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Sunday
Oct 27, 2019
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10101 - Registration
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1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Special Events
Workshop Session 1
10201 - Record Retention
Employers are required to maintain a variety of sufficient records to establish compliance with federal and state requirements. Record reten...
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
EIPC
1.50 rch / 1.50 cpe
10202 - The Power of Providing Exceptional Customer Service in Payroll
In a world where data and information are quickly accessible, today’s customers not only expect more, but they also expect to receive it fas...
Refreshment Break
10301 - Refreshment Break
Take a break in-between workshops and enjoy some refreshments.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Workshop Session 2
10401 - 2020 Form W-4
It’s finally here, the Form W-4 in compliance with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act! This session will walk attendees through the new form and inst...
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
10402 - Using Self-Service to its Full Capability
This session talks about current trends and opportunities available for managers and employees using self-service. Self-service is now the n...
Cocktail Reception and Dinner
10501 - Cocktail Reception and Dinner
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Monday
Oct 28, 2019
20101 - Registration
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Continental Breakfast
20201 - Continental Breakfast
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Opening General Session
20301 - Innovative Best Practices of Prism Award Winners
Hear from the 2018 Overall Best Practices and Management Prism Award recipients. They will share how they implemented payroll best practices...
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
1.00 rch / 1.00 cpe
20401 - Refreshment Break
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Workshop Session 3
20501 - Assessing the Symptoms: How to Diagnose Your Payroll Best Practices
In this session, we will discuss what is a best practice, common best practices in key payroll areas, and tools for implementing best practi...
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
20502 - Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity
Understanding the importance of a disaster recovery and business continuity plan is crucial for higher education institutions. Whether it’s ...
20503 - Skillful Collaboration
Attendees will learn about when collaboration is an effective approach to a project and when it isn’t, why communicating clear expectations ...
Networking Lunch
20601 - Networking Lunch
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Workshop Session 4
20701 - Interacting With Multiple Generations
Attendees will learn about the changing workplace, four generations and their characteristics in the workplace, stereotypes associated with ...
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
20702 - Paying Deceased Employees
When the unfortunate event occurs, is your company prepared to process payments owed to a deceased employee? Payroll, accounts payable, bene...
20703 - Tax Cuts and Job Act’s Impact on Fringe Benefits
In an attempt to equalize the corporate tax treatment of certain employee benefits, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act requires the inclusion in a no...
20801 - Refreshment Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Workshop Session 5
20901 - Ensuring Your Forms 1042 and 1042-s Are Completed Correctly
This session is an overview of Forms 1042-S and 1042 obligations for higher education institutions, including who must file the forms and wh...
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
20902 - Fraud Prevention in Higher Education
Unfortunately, higher education institutions are just as vulnerable to payroll fraud as other organizations. If the pressure and opportunity...
20903 - Risky Behaviors
One of the most underutilized portions of project management is the identification and quantification of risk factors. This session identifi...
Tuesday
Oct 29, 2019
30101 - Continental Breakfast
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
Workshop Session 6
30201 - Garnishments
In this session, presenters will discuss employer responsibilities for responding to garnishment information requests, withholding, remittan...
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
30202 - How to Balance 941/W-2s etc.
Do you balance your payroll taxes every pay period or do you wait until the end of the quarter? Are you leaving this crucial step to an outs...
30203 - Immigration - Employment Verification
As more scrutiny is placed on illegal immigration, payroll professionals involved in immigration-related employment verification must unders...
30301 - Refreshment Break
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Workshop Session 7
30401 - Cloud Based Products Round Table
Join this interactive roundtable to share your successes, issues, and pressing questions on using cloud-based applications. If you have spec...
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
30402 - Correcting for the 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. ...
30403 - Information Reporting and Withholding Issues for Higher Education
This workshop will cover information reporting and withholding issues faced by higher education institutions. Topics will include how to cla...
Luncheon
30501 - A Federal Wage and Hour Update
APA is pleased to introduce you to the new Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) at the U.S. Department of Labor, Cheryl Stanton...
11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Workshop Session 8
30601 - Battle Grounds – PM 101 From a Consultant and Client Perspective
Project implementations are stressful, but with solid project management can be very successful. This session looks at project management fr...
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
30602 - Nonresident Alien Round Table
Join this interactive roundtable to share your successes, issues, and pressing questions when working with nonresident aliens. If you have s...
30603 - Paid Sick Leave - State
Paid sick leave laws and regulations at the state level vary based on leave for employees for their own illnesses, leave when employees are ...
30701 - Refreshment Break
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
General Session
30801 - Data Privacy, Authentication, and the Impact on Payroll
In recent years payroll professionals have had a front-row seat to phishing schemes and the consequences of a data breach. As the NIST’s imp...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
Oct 30, 2019
40101 - Continental Breakfast
Workshop Session 9
40201 - Avoiding IRS Penalties the Successful Way
Are you aware that information reporting penalties increase every year? In this session, we’ll explore ways to avoid the most expensive and ...
40202 - Managing Termination Pay
This session discusses termination as an ending of employment, other than retirement, with a specific employer. Federal law says only that w...
40203 - Overpayments
Payroll overpayments are inevitable in the university environment. Managing the receivables, working the collections, and interfacing with e...
Break
40301 - Break
Enjoy a quick break before our Closing General Session.
Closing General Session
40401 - Legislative Update and APA Lobbying
This year the APA has engaged with 21 states on issues such as tip reporting, income tax withholding and remittance, creditor garnishments, ...
9:45 AM - 11:30 AM