CCH Announces 1999 U.S. Master™ Payroll Guide

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., April 15, 1999) – The 1999 U.S. Master Payroll Guide from CCH INCORPORATED, a leading provider of human resources law, is a new resource designed to make life simpler for anyone with bottom-line payroll responsibilities.

The Guide answers the most commonly asked payroll questions quickly and clearly, with explanations written by the editorial staff that daily monitors, reports and analyzes developments in the law for the authoritative CCH Payroll Management Guide.

"Mistakes in payroll, such as misclassifying employees or failing to withhold proper amounts, can lead to costly and embarrassing penalties, even when a company outsources its payroll processing," said Jeff Kessler, product manager, CCH Health and Human Resources group. "While a company may outsource the payroll function, it can’t outsource its legal liabilities."

Easy To Use With Comprehensive Coverage

The CCH 1999 U.S. Master Payroll Guide is full of checklists, charts, examples and highlighted "payroll pointers" and "cautions" that lead users to the right answers quickly and easily. All of the basic payroll decisions and requirements are discussed in the Guide, including:

Processing new employees, including employee versus independent contractor, common law, statutory and safe-harbor rules, new hire reporting, nonresident or resident alien and employment verification (I-9);
FLSA employee classifications;
FLSA minimum wage and overtime rules;
Recordkeeping and enforcement;
Payment of wages, including state requirements for payroll frequency, termination payments, pay period-to-payday intervals;
Tax treatments of fringe benefits, deferred compensation and retirement benefits, health benefits and other specific payments;
FICA, FUTA taxation;
State unemployment insurance;
Garnishments and other deductions;
Tax deposits and returns;
Statements to employees and information returns;
Penalties; and
Payroll management and administration, including issues such as choosing payroll software, outsourcing payroll and the impact of the year 2000 problem and an extensive listing of payroll-related sites on the Internet.

Pricing and Availability

Individuals, corporations and institutions can order the 608-page CCH U.S. Master Payroll Guide by calling 1-800-248-3248. Single copies are $75. Quantity discounts and school adoption pricing are available.

About CCH INCORPORATED

CCH INCORPORATED, headquartered in Riverwoods, Ill., was founded in 1913 and has served four generations of business professionals and their clients. The company produces more than 700 electronic and print products for the tax, legal, securities, human resources, health care and small business markets. CCH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer U.S. The CCH web site can be accessed at www.cch.com.

EDITORS NOTE: An editorial review copy of the 1999 U.S Master Payroll Guide is available by contacting Leslie Bonacum at 847-267-7153 or bonacuml@cch.com.

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