - An Update on Tax Reform

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act marked the most sweeping tax law changes in 30 years. This session will discuss how changes are affecting payroll ...

60203 - FLSA Issues in the Government Sector

For state and local government/public sector employers, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) contains certain requirements applicable only to...

60204 - AP Accounting and Month-end Accruals

In this accounts payable session, you will learn definitions as they relate to month-end and the basics of accounting as they relate to AP. ...

60205 - Exceptional Customer Service for Payroll Professionals

This workshop sets the stage for achieving exceptional customer service by helping you develop top-notch communication, active listening, an...

60206 - Payroll Fraud: Detect, Deter, Defend

Payroll fraud continues to impact organizations of all sizes. This session focuses on identifying risks and fraud schemes currently being us...