2025 Payroll Year End and 2026 Payroll Start: Quick Reference Sheets for School Payroll Teams

Your essential reference for a smooth payroll closeout and confident new-year start.

Stay ahead of critical deadlines, compliance updates, and payroll changes with this concise, easy-to-use set of handouts from CESA 6. Designed specifically for Wisconsin school districts and agencies, these reference sheets also include key federal payroll and tax guidance to support accurate reporting and planning as you close out 2025 and prepare for 2026.

Perfect for payroll staff, business managers, and HR professionals, this resource puts the most important information at your fingertips. Saving time, reducing errors, and bringing confidence to your year-end and new-year processes. 

What’s Included:

• 2025 Year-End Payroll Reference Sheet: Key federal portals, filing systems, and important reporting deadlines for W-2s, 1099s, ACA forms, and quarterly filings as you close the calendar year.
• 2026 Payroll & Compliance Reference: Up-to-date payroll tax rates, wage bases, retirement contribution limits, and federal bank holidays for the new year.
• Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) annual reconciliation timelines and employer reporting expectations: including key January deadlines and spring statements for employees. 
• Federal overtime guidance under the OBBBA: for school districts, clarifying how FLSA-required overtime premiums may impact employee tax deductions and payroll reporting responsibilities.
• Customizable Sample Statement to Use on Your Letterhead: for Overtime Wages for H.R. 1 OBBBA.

Type: Digital Download PDFs and Customizable Sample Statement (Docx)

Pages: 5 total 

Single Use License:

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