Here are four articles that I thought you would find interesting about payroll.










Brazil considers trimming tax on payroll report

 SAO PAULO, July 7 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government is considering trimming a 20 percent tax on payrolls to encourage hiring and make companies more competitive, newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo reported on Tuesday.

The tax reduction might be between two and three percentage points, Folha said, without saying how it obtained the information. Revenue losses stemming from the reduction in the tax, which is used to fund social security, are estimated at 11.6 billion reais ($5.9 billion), Folha said. more http://tinyurl.com/hrcom-payroll4


Breaking Down the Obama IRA

Tucked into President Obama's financial regulatory reform legislation still being debated in Congress is a proposal to get more workers saving for retirement. The plan calls for employers to set up mandatory automatic-enrollment IRAs, retirement accounts that allow for tax-deductible contributions. more http://tinyurl.com/mp4k5l


Pennsylvania's payroll rules on budget impasse defy common sense

It doesn't make an ounce of sense to John Srsic that state lottery workers will get their paychecks but state troopers and corrections officers won't be paid if leaders in Harrisburg can't agree on a budget soon. more http://tinyurl.com/hrcom-payroll6


National Payroll Week @ a glance

National Payroll Week (NPW) is the largest annual public relations initiative of the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA). NPW recognizes the accomplishments of payroll professionals, the payroll community and the CPA, by building greater awareness of the size and scope of payroll and its impact on business, government and employees across Canada. more http://tinyurl.com/hrcom-payroll7