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Payroll Updates
Volume 34, Issue 10 | October 2, 2026
PAYROLL CURRENTLY Issue 10 covers the latest federal payroll compliance developments and much more. Highlights include:
Federal Per Diem Rates Updated for Fiscal Year 2027. The General Services Administration issued its annual updated list of federal maximum per diem rates for travel to locations within the continental United States. The new rates are effective October 1, 2026.
IRS Issues Federal ‘High-Low’ Per Diem Rates Effective October 1.The IRS has also released the optional “high-low” per diem rates for lodging expenses and meals and incidental expenses that may be used instead of the “actual” per diem rates. The updated high-low rates apply for travel undertaken on or after October 1, 2026.
Reminder: FIRE Will Be Retired, Users Must Transition to IRIS for 2027. The IRS issued a reminder that its Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) system retirement is approaching and users must transition to the Information Returns Intake System (IRIS).
DOL Publishes Three FLSA Opinion Letters. On September 7, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published three opinion letters to help employers comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The latest from PayrollOrg’s Government Relations office:PayrollOrg Backs Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Bill; PayrollOrg Member Appointed to IRS Advisory Committee; and more.
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