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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• Do I need a lot of employees to justify outsourcing my payroll?

• How do you charge for your service?

• What is included in the standard payroll/tax processing fee?

• What do you need from our company to start the service?

• How does it work? What do we do?

• How and when do we pay for the service?

• How do we get the finished payroll back?

• Does your service handle garnishment, 401k and other agency checks? How do you charge for them?

• If we get a penalty notice from a taxing agency, what happens?

• Who do we call with questions?

• Are there any set-up or conversion fees?

No. Our clients range from one employee to hundreds of employees. Since the payroll and tax service are combined into one package, our clients experience a savings.
 

Our standard payroll/tax fees are based upon your processing schedule, the number of checks written and the assumption that all of your employees are under one Federal ID. To calculate your exact processing fee, enter the number of checks you write and your pay frequency on our fee calculator screen. New employees are added to your database at$1.00 each. Non-standard payroll reports are billed at $5.00 per request.
 

Checks signed and ready for distribution, an input worksheet for next payroll, a payroll register with YTD, employee profiles, a direct deposit report and an itemized payroll and tax liability report. It also includes a complete tax service. We prepare and file all Federal, State and Local tax returns, on the required frequency and provide the employer a copy for file. We make the Federal, State and Local tax deposits on the required frequency. You will also receive a W-2 for each employee paid during the year.
 

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We will gather company and employee setup information and employee earnings, deductions and taxes by quarter. We will also need a record of tax deposits made and a copy of tax returns filed for previous quarters of the current year.
See our Resources Page for these forms.
 

All you do is supply us with the hours, changes and non-recurring adjustments, by phone, fax, mail, modem or walk-in, and we do the rest. It is the easiest way in the world to do payroll.
 

The payroll and tax liabilities along with our fee will be debited from your account by ACH transfer on payday each pay period. You benefit from paying as you go instead of having a large bill at the end of the month or quarter. By taking advantage of the ACH payment system, you don't even have to write a check.
 

You may pick up the payroll at our office or choose any delivery service you like.
 

Yes, agency checks are made payable to the court or the plan administrator complete with the case number, employee(s) name(s) and a report or diskette for 401k administration. The fee for this service is $2.50 per check if you mail or $3.00 per check if we mail the check.  There is also a $5.00 fee for the report or diskette if needed.
 

Forward the notice to us and we will research and respond to it for you, at no charge. If the penalty is due to our error, we will pay the penalty and interest.
 

For payroll questions you may call our payroll specialists. For tax questions you may call our tax supervisor. For setting up time off accrual, general ledger and other optional features, you may call our customer support/service specialist. You may also call for a member of management at any time.
 

Only the one time $1.00 per employee charge. We enter all company information and convert the employee YTD and QTD information from your records at no charge.