Becky Harshberger

Friday at Congress, catch me twice!- Join me 8:30 am as I present on 'Employment Issues Encountered with a Remote Workforce' and again at 11am for 'Are you Effectively Serving Your Client Base?' with Mindy Mayo, Tax Managing Director, #KMPG at PayrollOrg'…lnkd.in/gW75xzQT

See you on Wednesday, May 17th at 4pm as Rick Pinkerman, CPO at Notice Ninja and I present on Tax Notice Compliance at PayrollOrg's Payroll Congress. #Paycon lnkd.in/gBrEg9tg

@PayNews A10 Not yet for the 2022 tax year, but you know those people, they don’t look at their W2 until after April 15th...then it’s ...can you PLEASE rush the correction?!? Argh, that’s when we all turn into pirates #paynews

Q10. Are more employees requesting corrected W-2s this year? If so, are the changes related to remote work performed in additional states? #PayNews

@Christophe80243 @PayNews You can ask for items like a lease, a utility bill...the State W4 they give you can be used...

@PayNews When determining an EE's state of residence for the task of withholding tax, is there a rule of thumb other than referencing a driver's license or voter registration? #paynews

Q3. Does your company have a list of states where employees are not allowed to work remote from? Which ones and why? #PayNews

@PayNews A9 I have no idea. But I do know we are tracking door clicks in the office! We know who is coming in and who isn’t! #paynews

Q9. Does your HR dept track laptop activity? Has your company had trouble with people falsifying work hours when working remotely? #PayNews

@IowaHawkCPP A8 Key is: Do we already have someone working in the state/local! Next is: do we have an address yet? Don’t research til we know the location! #paynews

A8. We have tried to develop processes that allow us to be less reactive and more proactive although it is an uphill battle. #paynews

@PayNews A1 Multiple sources: APA, state email blasts, Big 4-Deloitte, KPMG, E&Y, PWC, Tax Research from Thomson Reuters Checkpoint, my personal Network, APA Chapter President and APA Listserv #paynews

Q1. How do you handle state and local compliance research? #PayNews

@PayNews A2 My fav is #paynews

Q2. How do you keep up with the latest changes to state #payroll laws and regulations? What websites do you like to use?#PayNews

@PayJim @IowaHawkCPP @Christophe80243 @PayNews A3 Nope, we are already in all 55 states & territories! #paynews

@IowaHawkCPP @Christophe80243 @PayNews #3 Jodi what are you drinking? We all know payroll is the last to know #paynews

@PayNews A7 We’ve had to really look at local taxes and business license requirements based on the type of work being performed, plus we have to ensure we renew or close accounts as people continue to move around. #paynews

Q7. What #payroll issues related to remote work (particularly remote work in new states) have you had to tackle in the last 6 months? #PayNews

@IowaHawkCPP A4 Such timely question, for corporate, we just added and retro’d to January 1, 2023, six weeks Paid Family Leave! #paynews

Q4. I would love to hear how others get your organization on board with adding new time off benefits voluntarily or due to regulation. #paynews

@IowaHawkCPP A6 No, and we are not considering it. #paynews

Q6. Currently, all non-exempt employees are assigned a work location which is housed in our HCM and passed to our timekeeping system. Non-exempt employees work from fixed locations. #paynews

@IowaHawkCPP A5 Not yet, but our security department may be able to already! #paynews

Q5. I do use a variety of resources such as box scores, distributed meal money, press releases to track players. #paynews

@PayNews A7- To help others get the CPP, I've been teaching for the Greater Los Angeles Chapter CPP/FPC Study Group for 22 years! You can do it, take the test! @PayNews #paynews

Q7- Tell us about a resolution, either personal or professional, that you carried through. #PayNews

@PayNews A6 Committing to fight mediocrity Every Day! @PayNews #paynews

Q6- What helps people carry through on their professional resolutions? #PayNews

@PayNews A5-I wish that every payroll professional would join APA National! I wish that each current National Member would encourage a nonmember to join and reap the career boosting benefits of APA! @PayNews #paynews

Q5- If you had one payroll-related wish for 2023, what would it be? #PayNews

@PayNews A4 I'm thinking we try Instagram live for live chats like this?! #paynews @PayNews

Q4- What would you like to see APA resolve to do for payroll professionals in 2023? #PayNews

@PayNews A3 I'd encourage more people to get their W2 online, it is far more secure than a paper copy in your mailbox...@paynews #paynews

Q3- If your employer asked what it could do to make your experience in payroll better, what would you tell them? #paynews

@PayNews A2-We are improving the user experience for all our employee facing products, SmartStart and SmartTime and my.ep.com @paynews #paynews

Q2- What do you resolve to do to improve the payroll experience for the employees you pay? #PayNews

@JonSchausten A1 I am thankful for the newish SSA Accuwage system, it is so user friendly! #paynews

A1 I am thankful that Congress, State, and Chapter events returned in person! I loved seeing all my payroll colleagues in person for the 1st time in 3 years! #apasnc #paynews