Task Force

Led by members with support from PAYO’s Government Relations staff, PAYO’s Government Relations Task Force (GRTF) and subject-matter subcommittees work with legislative and executive branches of government to help payroll professionals understand their employers’ legal obligations and advocate for more effective laws, regulations, policies, and guidance.

Child Support
Participants work to standardize child support enforcement processes and procedures, collaborate with the federal Office of Child Support Services and state child support agencies, improve state electronic reporting and payment systems, and discuss any other child support issue that impacts payroll management. View Members

Electronic Payments
Participants discuss all payroll-related issues in electronic payments, ranging from fintech (ACH, FedNow) to paycards and earned wage access, with the goal of keeping members and payroll professionals informed, and to educate government and private-sector decision-makers on these technologies in the payroll space. View Members

Federal Issues
The Federal Issues Subcommittee focuses on federal-level concerns of importance to payroll professionals, including employment taxes, wage and hour requirements, agency capabilities and infrastructure, and proposed laws and regulations. Separate PAYO Government Relations Task Force subcommittees consider electronic payments, child support, and garnishments. View Members

Garnishments
Participants discuss wage garnishment orders by public and private creditors, including involuntary student loans, tax levies, and more, and impacts on payroll management. Action is focused on improving processes and procedures by creating consistency and enhancing electronic communication. View Members

State and Local Topics
Participants discuss ways to assist state and local governments develop solutions that accomplish their tax, wage and hour, and other goals in a manner efficiently achievable by the payroll community. View Members

IRS Advisory Committees
PayrollOrg often provides recommendations to the IRS for members to participate in their committees. Additional information is available on the IRS’s website at www.irs.gov.

PAYO Members currently serving on IRS advisory committees:
Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC)
IRS Security Summit
IRS Advisory Council (IRSAC) - no current members.

For information about PAYO's Government Relations Task Force or to join a GRTF subcommittee:

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