The American Payroll Association (APA) founded National Payroll
Week (NPW) in 1996 to increase awareness of the payroll and payroll accounting
processes. NPW is a national campaign to help America’s workers
understand more about their paychecks, the payroll withholding system and other
payroll-driven benefits. NPW is celebrating the 21st consecutive year and
ADP is once again the sole Diamond Sponsor of NPW.
NPW coincides with the celebration of Labor Day to recognize the
important contributions of the people who work to support the American Dream.
It highlights the partnership between taxpayers and payroll
professionals.
National Payroll Week celebrates the hard work by America’s 150
million wage earners and the payroll professionals who pay them. The APA
represents residents and businesses across the United States. These
taxpayers and businesses contribute approximately $2.2 trillion to
the U.S. Treasury through the payroll tax withholding system each
year. In addition, employers play an increasingly important role in the
enforcement of child support laws by calculating and deducting child support
payments from workers' pay.
The theme of National Payroll Week is AMERICA WORKS BECAUSE WE’RE
WORKING FOR AMERICA®. The collection, reporting and payment of
payroll taxes by employers are a positive example of what works in America.
During NPW, local APA chapters and members host presentations to school
and civic groups, participate in community service initiatives, and use local
media to pass along information to today’s workers and the workers of tomorrow.
During Money Matters National Education Day, September 8, 2016,
payroll professionals from across the country will unite to stop the spread of
financial illiteracy. Volunteer payroll professionals will teach local
high school students in their communities the ins-and-outs of their paychecks,
electronic payment methods like direct deposit and pay cards, and the payroll
withholding system.
Please join us in supporting NPW and taking an important step to
recognize and celebrate the contributions of workers in the United States and
the payroll professionals who report these workers' earnings, collect their
taxes and pay their wages.
Additional Resources
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learn more about the American Payroll Association and National Payroll Week.
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