Budget and Finance Policy and Procedure Office
A Division of The Office of Budget and Finance
A Division of The Office of Budget and Finance
The 2025 Calendar Year-End Dates are a set of timely activities that are necessary to close out the calendar year. Meeting the deadlines noted in each section is crucial. Contact information is included within each section.
ACH payments will be processed on an ad-hoc basis only. There will not be any checks processed during the University closure.
Please refer to the "Contacts by Question" section of the Accounting Operations web page for further assistance.
As the holiday season approaches, the Penn State Payroll office reminds you that all employee transactions must be submitted and approved in Workday by the deadlines listed below. Any pay-impacting entries submitted and approved after the deadline could mean the employee will not be paid until the next pay cycle.
Pay Period 11/02/2025- 11/15/2025 – deadline is Wednesday, November 19
Pay Period 11/16/2025 - 11/29/2025 - deadline is Wednesday, December 03
Pay Period 11/30/2025 - 12/13/2025 - deadline is Wednesday, December 17
Pay Period 12/14/2025 - 12/27/2025 - deadline is Wednesday, December 31
Pay Period 12/28/2025 - 1/10/2026 - deadline is Wednesday, January 14
November - Payroll deadline - Friday, November 14
December - Payroll deadline - Thursday, December 11
You can access the full 2025-2026 Payroll schedule by visiting the Payroll website
Please contact Payroll at payroll@psu.edu for further assistance.
To receive reimbursement from an SAP Concur expense report prior to the end of the 2025 calendar year, the report must be submitted, fully approved, and have a status of Processing Payment in SAP Concur by noon on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
Postings will continue from SAP Concur to SIMBA throughout the holiday break, but all reimbursement requests submitted and approved AFTER December 18, 2025, will be processed, and paid when the University returns to its normal business schedule in January 2026.
Please submit either a PSU SAP Concur HelpDesk ticket to submit your question or email the HelpDesk directly at SAPConcursupport@psu.edu for further assistance.
The deadline for the reporting of taxable items, such as gifts/awards, taxable benefits, etc.
Please contact taxservices@psu.edu for further assistance.