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WHEREAS, the American Payroll Association joins countless payroll professionals throughout the State of Idaho in observing National Payroll Week, September 4th through the 8th, 2006; and WHEREAS this awareness campaign is designed to help worker in America better understand issues related to our payroll and tax systems, as well as to educate payroll professionals and employers about important payroll-related and compliance issues; and WHEREAS, payroll professionals in Idaho play a key role in maintaining our state’s economic health, 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 nationwide collect more than $1.4 trillion annually complying with myriad federal, state and local wage tax laws; and WHEREAS, these funds to toward supporting important civic projects, including roads, schools and parks in communities across Idaho; and WHEREAS, these dedicated professionals continually strive to meet the highest standards toward improving compliance with government procedures, reducing costs and improving the overall payroll process in Idaho; and NOW THEREFORE, I, JAMES E. RISCH, Governor of the State of Idaho do hereby declare September 4th through the 8th, 2006, to be PAYROLL WEEK in the State of Idaho, and urge everyone in Idaho to reflect on the important work done by payroll professionals statewide.
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