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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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.