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Sample Language for a Payroll Week Proclamation
Whereas the American Payroll Association and its 23,000 members have
launched a nationwide public awareness campaign that pays tribute to the more
than 156 million people who work in the United States and the payroll professionals
who support the American system by paying wages, reporting worker earnings and
withholding federal employment taxes; and
Whereas payroll professionals in [fill in City, State] play a key role in maintaining
the economic health of [fill in City], carrying out such diverse tasks as paying
into the unemployment insurance system, providing information for child support
enforcement, and carrying out tax withholding, reporting and depositing; and
Whereas payroll departments collectively spend more than $15 billion annually
complying with myriad federal and state wage and tax laws; and Whereas payroll
professionals play an increasingly important role ensuring the economic security
of American families by helping to identify noncustodial parents and making sure
they comply with their child support mandates; and
Whereas payroll professionals have become increasingly proactive in educating
both the business community and the public at large about the payroll tax withholding
systems; and
Whereas payroll professionals meet regularly with federal and state tax officials
to discuss both improving compliance with government procedures and how compliance
can be achieved at less cost to both government and businesses; and
Whereas the week in which Labor Day falls has been proclaimed National Payroll
Week, I hereby give additional support to the efforts of the people who work
in [fill in City, State] and of the payroll profession by proclaiming the first
full week of September Payroll Week for this [fill in City, State].
[ Signed]
Mayor of [City, State] [ date]
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