Jan 1, 2023

No January 2023 Zoom Chapter Meeting
**Best of luck with Year-end!!!!** January 2023 – No Meeting
Find out more »**Best of luck with Year-end!!!!** January 2023 – No Meeting
Find out more »Join the Orange County Chapter APA (OCCAPA). Becoming a member of the OCCAPA will give you access to attend our monthly virtual zoom webinars. It will help you to advance your career as a payroll professional, network with your professional peers, and impact others in your field. OCCAPA tracks memberships on a calendar year basis Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2023.
Individual: $80 Non National APA Member
$70 National APA Member with Member ID #
$160 Corporate– National Non Member**
$50 per each additional Corporate Member – National Non Member**
$150 Corporate – National Member with Member ID #*
$40 per each additional Corporate Member – National Member with Member ID #*
*NOTE: You must provide member ID #.
**NOTE: Corporate membership within the same company consists of 3 members per fee. $50 for each additional member beyond 3 for a National Non Member and $40.00 for each additional member beyond 3 for a National Member.
Click here to register online or download the registration forms.
Regularly Scheduled Meetings– Chapter meetings are an ideal place to network and they provide educational opportunities for chapter members to learn more about critical payroll and compliance issues while earning Recertification Credit Hours (RCHs). Non members are charged a $20.00 Fee per Regular Meeting.
Chapter Newsletters– Our OCCAPA – Payroll Insider newsletter keeps our members connected with chapter and APA events, as well as providing updates from various chapter officers and committees.
Chapter Website– Our website, www.occapa.com, posts important chapter information and links to local government agencies, including a link to the APA National Website.
Thank you for your support and interest in the Orange County Chapter of the APA.
Find out more »The IRS announced the changes to the dollar limits on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement plans, as well as other items, for tax year 2023 [Notice 2022-55, 10-21-22].
Read more »On October 13, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that the 2023 social security wage base will be $160,200, which is an increase of $13,200 from $147,000 in 2022 [SSA, Press Release, 10-13-22]. The SSA Fact Sheet is available at https://www.americanpayroll.org/compliance/compliance-overview/annual-irs-annoucements.
Read more »The IRS released cost-of-living-adjustments (COLAs) for 2023 reflecting any increases in excludable transportation fringes and the flexible spending arrangement (FSA) deferral limit, among other changes [Rev. Proc. 2022-38, 10-18-22].
Read more »The IRS released: a revised Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, and its instructions; instructions for Schedule B, Report of Tax Liability for Semiweekly Schedule Depositors; Schedule R, Allocation Schedule for Aggregate Form 941 Filers, and its instructions; and Form 941-X, Adjusted Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund, and its instructions.
Read more »The IRS announced that the business standard mileage rate for transportation expenses paid or incurred beginning July 1, 2022, will be 62.5 cents per mile, up 4 cents from the first half of 2022 [Announcement 2022-13, 6-9-22]. The IRS is making the midyear change “in recognition of the recent gasoline price increases.”
Read more »The IRS announced the 2023 maximum contribution levels for health savings accounts (HSAs) and out-of-pocket spending limits and deductible minimums for high deductible health plans (HDHPs) that must be used in conjunction with HSAs [Rev. Proc. 2022-24].
Read more »On April 6, the U.S. Department of Education announced it will extend the federal student loan relief until August 31, 2022 [U.S. Department of Education, Press Release, 4-6-22]
Read more »The IRS released cost-of-living-adjustments (COLAs) for 2022 reflecting any increases in the flexible spending arrangements (FSA) deferral limit, foreign earned income exclusion, and excludable transportation fringes, among other changes [Rev. Proc. 2021-45, 11-10-21].
Read more »The IRS has announced the cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to the dollar limits on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement plans, as well as other items, for tax year 2022.
The Social Security Administration announced that the 2022 social security wage base will be $147,000, which is an increase of $4,200 from $142,800 in 2021.
The maximum social security tax employees and employers will each pay in 2022 is $9,114, an increase of $260.40 from $8,853.60 in 2021.
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