2025 Year End HR Checklist

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The 2025 End-of-Year HR Checklist is a practical, compliance-focused guide designed to help employers close out the year cleanly and prepare for a strong start to 2026. It walks HR and payroll leaders through critical pre- and post-January 1 tasks, including FLSA salary thresholds, contractor audits, employee data verification, state wage updates, payroll submissions, benefits reconciliation, and system clean-up. The checklist also covers essential year-end and early-year filings such as W-2s, 1099s, ACA reporting, EEO-1 preparation, and federal payroll tax requirements. Built for efficiency and risk reduction, it serves as a clear, actionable roadmap to ensure organizations stay compliant, avoid costly errors, and enter the new year operationally sound.

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