How to Successfully Change Payroll Dates

Monday, May 10th; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Phil Cavoretto, CAPP - Director of Disbursement

BJC HealthCare - 20 AP Employees; Healthcare Services Industry

Best Suited for Companies Processing more than 750,000 Invoices Annually

Presentation Style - Traditional PowerPoint

Field of Study - Business Management & Organization

Overview # 1605 - New Session

In this session you will learn what to do before, during, and after any project designed to change your payroll calendar. Discussion will include what to consider when making a change, how far in advance to begin planning, what actions to take, and how to measure whether your plans are on track. You will learn the wage and hour concern you should have on your list of issues. Communication is a key success factor in your success, so we will cover the who, what, when, and why of communications needed to ensure your pay date change is successful.

Paperless Payroll

Wednesday, May 12th; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Kathy Kearney - AVP of Payroll & Benefit Accounting

Costco Wholesale - 150 AP Employees; Retail

Best Suited for Companies Processing more than 750,000 Invoices Annually

Presentation Style - Moderated Roundtable Discussion

Field of Study - Business Management & Organization

Basic # 1610 - New Session

This session will be roundtable discussion addressing the most common avenues to get to "paperless payroll": paycards, electronic wage statements and employee self service Web sites. Come join and contribute to a discussion with other payroll professionals about succeses, challenges, and legislative obstacles related to paperless payroll. Regardless of whether or not you have achieved paperless payroll, you will gain knowledge and information related to choosing a third-party partner, implementation strategies, and tips on how to be successful with these initiatives.

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Important Effective Internal Controls for the Payroll Tax Function

Tuesday, May 11th; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Aureon Herron-Hinds - Senior Tax Manager

Deloitte

Presentation Style - Traditional PowerPoint

Field of Study - Auditing

Overview # 1615 - New Session

This session will highlight top issues to consider and strategies for developing effective internal control frameworks for payroll tax functions. Participants will gain insight on how to enhance key control activities for managing the risk of noncompliance with section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. We'll discuss:

• Top areas of potential exposure and the most highly scrutinized types of transactions.
• Tips for remediating control deficiencies.
• Leading practices for compliance, including policies, procedures, and technology.
• The correlation between Sarbanes-Oxley deficiencies and payroll tax audit issues.

Worker Classification

Tuesday, May 11th; 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Aureon Herron-Hinds -Senior Tax Manager

Deloitte

Presentation Style - Traditional PowerPoint

Field of Study - Auditing

Overview # 1620 - New Session

Participants will learn whether a worker should be treated as an independent contractor or employee, the current IRS environment on these issues, and audit defenses such as section 530 "relief", etc.