10101 - Registration

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10201 - Chapter Exchange

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

20101 - Registration

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20102 - REUNITE

Reconnect, or connect for the first time, with payroll pros from around the world.

20201 - Tweet Up

Expand your network and meet social media enthusiasts at the Payroll Congress Tweet Up. Need some social media training? Members of the APA'...

20301 - Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

Find out what is and what is not nonqualified deferred compensation. How do the plans administer employee elections, deferrals, and distribu...

20303 - Dealing With Complex Union Payrolls

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

20304 - IRS/SSA Reconciliations: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

The IRS/SSA reconciliation process compares an employer's earnings report data processed by the SSA with the employer's tax report data proc...

20305 - How to Apply Automation to Global Payroll

How can companies leverage automation and digital workers to offset the ever-growing challenge to get more done with less? Learn what automa...

20306 - Breakthrough Communication Strategies During Times of Change

Without an effective internal communications strategy, how will you connect with your workforce to share insights, exchange ideas, and suppo...

20401 - Help Your Employees Live an Intelligent Financial Life

We will focus on how to fast-track launching on demand pay with integrated personal financial tools. This leads to reduced employee financia...

20403 - When Does a Visa Impact Withholding?

Inpatriate payroll tax treatment is generally driven by visa type. Is the inpatriate subject to social security tax, state UI, or withholdin...

20404 - How to Avoid Payroll-Related Lawsuits, and What to Do If Your Company Has Been Sued

When payroll goes wrong, there can be serious legal consequences. What happens if you, or someone working with you, makes a mistake affectin...

20405 - Pay Your Employees Today: How Earned Wage Access Wins Over Workers

Recruiting and retaining top talent is harder than ever. As employers face unprecedented staffing challenges, how and when employees are pai...

20406 - The Nuts and Bolts of Child Support

Don't confuse child support with child's play. Meeting the intricacies of an Income Withholding Order requires an in-depth knowledge of both...

20501 - So You Want to Be an Independent Contractor?

Unemployment is at an all-time low. It's once again a hot market for employees and many workers are choosing to be independent contractors. ...

20503 - Legislative Outlook and APA Advocacy

The mission of the American Payroll Association's (APA) Government Relations Task Force is to build relationships between payroll profession...

20504 - Prevention of Overpaid Employment Taxes

The cost of FICA, FUTA, and state unemployment taxes on employers can be significant. Overpayments inadvertently made can result in negative...

20505 - Implementing a Mobility Program

Businesses are embracing remote work now more than ever. Understanding compliance is just the beginning. Implementing infrastructure to admi...

20506 - It's More Than a Paycheck, It's Financial Wellbeing

What does a paycheck mean to employees today? The recent pandemic has changed the way we think about employment, earning a living, and creat...

20601 - The Audacity of What If?

What if we could define business our own way? What if our way could set the standard for our industry? This inspiring and interactive presen...

20701 - Expo Grand Opening and Cocktail Reception

The Expo is the place to be to learn about cutting-edge technologies, tools, resources, and trends affecting the payroll industry. Take this...

30101 - Registration

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30202 - Forum on Federal Payroll Issues, Part 1

Get answers to important questions about how federal payroll law should be applied. The questions, prepared by payroll professionals, will b...

30203 - The Impact of COVID-19 on Unemployment Insurance Programs

This session will examine the impact of the COVID-19 public health crisis on the solvency of state unemployment trust funds and the effect o...

30204 - Calculating Deceased Wages Correctly

When the unfortunate event occurs, is your company prepared to process payments to the appropriate person or persons? Payroll will need to i...

30205 - Fair Labor Standards Act: Wage and Hour Nightmares, Case Studies, and Legal Updates

Complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is vital to being a successful payroll professional. Join this session for a discussion o...

30206 - Advanced Career-Building Speaking Skills

Great presenters increase the speed with which they succeed. Presentation skills expert Patricia Fripp leads this action-packed, content-ric...

30301 - The Algorithmic Leader

We live in an age of wonder - cars that drive themselves, platforms that anticipate our needs, and robots capable of everything from advance...

30401 - Disrupt DEI: Using Data to Create Lasting Change

Creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is a business imperative in the current climate. Relying on data-driven tools, leader...

30404 - 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC Reporting: Federal and State Requirements

This session will introduce you to Forms 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC and their impact on the accounts payable process. You'll learn what the IRS ...

30405 - My Time or Yours? The Changing Landscape of Employees' Compensable Time

Payroll professionals have to make sure that employees are compensated properly for all the time they work. However, what constitutes "time ...

30406 - Overpayments: What Can We Do?

Overpayments aren't always due to payroll calculation errors. They can also be caused by an employee’s failure to meet certain employment re...

30501 - Expo Open

Payroll service providers come together to share information and connect with the payroll community. Our Expo is the place to be to learn ab...

30601 - Expo Lunch

30701 - Awards General Session

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

30801 - Taxable and Nontaxable Fringe Benefits, Part 1

Join this session for an exciting hour to learn how to determine taxable and non-taxable fringe benefits. You'll enjoy real life stories on ...

30803 - An Introduction to Tax Notice Compliance

Join us for an insightful journey through the world of tax notice resolution with the IRS, SSA, and state and local agencies. You will leave...

30804 - The Strategic Role Payroll Plays in Improving Employee Experience

As talent competition rises, many organizations are reviewing payroll processes to better serve employees. This session will explore emergin...

30805 - Metrics - How to Show Your Value

As a leader, how do you measure the performance of your team and identify what you do well, areas that need improvement, and individual deve...

30806 - Strategies to Maximize Efficiency With Your Workforce Management System

Discover ways to improve your company's overall operational efficiency in leveraging data analytics that can be found through technology, li...

30901 - A Data-Driven Examination of EWA/On-Demand Pay

Earned wage access and on-demand payroll programs are being increasingly adopted and talked about in payroll circles. In this session, we'll...

30904 - Forum on Federal Payroll Issues, Part 2

Get answers to important questions about how federal payroll law should be applied. The questions, prepared by payroll professionals, will b...

30905 - Navigating State and Local Tax Challenges From the Pandemic

The pandemic has caused organizations to struggle in learning and adapting to state and local regulatory changes. This session will look at ...

30906 - Regular Pay vs Regular Rate of Pay: Are You Calculating Overtime Correctly?

Calculating overtime correctly under the Fair Labor Standards Act is one of the most overlooked areas by employers and can be one of the mos...

31001 - Dinner and Cocktail Reception

31101 - Party

Come ready to make some memories at the Annual Payroll Congress Party.

40101 - Registration

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40201 - Payroll and 401(k) Plans -Simplify, Outsource, and Protect

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

40203 - Employment Issues Encountered With a Remote Workforce

Remote employees have always existed but they often did so 'under the radar' of both their company and the states. Now remote work arrangeme...

40204 - 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...

40205 - The Three T's of Implementing - Test, Test, and Test

Testing is one of the most important parts of systems implementation and often many organizations don’t allocate enough time or resources to...

40206 - Selling Yourself and Your Ideas

Want to get promoted? Have your ideas accepted? Be perceived as interesting? Attend this session and learn the techniques that give you an e...

40301 - Expo Open

Payroll service providers come together to share information and connect with the payroll community. Our Expo is the place to be to learn ab...

40401 - The Best Practices to Prevent Fraud

For any company, preventing fraud is an issue that should be at the top of the list when it comes to safeguarding the business and its emplo...

40403 - Real-Time Payroll Processing: Moving at the Speed of Workers

The gig economy has transformed the workplace, as flexible work environments and on-demand payments are now table stakes to attract and reta...

40404 - What's Old and New at SSA?

The Social Security Administration (SSA) plays a critical role in payroll management, including requirements for wage reporting. The SSA's m...

40405 - Payroll Compliance Health Check: Diagnose the Ailments Preventing High Performance

Payroll management is one of every organization's largest expenses and plays a key role in the success of the business. We'll walk you throu...

40406 - Making Friends in Your Leadership Network

Leadership can be a lonely process. You need friends, a community, and a mastermind that will support you, grow you, and push you. Learn how...

40501 - Maximizing the Full Potential of Your Payroll Systems

This is the most challenging time for the payroll industry: dealing with process efficiencies, managing data, compliance breaches, and suppo...

40502 - Taxable and Nontaxable Fringe Benefits, Part 2

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

40505 - The Promise and Perils of Using Artificial Intelligence in Human Resources

Drawing on real-world examples, this presentation will provide an overview of the promise and perils of using artificial intelligence to mak...

40506 - Refortify, Revisit, and Regroup in Business and Life

Know what you stand for! Refortify, revisit, and regroup so your values reflect the leader you've become. Courageous values are simple, clea...

40601 - Expo Lunch

40701 - The Great Resignation: What Role Does Payroll Play?

More than 50% of workers say they would leave their current employer for one that cares about their financial well-being, forcing organizati...

40702 - Post-Pandemic Return to Office: Hybrid Worker and Business Traveler Compliance

Companies have struggled with managing payroll compliance issues as they implement plans to return to an office fully, partially, or not at ...

40703 - Payroll, HR, and AP as Strategic Partners

Engaging human resources and accounts payable as strategic partners in your payroll processes can enable the payroll, HR, and AP departments...

40704 - Preparing and Analyzing Requests for Proposal

Why prepare a request for proposal (RFP)? An RFP serves as the road map for communications between the purchasing organization and the vendo...

40705 - Building and Leading Payroll Teams of the Future

Throughout the pandemic, the payroll function played a pivotal role in keeping businesses running. Today, payroll managers are facing new ch...

40706 - Creating a Culture of Preparedness for the Next Crisis

A culture of preparedness is about maintaining a constant state of readiness. COVID taught us there is work to be done to be prepared for th...

40801 - The SEAT of Success: How Top Performers Never Settle for Balcony Seats

Many people, especially over the last two years, have become stagnant or stuck in frustration with their professional and personal goals. Ma...

50101 - Paid Sick Leave: From Perk to Mandate

Paid sick leave legislation dominates the news as the world continues to deal with COVID-19. Payroll departments should understand key oblig...

50102 - Managing Independent Contractors in the New Gig Economy

Many state and local legislatures have enacted laws and ordinances affecting worker classification. Others have enacted diverse worker prote...

50103 - Garnishments, Levies, Student Loans, and More

Granted, paying your employees' bills with money they have earned before they even get paid doesn't sound like a job for the payroll departm...

50104 - Managing Termination Pay

This session discusses termination as an ending of employment other than retirement. Federal law only says that we must pay an employee for ...

50105 - Diversity, Inclusion, Equality, and Me

Diversity, inclusion, and equality are key concerns across communities and within work environments. In this session, we will examine key tr...

50201 - Multi-State - The Impacts of NEXUS

We are in challenging times with our employees working more remotely than ever. Let's discuss the impact of NEXUS and what it means to an em...

50202 - State Policymaking and Payroll Impacts: Insider Perspectives

State elected officials are on the front line of policymaking that directly impacts payroll. Get insider perspectives on the process to get ...

50203 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Global Payroll - Is It Going to Replace Your Teams?

Hear how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are not enemies of payroll managers. AI and ML have changed the way payroll ...

50204 - Metrics and Measures, How to Get Started with KPIs

Have you made the decision to get started with metrics? Metrics highlight success, prove efficiency, and help identify areas for improvement...

50205 - 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...

50301 - Hot Topics for 2022

Over the past two years, payroll professionals have dealt with changed work environments, new compliance requirements, and other challenges ...

50303 - Payroll Adjustments--The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

2021 was an adventure. New 941 forms, changes to the Form 941-X, and the increase in remote employees all combined to make Form W-2C and ame...

50304 - Strategic Payroll: Better Benchmarking to Drive Business Success

This session will explore the KPIs all organizations should be tracking to create a more strategic payroll operation that connects payroll's...

50300 - Lunch

50402 - Blockchain, Mobile Payments, and the Future of Payroll Administration

Blockchain technology could be a game changer for payroll administration, allowing employers to facilitate cross-border payments to employee...

50403 - Build A Can-Do Attitude: I've Got the Power, She's Got the Power, We've Got the Power

It is time for a can-do attitude. Create a culture of YES, we can! Build momentum in your team and organization. Learn strategies to create ...

50404 - Ethics in Payroll

Payroll compliance issues can be difficult to deal with when your employer doesn't agree with your interpretation of the law or doesn't want...

50501 - Correcting the W-2: Form W-2c to 941-X and More

Year-end is completed and W-2 forms have been distributed to employees when you discover some employees have received incorrect Forms W-2. C...

50502 - California Labor Law and Payroll Tax Issues

California payrolls are always a challenge and 2022 is no exception. We'll cover the latest on California legislation and labor laws, includ...

50503 - Mergers and Acquisitions

This session goes beyond the basic tax and reporting requirements that must be met during a merger or acquisition. Designed for payroll pro...

50504 - Next Gen Leadership

What is effective leadership? The answer to that question is constantly influenced by new factors, none bigger than growing generational gap...