National Payroll Week

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 Birmingham, Alabama play a key role in maintaining the economic health of Birmingham, 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 a myriad of federal and state wage and tax laws; and

WHEREAS, payroll professionals play an increasingly important role in 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:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim September 5 through September 9, 2011, as

National Payroll Week

in the State of the Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 19th day of July 2011.

 

                                                                                 Governor Robert Bentley