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Why your payroll software should never need an update when tax changes

2026-06-11T23:00:00.000Z · 6 min read · By Vintage People

The single biggest risk in payroll is stale tax logic baked into code. We explain why statutory rules should be data you own: effective-dated, versioned, and protected on closed periods.

The single biggest risk in payroll is stale tax logic baked into code. We explain why statutory rules should be data you own: effective-dated, versioned, and protected on closed periods.

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