On November, 12, 2025 the United States Mint Philadelphia facility struck the last penny. Several proposals exist about how to handle rounding off various amounts which would have otherwise generated a number of cents. In the spirit of efficiency, rounding off adjusts a number to an approximate, more convenient expression of its value. You simplify by choosing a target place for the result, look one digit to the right; round up if it's 5 or more, round down if it's 4 or less.

In the the spirit of efficiency of efficiency, HighBar Consulting will remove the complication of the excess math equation, by simply rounding paychecks downward. Rather than waiting for additional, incremental moves by the Mint to remove inefficient denominations, we'll immediately show our proactive spirit and future-proof the process, by rounding as follows:

• Hourly Pay Rates round downward to increments of $10
• Salaried Pay Rates round downward to increments of $1000 monthly

Our dedicated IT team has already implemented the measures for most departments in time this week's payroll. They are still "beta testing edge cases" for the update for our IT Department, but committed to rolling the update out soon. We thank you for your understanding and support please direct any questions to Human Resources.