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Meet the 2005-06 Northstar Officers
Officer
profiles and photos have been added to the Northstar site <more>
 NPW
Celebration
Northstar Chapter Celebrates
National Payroll Week during August Members Meeting!
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 An
Important Message for Members on CPP /
FPC Re-certification from the National APA
 CPP
Summer Study Session is Full!
Our 2005 Summer study group session (for the Fall exam) is
full. If you or someone on your staff is interested
in a list of possible "study-buddy" referrals,
click here to contact our Education Chair, Shari Germscheid, via email.
Best of luck to all of the Fall 2005 CPP candidates!
Temporary and Proposed W-4
Regs
Is it Less Burden, and Will it be More
Effective? – APA Wants Your Input For its Comments
<more information>
 Help promote NPW
with the “Getting Paid in America Survey”
National Payroll Week (September 5th-9th) 2005 is just around the
corner! Again this year we are encouraging all chapter members to
tell their co-workers, friends and neighbors to take the NPW
“Getting Paid in America” survey. Spread the word via your
organization’s email system or intranet site. The grand prize is a
trip to Las Vegas for two and a free paycheck!
Click here for details and a
link to the survey.
APA's
Payroll Tax Forum
The
National APA Payroll Tax Forum will be held on
June 24th in Minneapolis
and will cover several recent legislative changes that impact
payroll for more information, click here!
3rd Place in the Nation for the Northstar Chapter!
We are very pleased to announce that we were awarded 3rd place for
our 2005 Chapter of the Year submission by the National APA at the
Annual Congress! This is truly a great honor for us, as it is
a highly competitive contest with a large number of the 115 local
APA chapters from around the country participating. 1st place
was awarded to the Susquehanna Valley Chapter this year, and the 2nd
place award went to the Denver Chapter.
This
recognition is a tribute to all of our active members and our
activities in promoting the payroll profession in our community.
Northstar Members - view our
Chapter's PowerPoint submission
<click here>
Everything is
Coming Up Payroll
 8th
Annual Statewide Conference, Central Iowa Chapter APA
Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - Holiday Inn-Airport
Conference agenda and
registration information.
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Open Board
Positions!
Many of our chapter Board of Directors terms of office are up at the
end of July. We’re looking for volunteers to serve on the board
in the following roles:
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Vice President |
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Secretary |
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Treasurer |
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Government
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Director of
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All positions
except Vice President are for a two-year term—the office of Vice
President is for a one-year term, thereafter moving into the office
of President for one year, and then the office of Past
President/Advisor for a year.
All officers
must be elected to office by a vote of the membership at the
chapter’s Annual Meeting in July. If you are interested in serving
in one of these offices or would like more information about them,
please email the chapter or contact the appropriate officer
currently seated (click
here for officer contact information).
Local
CPP Study Group!
Our chapter Conference / Education Chair, Shari Germscheid CPP, is
organizing a summer CPP study group for individuals who wish to take
the test during the fall exam period. The sessions will
commence the week of June 6th and run through September 12th.
They will be held from 6:30-8:30, either on Tuesday or Wednesday
evening, and will be facilitated alternately by Shari and several
other Northstar board members.
CPP study group
sessions will be held in a location yet to be determined within in
the Twin Cities metro area. Group participants will be
required to become a member of the Northstar Chapter, and also
obtain a copy of the 2005 edition of the Payroll Source (available
online - click here), prior to the first session.
If you or someone on your staff is interested in joining this group,
please contact Shari via email. We want to wish the
best of luck to all of our local Fall CPP candidates!
 2005
Northstar Chapter Scholarships
Apply now for a scholarship from the Northstar chapter for you or
your child! Each year we sponsor at least one award to a deserving
applicant.
Click here for
information on the program -
click here for
an application form. Don't
delay - the submission deadline is May 31st
Attend the American
Payroll Association's
23rd
Annual Congress - Presented in
RetroVision
May 1-5 in San Diego California
 This spring,
government officials and industry experts are
California-bound! They will be in San Diego to share their
insights at APA's 23rd
Annual Congress, May 1-5.
Plan your trip to San Diego to learn from the experts about
issues that will impact your operations.
Payroll's
PREMIER educational event features more than 100 workshops
covering a wide spectrum of payroll, human resources,
benefits, accounts payable, technology, management, and
career development topics—AND the largest payroll services
exhibit hall ever!
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for
APA's 23rd
Annual Congress Information
Stay tuned
for the latest legislative and regulatory changes brought to
you by government representatives and industry experts. APA's
23rd
Annual Congress is your network for payroll education,
networking, and technology.
Click here to register
now!
Early registration savings available
 MTMA
Conference is Thursday, May 5 -
Many Minnesota payroll professionals wear multiple hats.
If your duties or those of a co-worker extend to cash
management, take note of the Minnesota Treasury Management
Association (MTMA). The MTMA provides a forum for
improving the management of corporate cash through
education, communication, and recognition of the cash
management profession.
The
MTMA's 23rd Annual Conference will be held on Thursday, May
5, 2005 at Touchstone Energy Park at RiverCentre (on Kellogg
Street), St. Paul MN.
Click here for more
information and a
link to register!
Calculating
Paychecks
A Hands-On Course for Chapter
Members
Chapter members and their
colleagues who are entry level payroll practitioners, new to
payroll, or need a “refresher” on the basics of payroll
could greatly benefit from APA’s new Calculating
Paychecks course. In this information-packed one-day
class, attendees will obtain a better understanding of
payroll basics as they tackle hands-on exercises covering
the fundamental payroll rules, procedures, and calculations
required to create accurate paychecks.
Anyone responsible for
payroll compliance should not miss this exciting new
program, which will be conveniently held in 20 cities in
March, including March 18th
in Minneapolis. The Calculating Paychecks course
is the key to maintaining your organization’s efficiency and
compliance with federal and state tax and employment
regulations. Inaccurate paychecks decrease your payroll
department’s productivity and increase noncompliance
penalties.
This course is also a
perfect preparatory class for the Fundamental Payroll
Certification (FPC) exam!
Chapter members who register
for the one-day Calculating Paychecks course will
immediately boost their job performance, increase their
department’s efficiency, and maintain compliance in their
companies.
LEARN FROM AGENCY INSIDERS AT APA’S
CAPITAL SUMMIT!
Do you want your
voice to be heard on Capitol Hill and by other national
policy makers? Here's your chance! Join APA's Capital
Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
on March 11, 2005.
You'll hear about critical payroll
legislative and regulatory issues from leading officials
from the IRS, SSA, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, and the Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Representatives will be on hand to discuss the latest
initiatives in their agencies impacting the payroll
profession.
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HR Metrics
for Business Partners
Thursday,
March 10th, 8am-5pm CST
Thomson West Facility in Eagan, MN
 This course is
being presented in conjunction with IHRIM's Twin Cities
Chapter. The registration fee is $575 for IHRIM
members less $150 rebate for Twin Cities IHRIM members, $725
for non-members.
Northstar APA members may attend this seminar at the IHRIM
member rate. When registering, select the Member price and
be sure to indicate that you heard of the seminar through
the Northstar APA chapter in the field provided.
The seminar
includes:
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One day of
intensive education |
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Exclusive
learning environment with renowned expert in the HRMS
disciplines |
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Certificate of
Accomplishment |
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All course
materials |
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Breakfast and
lunch. The meals will provide an excellent opportunity to
network with the instructor and fellow participants. |
The Twin Cities
IHRIM Chapter takes educational opportunities seriously and
as a special incentive the chapter is reimbursing each Twin
Cities IHRIM member who completes the course $150, payable
to the individual or company who paid for the course. For
all non IHRIM members this is a great opportunity to join
IHRIM now for $215 and take advantage of the IHRIM rate of
$575 plus receive the $150 rebate. With this incentive, the
membership and course together will be less than the
non-membership rate for just the course. You must be an
active member at the time of the course to receive the
rebate.
Register now as space is limited! Visit the
IHRIM
web site for more details.
Click here to register online and
reserve your seat for the course.
Payroll Education Grants
Eight deserving American Payroll Association members will
receive APA training or publications at absolutely no cost
through APA Payroll Education Grants and Kronos Payroll
Education Grants.
For more
information and to fill out an application, visit:
http://www.americanpayroll.org/dwsgrant.html
Each year,
APA
awards
six APA
payroll education grants
designed
to encourage the education and professional development of
APA members. The payroll education grants were established
by the American Payroll Association in 1992 to honor its
founder and first president, the late Donald W. Sharper,
CPP. In 2005, Kronos
Incorporated, a single-source provider of
employee-centric human resources, payroll, scheduling, and
time and labor solutions, will award
two
additional educational grants
to APA
members.
Your application or
nomination of a colleague will be considered for the
following APA Payroll Education Grants and Kronos Payroll
Education Grants:
Don't delay!
The
application deadline is February 25, 2005.
Obtain an application at:
http://www.americanpayroll.org/dwsgrant.html -
or dial APA's Fax-on-Demand at 1-800-398-8681 and request
document #24
2005
Meeting and Event Calendar
- Monthly meetings (except the Annual Statewide
Conference and the November Meeting) will be held at the Metropolitan. Meetings are
usually the third Thursday of each month unless the facility
is not available - then we will schedule as close to that
date as possible.
Click here to view the 2005 Calendar.
Spring CPP Internet Study Group
Information - ACT NOW!
In the absence of a local spring CPP study group,
interested candidates should consider this internet
option, sponsored by members of the southeast Pennsylvania
APA chapter. You must hurry -we've just learned of
this web study group, and they are accepting late
registrations only through this Saturday.
Sessions begin
next Monday, January 10th!
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