Mid-Nov - 2nd run of EVS Verification Failure Report to check for employees who have a mismatch in their SSN or Name provided. Work with your Personnel Administration Processor to make any corrections on the Personal Data (0002) infotype, refer to the Personal Data - Change Existing Record procedure.
Nov - Attend the Year-End Personnel Payroll Association (PPA) meeting. Visit the PPA website for details on time, date, and location. Sign up for the OFM dl SWA Contacts distribution list by emailing OFM Statewide Accounting at OFMAccounting@ofm.wa.gov to receive meeting agendas and handouts.
Early-Nov - Remind employees of PEBB Annual Open Enrollment, including items such as:
Final Day 4 in Nov - Research employees locked out of the 11/25 payroll. Take appropriate cross-calendar year actions to pay and correct the employee. This includes but is not limited to: pay employee outside of system, enter manual YTD adjustments, cross-calendar year overpayment collections, etc.
Mid-Nov - Remind employees to submit a new Form W-4 if their filing status, allowances, or exempt status has changed since the last time they filed a W-4 (if no changes, do not resubmit). For changes, follow the Withholding Info W4/W5 US - Copy and Update Record user procedure.
Mid-Nov - Begin planning for adequate staffing levels for December and January processing.
Mid-Nov - Remind employees to update their mailing address for accurate W-2 mailings. Address changes can be made through MyPortal or the Addresses (0006) infotype. Refer to the Addresses user procedures.
Early-Nov - Review the current year Tax Reporter production runs for 941s to ensure all quarters have been executed and generation dates entered correctly.