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September 2015 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com 21 Tis year, National Payroll Week falls September 7-11, 2015. It was f i r s t e s t abl i s he d i n 19 9 6 b y t he A mer ica n Pay rol l A ssociat ion to h o n o r t h e w o r k i n g A m e r i c a n s whose tax contributions support the A merican system and the practitio- ners who process those contribu- tions. It is estimated that approx i- mately 156 million wage earners and pay rol l prac t it ioners cont r ibute, collect, repor t and deposit nearly $2.08 trillion. Tat's 68 percent of t he a n nu a l r e v e nu e o f t he U. S . Treasury! National Payroll Week focuses on the payroll withholding system and seek s to educate wage earners on how the system works and how they can use it to achieve their personal goals, while honoring the men and women behind it. You wor k h a rd ye a r-rou nd to ensure that your clients, and ulti- mately their employees, receive their paychecks in a timely fashion with l it t le to no i nconven ience. You r practice and staf provide tools, tips a nd resources to ma ke pay rol l as painless as possible for those you ser ve . Ta k e a l it t le t i me du r i n g National Payroll Week (and during the entire month of September) to celebrate the value you provide! Ideas to Commemorate National Payroll Week Here are a few ideas of how you and those at your practice can celebrate National Payroll Week: • Host a payroll trivia contest at your practice and gif winners with a free Payday candy bar. Some questions you can ask staf include: v How m a ny payc he c k s doe s y ou r p r a c t ic e p r o d u c e p e r year? v W h a t i s t he a v e r a g e c l i e nt monthly contribution to fed- eral revenue? v How many cl ient employees have direct deposit? • Hold an open house for clients to learn more about transitioning their payroll services to the Cloud. • Host an ofce party and celebrate your payroll staf. • Host a shadow day and invite local high school and college students to learn about the payroll profession. • Volunteer to teach elementary and middle school students about payroll and deductions. • How information sessions on compli- ance for local smal l businesses. SurePayroll ofers some advice you can share. • Work with a literacy center to host a workshop on job application skills and completing a Form W-4. • Check with local APA chapters for events. Celebrate Yourself This Month with National Payroll Week! By Taija Jenkins, Associate Editor S eptember brings a special treat to payroll practitioners and the pay roll profession at large: National Payroll Week, which celebrates both wage earners and payroll practitioners. A Year in the Life of a PAYROLL Accountant is sponsored by SurePayroll and ADP Connect to ADP ® At ADP, we're all about connections — connecting accounting professionals like you to the right resources and opportunities to support your frm's objectives: • Give your clients access to big-business payroll and HR solutions by referring them to ADP • Generate more revenue and simplify payroll processing with our customized platform for accountants • Discover other segments to invest in or retire sooner by selling your client payroll base to ADP When you partner with ADP, you also connect to integrated HR products, retirement and more — everything your clients need to help protect and grow their business. For more information, visit adp.com/accountant or call 1-855-408-3751. The ADP logo and ADP are registered trademarks of ADP, LLC. Copyright © 2014 ADP, LLC. HR. Payroll. Benefts.