April 3, 2024

Fiscal Year-End Letter #24-004: ANNUAL PAYROLL HEADER REPORT FORM PR421 has been published on the State Controller's Office (SCO) website located at: http://www.sco.ca.gov/ppsd_sco_letters.html.  You can go directly to this letter by clicking on the following address: https://sco.ca.gov/Files-PPSD-Letters/fiscal_year_end_24-004.pdf.

Please direct your questions to the appropriate contact(s) listed in the letter. 

For your information, the State Human Resources Departments link on the SCO website offers various personnel/payroll related tools and resources.  This information is located at: http://www.sco.ca.gov/ppsd_state_hr.html.


UPDATE: PPSD Customer Contact Center Intermittent Voicemail Challenges

Action Required: Share the following information with all human resources (HR) office employees.

Description: The Personnel and Payroll Services Division (PPSD), Statewide Customer Contact Center (SCCC) continues to experience intermittent voicemail challenges with its phone lines. We are working to get the issue resolved as quickly as possible. We will send an update as soon as the issue has been resolved.

Date Incident Identified: April 2, 2024

Status:  Pending

Date Incident to be Resolved: To be Determined

Population Affected: All HR Offices


PPSD Register – April 2024

Action Required by Department: Share the following information with all human resources (HR) office employees.

Description: The State Controller's Office (SCO), Personnel and Payroll Services Division (PPSD) is excited to share the April 2024 edition of their monthly newsletter, The PPSD Register. The newsletter is published as a resource to support HR offices in meeting their employees' personnel and payroll needs. See key highlights below:

Key Highlights:

  • SCOConnect: Employees Still Need Their W-2s?
  • Form 1095-C Corrections That May Lead to Information Reporting Penalties
  • Statewide Training Update
  • California State Payroll System Project Update

View the latest month and archived issues.

Population Affected: All HR Offices