1st Day 4 in Dec - Key final payroll master data updates into HRMS in anticipation for final payroll cutoff. Verify no errors are immediately present following master data updates with frequent Payroll Simulations.
Early-Dec - Prior to the first payroll run for the upcoming year, identify and clear all existing overpayments or claims from current year. A current period claim is processed through wage type /561 and a claim from through wage type /563 in payroll processing. Claims can be identified easily running the Wage Type Reporter.
Final Day 0 in Dec - Final Offcycle Workbench for the year. Once the final Day 0 concludes, agencies will no longer to be able to process an Offcycle workbench for the closing year. If this deadline is missed, manual adjustments will be required.
Process any pending offcycle-workbench entries. Payroll Day 0 is the Off-cycle Workbench cutoff. The Off-cycle Workbench will not be available again until payroll processing has completed (Payroll Day 4).
Remind employees and supervisors of approaching payroll cutoff. Employees should have all leave requests entered for the period and supervisors should finish processing leave requests accordingly.
Feb 15th - Exempt IRS Forms W-4 expire. Begin withholding using the last valid W-4 (non-exempt), or Step 1.c. Single or Married Filing Separately.