About Us

Payroll processes and distributes salary and wage payments to UNM faculty, staff, and student Employees. Additional responsibilities include withholding and remitting employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, New Mexico; preparing and reporting year-end tax information including IRS Forms W-2 and 1042S. Payroll is also responsible for nonresident Alien tax status evaluation; tax treaty compliance; insurance vendor payments; tax deferred annuity enrollment and vendor payments; retirement reporting and vendor payments; enrollment for U.S. Savings Bonds; and servicing third party garnishments.

 

Effective December 1, the Payroll reception area will be open from 10:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Telephone calls to the 277-2353 number will continue to be answered from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and drop offs can be delivered throughout the day by leaving paper work in any of the three window slots. We encourage all university employees to continue using Lobo Web for the various options that are available online, including pay stub information, changes to their direct deposits, mailing address changes and changes to W4 information.

Questions about Federal Income Tax:

New Federal Income Tax withholding may reduce the amount of income tax withheld from your wages. If you would like to see the IRS Publications 15-T click on this link: IRS Publication

Employees Could Find Themselves Under withheld in 2009.

If you would like to see the IRS Withholding Calculator click on this link: IRS Withholding Calculator

 

The Payroll Department does not provide investment or tax advice to individuals.  For assistance please contact a Financial Planner or CPA.