Welcome to the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Payroll Association (LAAPA), dedicated to providing education, professional support, and networking opportunities to Payroll Professionals in the Greater Los Angeles area since 1982.

The LAAPA is a non-profit organization consisting of dedicated payroll professionals, human resource and financial professionals throughout the Los Angeles area. Our membership represents hundreds of businesses in the Greater Los Angeles area, from the largest industrial firms to small emerging businesses.

Our goals are to increase the payroll professional's skill level through education, mutual support and to gain recognition for payroll as the professional discipline it has become in today's business and legislative environment. We take great pride in the achievements our organization has accomplished

Why Become a Member?

• Educational Meetings / Professional Speakers: Monthly Key Speaker Breakfast Meetings (no meeting in January, August & September). Meetings are held the 3^rd Wednesday of the month for Breakfast, except our final annual Dinner meeting in December, generally held the first or second Wednesday of the month.
  Past programs topics include legislative changes affecting all aspects of payroll, recent developments in payroll, California and Federal Legislative changes and what to expect in the upcoming year.

• CPP / FPC Study Group: We offer comprehensive, instructor led Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) / Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) classes to help you in achieving these vital certifications to enhance your career (12 Saturday mornings every summer).

• Website: Informative website with links to various local government agencies and information sources

• Job Board: A place to find out about job opportunities or a place to go to when you
  want to fill a position on your staff.

• Recertification Credit Hours: Our meetings and classes are approved to earn RCHs for CPP and FPC re-certification hours.

• Networking: In the ever-changing world of payroll, networking with other professionals is essential to job productivity and will widen your knowledge base, plus a great place to meet new friends. Networking gives you an opportunity to have someplace to ask a question or just want another payroll person’s opinion.

Becoming a member of the LAAPA is your first step to growth as a payroll professional. New laws and regulations continue to make the Payroll profession more complex and important to the functions of any corporation.  In order to compete, it has become increasingly necessary for payroll personnel to be more educated and more professional.  The roll of payroll has moved away from simple technician to that of a knowledgeable professional able to research complex issues, stay current on legislative matters and regulatory compliancy, plus be able to wade through paycheck calculation and perform and understand accounting responsibilities We provide opportunities to expand the skill level of our members, promote and enhance the image of the payroll profession, provide payroll professionals with networking opportunities and forum for the exchange of payroll knowledge, trends and ideas , and confidence in order to realize your full career potential.

We invite you to attend our monthly meetings. We believe you will find the experience of being part of an APA Chapter valuable and rewarding and we look forward to seeing you soon!

The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Payroll Association is an autonomous and independent chapter of the American Payroll Association.