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Cornell will not be implementing the employee FICA tax deferral

Posted: September 11, 2020

On August 8, 2020, the President of the United States issued a memorandum on deferring payroll tax obligations in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

IRS Withholding Calculator helps find the right amount of tax to withhold

Posted: July 1, 2019

A tool from the IRS helps you find the right amount of tax to withhold from your paycheck.

Protect your personal data, receive your W-2 electronically

Posted: December 7, 2018

All Cornell employees who have not already done so can opt in to receive an electronic 2018 W-2 form for 2019 by Jan. 4, 2019.

FY18 Year-End Biweekly Payroll Accrual

Posted: June 19, 2018

Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Year-End Biweekly Payroll Accrual

Employee Timesheet

This form is required when submiting the Biweekly On-Demand/On-Cycle Correction Form.

  • Read more about Employee Timesheet

New Tax Withholding Guidelines

Posted: January 4, 2018

The IRS is working to develop withholding guidance to implement the tax reform bill signed into law on December 22. We expect Workday to deliver the new guidance and tax tables as soon as they are made available by the IRS.

Workday Time Tracking Coming January 4, 2018

Posted: October 17, 2017

The university will roll out a new time-and-attendance system in January 2018 to replace Kronos – the system currently used by approximately 12,000 non-exempt, bi-weekly staff and student employees to manage time worked and time off.

Year-End Biweekly Payroll Accrual

Posted: June 7, 2017

DFA will be processing a biweekly payroll accrual for seven days, June 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30 that must be accrued as a fiscal year (FY) 2017 expenses.

2016 W-2 forms available in Workday January 17

Posted: January 13, 2017

The 2016 W-2 process has been completed, and W-2s have been sent for printing. For employees who have not opted out of receiving paper copies, W-2 forms will be mailed to employees' addresses as provided in Workday the week of January 16.

Year-end biweekly payroll accrual processing

Posted: June 10, 2016

DFA will be processing a biweekly payroll accrual for six days, June 23, 24, 27, 28, 29 & 30, so that the accrual appears as a FY 2016 expense. This is an accrual for financial statement purposes only, there will be no labor ledger entries, nor will it affect effort certification reports.

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