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Payroll Taxes 101

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Human Resources | Recorded Webinar | Duration: 60 Minutes
Mark Schwartz

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Description

Are you 100% certain your organization is paying the right amount of payroll taxes? It’s a tricky business, and one you cannot afford to mess up.

That's why you'll appreciate this recently updated training event. Designed to give you the foundation you need to understand the complicated world of payroll taxes, this one-hour webinar can help you protect yourself and your organization from staggering IRS penalties.

If you deal with payroll taxes and you’re not a CPA (and maybe even if you are), you won’t want to miss this eye-opening opportunity. Don’t take a chance and just assume you’re doing it correctly — know for sure.

Course Outcomes

  • Updates to federal payroll tax and withholdings for social security, Medicare, unemployment taxes and more
  • 1099 contractor payroll taxes — who is responsible?
  • Untangling state taxes for employees who work in one state and live in another
  • Rules for W-4s — how and when employees should submit new ones
  • Changing state exemption status and the additional requirements it creates for employers
  • Figuring tax withholdings from bonus checks and miscellaneous earnings
  • Pretax deductions and how they affect withholding
  • Calculating taxes when there are multiple checks in a pay period
  • Penalties for miscalculations and how to avoid them

Why You Should Attend?

This webinar is your essential guide to understanding and implementing an efficient and legally defensible payroll records system for 2025. With shifting rules and digital expectations, it’s easy to overlook critical details that could lead to costly consequences. Whether you're a seasoned payroll professional, a new HR generalist, or a compliance auditor, this training ensures you're equipped to:

  • Avoid fines and legal challenges by following precise recordkeeping guidelines.
  • Establish a streamlined document management system that balances accessibility and security.
  • Know what to retain, scan, file, or destroy—and when to do it.
  • Stay compliant with federal, state, and industry-specific regulations.
  • Respond confidently to audits, litigation, and employee claims.

You’ll gain the tools, timelines, and templates needed to elevate your payroll records system and maintain audit-ready compliance throughout 2025 and beyond.


Who Should Attend:

This training is ideal for:

  • Payroll Managers and Specialists
  • HR Professionals
  • Finance and Accounting Staff
  • Business Owners and Executives
  • Compliance Officers
  • Legal and Risk Management Personnel
  • Office Administrators handling records
Rhanda McKown

Mark Schwartz

Mark Schwartz is an employment tax specialist and has over 15 years of employment tax experience as an independent consultant and as a payroll tax auditor with the State of California. He has managed an audit caseload of 20 ongoing audits, from small home-based businesses to large multi-national corporations. He is expert at defining regulatory and statutory requirements from local, State and Federal government agencies; and helping the average businessperson understand what that means to their business. He has processed weekly and bi-weekly payroll checks plus tax forms for businesses with hourly as well as exempt workers, multistate operations and a wide variety of benefits.Mr.Schwartz provides consulting services encompassing payroll processing and payroll tax issues. These include payroll tax minimization, payroll tax compliance reviews, independent contractor studies, use of electronic transfers, deductions, benefits, etc. Mark has represented both clients and the State in front of the State Appeals Board. He understands the complexities of local wage laws, unemployment and disability claims, and other wage and benefit issues affecting your employees.Mark prides himself on his outstanding customer service skills. He listens attentively to his clientele, helping them bridge the gap between the small business world and Government bureaucracy. He eagerly assists with clients needs and feels that educating clients toward faster, accurate and more complete payroll processes provide the most value.Mark is a participating member of the American Payroll Association. He earned his BA and MBA in Finance at Santa Clara University. He has held Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Investment and Derivatives Auditor Credentials. Mark is currently pursuing a Certified Payroll Fundamentals Credential with the American Payroll Association.

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