Paying your employees builds trust with your team and enables loyalty over time. Once a payment is late or inaccurate, 25% of workers start exploring other opportunities. If payments are late again, that number nearly doubles.
Payroll software is inexpensive, easy to use, and helps with a growing team. Here are a few mistakes we highly suggest you avoid:
Paying employees with personal finances Misclassifying employees as independent contractors Complicating HR Services with endless paperwork & processes When to start with a payroll provider
Your payroll might begin with yourself. The most important time, however, is when you need to consistently pay employees.
If you're in build mode, you probably won't want to spend several hours each week to work on payroll; you'll need that creative energy to overcome whatever challenges your company is facing at the time.
What is payroll
In its simplest definition, payroll is paying your employees. A bit more specifically, payroll is distributing wages to your employees and withholding taxes and distributing to Uncle Sam. However, payroll actually encompasses all of the following tasks:
Accurately calculate salary Calculating and paying payroll taxes Staying compliant as you bring on contractors Sending new hire reports to the government Collecting new hire paperwork including I-9 processing Payroll deductions for benefits Withholding taxes and quarterly filings General management of employee records
Pro-Tip: If you are going to offer benefits and deduct premiums or 401k from paychecks- it is going to save a lot of headache if you use the payroll provider as your benefits administrator.
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