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Year-end Payroll Tasks

Complete these tasks by December 31 to ensure a smooth tax season!

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Written by Molly Farber
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Confirm Company Info

It is essential that company tax information is correctly entered. If the tax information is incorrect or missing, your tax filings will be impacted.

  1. From your Admin Dashboard, click Payroll and then Home from the left sidebar.

  2. At the top of the screen you will see a blue banner. Click the Confirm Information button in this banner.

  3. The Prepare for 2024 Tax Filings window will open.

  4. Click Go next to Review Company Tax Information. Confirm that your federal and state tax information is correct.

    1. If you have received a new Unemployment Insurance rate for 2025, enter it with an effective date of 01/01/2025.

  5. Click Go next to Preview Employee W-2 Filings. From here you can preview and download employee W-2s.

    1. If you notice an error with a W-2, please email [email protected].

  6. Click Go next to Reminders to review helpful year-end information.

  7. When you have finished confirming your information, click the X in the top right corner of the window. If you need to update other information such as your company address, you may do so from the Payroll section of the Playground Settings page. Click here for more information.


Communicate W2 and 1099 Delivery with Staff

Employees and contractors will receive their tax documents by January 31 by mail. However, they can receive their tax documents early by opting into electronic delivery.

🚨 Staff must confirm their personal information by December 31.

We recommend sending an email to staff to remind them of these deadlines.


View and Download Staff W2s and 1099s

W2s and 1099s can be downloaded from staff profiles in Playground. If an employee is having trouble accessing their document, you can print it and deliver it to them.

  1. From your Admin Dashboard, click My School and then Staff from the left sidebar.

  2. Click on the name of the staff member who's tax document you want to access.

  3. From their staff profile, click the Payroll tab and scroll down to the Tax Documents section.

  4. Click on the document to download a PDF copy to your computer.

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