Helpful Links for Payroll Professionals

American Payroll Association - About APA - An overview of the American Payroll Association (APA), including its mission, membership benefits, professional certification, publications, and education offerings.

Mission Statement
The American Payroll Association is the professional society for Payroll Professionals. Founded in 1982 it is run by a professional staff under the direction of the Executive Director, the member President, and Board of Directors. The Association pursues the following objectives: 1. To increase the Payroll Professional's skill level through education and mutual support.
2. To obtain recognition for payroll work as practiced in today's business and legislative environments and as a professional discipline.
3. To represent the Payroll Professional on the federal, state and local level.
4. To provide public service education on payroll and employment issues.

Payroll (Wikipedia) - A paycheck, is traditionally a paper document issued by an employer to pay an employee for services rendered. In recent times, the physical paycheck has been increasingly replaced by electronic direct deposit to bank accounts. In most countries with a developed wire transfer system, using a physical check for paying wages and salaries has been uncommon for the past several decades. However, vocabulary referring to the figurative "paycheck" does exist in some languages, like German (Gehaltsscheck), partially due to the influence of US popular media, but this commonly refers to a payslip or stub rather than an actual check. Some company payrolls have eliminated both the paper check and stub, in which case an electronic image of the stub is available on an Internet website.

Payroll-Taxes.com - Symmetry Software - Symmetry Software specializes in payroll and payroll-related software applications for the internet and corporate intranets. At its core, Symmetry is a software development company with a high level of expertise in taxation and accounting applications with a focus towards payroll. Our team of software engineers and taxation experts provide leading edge, regulatory compliant payroll software products. Symmetry's products are an offshoot of its family of Tax Table Libraries which are highly regarded for their precise accuracy and timeliness. Application development teams can free themselves from the chore and expense of payroll tax table maintenance using a Symmetry Tax Table Library. These plug and play libraries allow developers to focus on their application instead of the complex payroll tax tables required for a withholding computations. The popular website PaycheckCity.com hosts online paycheck calculators. These are ideal for corporate ESS portals where companies are seeking paycheck modeling solutions for employees. These calculators can be customized and fully integrated with ERP applications or payroll services. The free website, PaycheckCity.com has the most internet traffic of any payroll oriented website and is ideal for advertisers seeking a targeted, payroll oriented audience. The website StateW4.com is the home of Symmetry's newest product, the Employee Exemption Certificate (EEC) SDK. Symmetry Software is also the company behind PayrollTaxes.com, StateW4.com and 401kCity.com.

U.S. Census Bureau - Local Government Employment and Payroll Data

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.