Celebrate Payroll Professionals During National Payroll Week, September 1-5

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Sep 02, 2014, 09:00 ET

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- This Labor Day week, America's employees will celebrate payday and the payroll professionals who pay them. National Payroll Week, celebrated from September 1-5, recognizes the contributions of America's 156 million workers and the payroll professionals who ensure they're paid accurately and on-time, every time.

National Payroll Week celebrates the hard work by America's 156 million wage earners and the payroll professionals who pay them. Together, through the payroll withholding system, they contribute, collect, report and deposit approximately $1.97 trillion, or 68.9%, of the annual revenue of the U.S. Treasury. Visit www.nationalpayrollweek.com for tips to stretch your paycheck. (PRNewsFoto/American Payroll Association)

"Payroll professionals are responsible for America's paychecks, one of the most important aspects of being employed," said Dan Maddux, executive director of the American Payroll Association. "During NPW, we thank payroll professionals for their endless dedication. Our payroll professionals work hard every pay period, to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of the payroll that America's employees depend on."

During National Payroll Week, the APA and its more than 20,000 members educate the public about their paychecks and payroll-related benefits that can help employees stretch their paychecks. The NPW website,www.nationalpayrollweek.com, features tips to help employees reduce taxes and save up to 35 percent on everyday costs, like daycare and medical expenses. Hundreds of volunteers also head into communities and schools around the country to teach paycheck basics to teens.

"Knowledge is a powerful thing," said Maddux. "For a worker young or old, a strong understanding of how they're paid and how to make adjustments can have an immediate impact, reducing their tax burden and giving them a boost on their next paycheck and beyond."

Another part of National Payroll Week is the popular "Getting Paid In America" online survey, which asks respondents to weigh in on topics that impact their paychecks. Two randomly selected survey respondents will win a grand prize of a free paycheck and a trip to Las Vegas after the survey ends on September 5.

For more information about National Payroll Week, tools to stretch your paycheck, or to take the "Getting Paid In America" survey, visit www.nationalpayrollweek.com.

The American Payroll Association is the nation's leader in payroll education, publications, and training. Visit APA online at www.americanpayroll.org.

Established in 1982, the American Payroll Association (APA) is the nation's leader in payroll education, publications, and training. The nonprofit association conducts nearly 500 payroll training conferences and seminars across the country each year and publishes a complete library of resource texts and newsletters. Every year, nearly 21,000 professionals attend APA training sessions. Representing more than 22,000 members, APA is the industry's highly respected and collective voice in Washington, D.C. Visit APA online at www.americanpayroll.org.

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SOURCE American Payroll Association