Follow these payroll funding “best practices” to avoid payroll funding headaches.
Starting September 2026, nonexempt employees currently on a monthly pay schedule will transition to biweekly pay.
The International Tax Office partners with Sprintax, using Sprintax Calculus and Sprintax Returns to support international employees and students in their personal tax filing obligations.
On Jan. 8, Employee Services will process minimum wage uploads to increase the pay rates of biweekly hourly employees who fall below Colorado’s new minimum wage of $15.16 per hour.
Avoid surprises by understanding how payroll funding may be affected when cross-campus collaboration includes cross-campus payroll funding.
Employee W-2s will be mailed by Jan. 31, Form 1095-C will be released in the portal on a date to be announced, and Form 1042-S will be available in Sprintax or mailed, if electronic consent has not been provided, by March 15.
To maintain their exempt status, employees must update their W-4 form by Feb. 15, 2026.
A new automated data scrubbing process will improve data integrity within the HCM system by identifying and removing special characters before they affect downstream processes.
Employee Services will run a series of salary uploads in early January to update certain employees’ compensation. Please hold off on making job data entries for future-dated rows until after the uploads are completed.
There’s more to taxable income than regular salary. Awards, tuition assistance, gift cards and even some family benefit costs can be subject to payroll taxes. Any unpaid employee taxes at the end of the calendar year are redirected to the employer and will post to position funding sources. See how you can query for these charges.

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