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2025–2026 Year-End Compliance & Payroll Guide

Your Checklist for a Clean and Confident Closeout


Year-end is one of the most sensitive periods for HR, Payroll, and Finance. Accuracy matters, timelines tighten, and even small gaps in data, configuration, and compliance can create costly downstream issues.


To support organizations through this high-stakes season, ClearPath has developed the 2025–2026 Year-End Compliance & Payroll Guide — a comprehensive, platform-agnostic checklist built to help teams validate data, prepare for filings, manage multi-state and ACA requirements, and align systems for a clean start to the new year.


This guide consolidates the critical steps your teams should focus on, including people data audits, payroll and tax readiness, benefits closeout, ACA preparation, reporting and reconciliation, system configuration reviews, and employee communications. It is designed to make your year-end process predictable, compliant, and far more efficient—no matter which HCM platform you use.



A structured, platform-agnostic guide to year-end accuracy, compliance, and operational readiness across your organization.
A structured, platform-agnostic guide to year-end accuracy, compliance, and operational readiness across your organization.

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What’s Inside the Guide

  • Essential year-end data and payroll validations

  • ACA, benefits, and multi-state compliance checkpoints

  • System configuration and GL alignment considerations

  • Reporting and reconciliation guidance

  • Key communication reminders for employees


Need Year-End Support?

ClearPath partners with organizations to strengthen payroll workflows, optimize HCM systems, audit compliance risks, and ensure reporting accuracy across HR, Payroll, Finance, and Benefits..


If you want expert support this year-end:

Email us at Optimize@ClearPathHCM.com or Complete the Contact Us Form below.


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