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State Payroll Memos
The Central Payroll Bureau (CPB) of the Comptroller of Maryland issues memos to state agencies and employees to clarify and guide them in the proper execution of payroll operations and responsibilities, along with relevant explanations of changes impacting payroll procedures and reporting.
Below please find links to current, archived and advanced state payroll memos.
Payroll Memos
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2025
- Payroll Changes Effective January 1, 2025 (PDF)
- 2025 Maryland State and Local Withholding Information (PDF)
- 2025 Federal Income Tax Withholding Information (PDF)
- 2024 Earned Income Credit (PDF)
- Prompt Submission of Employee's Withholding Certificate (PDF)
- 2025 Annual Filing of Employee Withholding Exemption Certificate (PDF)
- 2025 IRS encourages all employees to use the IRS Withholding Estimator (PDF)
- Skipped Health Deductions Schedule (PDF)
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2024
- 2024 Electronic W-2 Consent Important Reminder (PDF)
- Tax Reporting on Personal Use of State Motor Vehicles (PDF)
- 2024 University Payroll System - Year End Adjustments (PDF)
- 2024 Contractual Payroll System - Year End Adjustments (PDF)
- 2024 Regular Payroll System - Year End Adjustments (PDF)
- Fiscal Year 2025 Employer Paid Fringe Benefits Rates (PDF)
- July 1, 2024 COLA Adjustments (PDF)
- Payroll Changes Effective January 1, 2024 (PDF)
- 2024 Federal Income Tax Withholding Information (PDF)
- 2024 Maryland State and Local Income Tax Withholding Information (PDF)
- 2023 Postage Billing Notice (PDF)
- Annual Filing of Employee Withholding Exemption Certificate (PDF)
- Prompt Submission of Employee's Withholding Certificate (PDF)
- IRS encourages all employees to use the ‘IRS Withholding Estimator (PDF)
- 2023 Earned Income Credit (PDF)
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2023
- Tax Reporting on Personal Use of State Motor Vehicles (PDF)
- 2023 Contractual Payroll System - Year End Adjustments (PDF)
- 2023 University Payroll System - Year End Adjustments (PDF)
- 2023 Regular Payroll System - Year End Adjustments (PDF)
- July 1, 2023 COLA-Increment & Leap Year Adjustments (PDF)
- Fiscal Year 2024 Employer Paid Fringe Benefits Rates (PDF)
- End of Fiscal Year Payroll Procedure - Transition from Fiscal Year 2023 to Fiscal Year 2024 (PDF)
- Prompt Submission of Employee's Withholding Certificate (PDF)
- 2023 Federal Income Tax Withholding Information (PDF)
- 2023 Maryland State and Local Income Tax Withholding Information (PDF)
- Payroll Changes Effective January 1, 2023 (PDF)
- 2023 Annual Filing of Employee Withholding Exemption Certificate (PDF)
- 2022 - Postage Billing Notice (PDF)
- 2022 EARNED INCOME CREDIT (EIC) (PDF)
Advanced Payroll Memos
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2024
- Contractual Payroll PPE December 17, 2024 (PDF)
- Regular Payroll PPE November 26, 2024 (PDF)
- Contractual Payroll PPE November 5, 2024 (PDF)
- Regular Payroll PPE October 29, 2024 (PDF)
- Contractual Payroll PPE October 8, 2024 (PDF)
- Regular Payroll PPE June 11, 2024 (PDF)
- Contractual Payroll PPE May 21, 2024 (PDF)
- Contractual Payroll PPE February 13, 2024 (PDF)
- Regular Payroll PPE January 9, 2024 (PDF)
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2023
- Regular Payroll PPE December 26, 2023 (PDF)
- Contractual Payroll PPE December 19, 2023 (PDF)
- Contractual Payroll PPE November 21, 2023 (PDF)
- Contractual Payroll PPE November 7, 2023 (PDF)
- Regular Payroll PPE October 3, 2023 (PDF)
- Contractual Payroll PPE August 29, 2023 (PDF)
- Regular Payroll PPE June 27, 2023 (PDF)
- Regular Payroll PPE June 13, 2023 (PDF)
- Contractual Payroll PPE May 23, 2023 (PDF)
- Contractual Payroll PPE February 14, 2023 (PDF)
- Regular Payroll PPE January 10, 2023 (PDF)