Payroll-

Your business has grown, and now the task of managing your weekly payroll has become unmanageable. Or maybe you – or your staff – simply don’t have the knowledge and expertise to take on the payroll every period while also trying to manage all of the tax and benefit issues that come along with the process. Whatever your reason for deciding to outsource your payroll functions, there are some important things to consider when you choose a service. It might be tempting to go with a local company or the least expensive payroll service, but when it comes to handling this vital procedure, there is more to think about than just proximity and cost.

Is the payroll system user-friendly?

Even when you hand off payroll tasks to an outside source, you still need to be involved with the process. You need to provide personal employee information, details about hours worked, benefits and deduction information, and of course, banking information. In some cases, this information is static, but inevitably there will be changes. When comparing service providers, request a trial run of the software that they use for information gathering to see how user-friendly it is and how efficiently you can add and change information. If the system is too complicated, try something else. Outsourcing is supposed to [Read more…] about Five Things to Consider When Outsourcing Your Payroll