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Revised Form and Instructions for Cell Phone Reimbursement

Posted February 9, 2011 in Payroll and tagged , .

The form and instructions for the Cell Phone Reimbursement have been modified. A memo explaining these changes can be found at https://fbs.admin.utah.edu/download/AVP/Cell_Phone_Update_Feb2011.pdf. The new form and instructions can be found on the University Information Technology website: www.it.utah.edu > SERVICES > … Continue reading →

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Changes to employee tax withholdings

Posted January 7, 2011 in Payroll, Tax Services and tagged .

For 2011, beginning with the January 7th paycheck, employees may notice changes to their tax withholdings. Based on the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 there will be a two percentage point payroll tax cut … Continue reading →

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Accrual View portion of Online Paycheck Updated

Posted January 6, 2011 in Payroll.

The “accrual view” portion of the online paycheck is currently showing a zero balance on all accruals for all employees.  We are in the process of fixing the accrual view and will rerun the paycheck PDF once it has been corrected which will … Continue reading →

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Changes to Cell Phone Allowance Program

Posted December 7, 2010 in Payroll and tagged , .

Please click here to read a memo regarding a change to the Cell Phone Allowance Program for calendar year 2011.

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Go Paperless, Sign up for electronic W2!

Posted December 3, 2010 in Payroll, Tax Services and tagged .

Meaningful and exciting changes have been made to the way W-2 forms are now available to University of Utah Faculty and Staff. Employees can elect to receive the Form W-2 electronically, in a paperless format which will be available year round. … Continue reading →

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IRS Regulations and W-2 Form Reporting

Posted November 18, 2010 in Payroll, Tax Services and tagged , .

Payroll Reporters, Please note that we are approaching the end of the 2010 calendar year. IRS regulations require us to report on the W-2 forms and pay and/or withhold any appropriate employment taxes on certain benefits provided during the year, including … Continue reading →

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Work-Study Deadline 09/30/10

Posted August 26, 2010 in Payroll and tagged , , , .

Payroll accounting for potential Work-Study employees MUST be correct by the pay period ending 09/30/10. If the payroll accounting is not correct, the student may lose their Work-Study funding and the employer will not be able to hire the student … Continue reading →

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Tax Labels Fixed on HRIL EBT Queries

Posted February 26, 2010 in Payroll and tagged , , .

The FICA and MEDHI tax labels on the Human Resources Information Library (HRIL) EBT queries were recently fixed. The labels had been reversed, with the FICA labeled MEDHI and visa versa. Employee paychecks and W2’s have always been correct. The mislabel was only … Continue reading →

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A new round of Financial/HR Information Library (FIL/HRIL) enhancements

Posted December 10, 2009 in Financial Reporting and Accounting, Grants and Contracts Accounting, Payroll and tagged , .

The Financial & Human Resources Information Library continues to improve! A new round of enhancements allows users to see all Queries published to the Library. So now you can match your Financial and Human Resources data needs to the information available and … Continue reading →

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The Payroll EBT Reports GO GREEN

Posted November 13, 2009 in Payroll and tagged , .

The suite of Earning, Benefit and Tax Reports in the Financial and Human Resources Information Library (FIL/HRIL) has been enhanced with new offerings and renaming of existing reports, paving the way for the Peach (Home Dept), Pink (Project), and Blue … Continue reading →

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