Form W-2 Compliance: Step by Step and Box by Box

Why Should You Attend:

Payroll has become the nexus where government, the employer, and the employee come together. Because of this, the information required on Form W-2 must be accurate and precise.

If the form is not handled properly there can be serious ramifications with Form 941 reconciliation as well as compliance problems with regulations regarding healthcare, new hires and small business. And with increased scrutiny and bigger penalties at federal and state levels, correct Form W-2 processing is more crucial this year than ever.

Attend this webinar to learn about changes to Form W-2, increased penalties, best practices for gathering, calculating and reconciling W-2 data, and more.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

• Changes in store to the 2011 Form W-2 under the New Hire Act and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
• Increased Penalties under the Small Business Jobs Act for failure to provide and errors on Form W-2.
• Why you cannot use “magnetic media” for submitting to SSA but may have to use to submit to the state?
• Reconciliation of Form W-2 to Form 941-best practices on when and why it must be done.
• How to handle duplicate requests for Form W-2 including a sample form and charging fees.
• Best practices for gathering, calculating and reconciling W-2 data.
• Electronic delivery of W-2s to employees—what is required to set up the program.
• When to use the Form W-2c and when to correct the W-2 itself?
• Using SSA’s BSO to file Forms W-2c electronically.
• Effect of the demise of the Advanced Earned Income Credit on the W-2.
• Box by box completion of the Form W-2 example.

Who will Benefit:

• Payroll professionals
• Human resources
• Accounting personnel
• Business owners
• Lawmakers and attorneys
• Any individual or entity that must deal with the complexities and technicalities of the payroll process

Instructor Profile:

Vicki M. Lambert, CPP is president and academic director of The Payroll Advisor™ a firm specialized in the training of payroll professionals. With over 30 years of hands-on experience in all facets of payroll functions as well as over 20 years as a trainer and author, Ms. Lambert has become the most sought-after and respected voice in the practice and management of payroll issues. She has conducted open market training seminars on payroll issues across the United States that have been attended by executives and professionals from some of the most prestigious firms in business today.

Ms. Lambert has lectured extensively on payroll administration and compliance issues for clients that have included Automatic Data Processing, CCH Incorporated, Ceridian Employer Services, and The Employer Group. Ms. Lambert has also served as a consultant and in-house trainer for businesses such as Sun Microsystems, Paychex, Fox Studios, Disney, County of Riverside, and City of Hesperia.

Ms. Lambert conceived of, created the teaching and student manual, and coordinated the program for the certificate in Payroll Practice and Management that has been offered on site through the Extended Education Offices of Chapman University, California State University Long Beach; National University; and California State University, Northridge. Through Ms. Lambert’s innovation, the Payroll Practice and Management Online Program is now being offered at Pierce College in WA, Chapman University in CA, Aims Community College in CO, Rock Valley Community College in IL, Bucks County Community College in PA, and in over 400 other colleges and universities nationwide through Cengage Learning/Gatlin Education Services.

Ms. Lambert currently produces and presents audio seminars and webcasts for clients and business groups throughout the country.

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