Year End 2025
Get Ready for Year-End 2025.
Year-end shouldn’t be a stressful time for you and your team. We’ve prepared the resources and information you need to close out the year with confidence.
Reminder: W-2 information will process immediately after your last scheduled check date in 2025.
Act Early!
- Run W2 Preview Report
- Submit Hold Books Open Request
We’ve got the tools that make year-end easy!
Use our training information and helpful resources to close out the year and set up your organization for success in 2025.
October Year End Action Items –
Check out our year-end knowledge guide for an overview of tasks at year end!
Familiarize yourself with our end-of-year tax checklist.
Make sure your contacts are updated!
Request to hold books open by December 6th.
Check out self-paced training on the training hub.
November Year End Action Items –
Verify your W-2 delivery address is up to date!
Keep in mind that W-2s mailed to a PO Box will be shipped via USPS instead of UPS.
When available, the tracking number will be sent to the e-mail address associated with the W-2 delivery address.
Check out the compliance one-stop shop.
Encourage your employees to opt into paperless forms! The deadline to opt in is 12/1.
Run your W-2 preview report and check for any incorrect employee information.
December Year End Action Items –
Check out a step by step guide to ACA filing.
Familiarize yourself with W-2 boxes.
Coming Soon! Our “What’s New In 2025” Infographic.
Run your last payroll of the year by 12/27/24!
Learn about what goes on “behind the scenes” after you submit your last payroll.
January Year End Action Items –
If you have California employees, your ACA filing deadline is 1/10.
Check the status of your tax packets on the W-2 tracking tool.
Begin filing 1099 FIRE process.
Check out our infographic for the most recent payroll and tax compliance updates.
February – April Year End Action Items –
If you have no California employees, your deadline is 2/14 for ACA filing.
2025-26 Key Dates and Resources
October:
If you haven’t done so already, run your W-2 Preview report.
November 27 – 28:
Paycor is closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
December 1:
Deadline to opt-in to paperless Form W-2
December 5:
Deadline to alert Paycor to hold books open until 12/31/25
December 25:
Paycor closed for Christmas
December 26:
Deadline to process final payroll check of the year
January 1:
Paycor closed for New Year’s Day
January 12:
Status tracker for Tax Packets, 1099s, and W2s open
January 14:
Deadline to submit California ACA/1095C forms
February 27:
Deadline to submit non-California ACA/1095C forms
CPA Resources
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For any questions, please contact our Support team at 855-565-3285. Should you need additional assistance or reporting access for a specific client, you can reach us at [email protected].
Have Questions about Year-End?
Download our CPA Year-End Kit to learn about important dates and deadlines as well as detailed instructions to help you out with year-end.
Year-End Readiness
Submit Hold Books Open Request
Have items that require additional payrolls or adjustments?
Run W2 Preview Report
Run this report as early as possible to catch errors and prevent W2Cs.
Review Tax Checklist
Complete this End-of-Year Tax Checklist to make sure you haven’t missed anything.
ACA Filing 101
Everything you need to know about ACA and reporting.
Technical Account Manager (TAM) Consulting Services
Need more guidance this year-end? Sign up for a session with our Technical Account Managers to learn about our professional services!
Year-End Training
Check out helpful videos in Paycor Knowledge for all things year end!
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