The Advantages of Outsourcing Payroll: Your Path to Stress-Free Compensation Management

By: Toni Horsch 

Payroll – it’s a vital, yet often overlooked, component of running an organization.  

Imagine you’ve put in your hours, but your paycheck doesn’t quite add up, or you’re managing payroll and you’ve noticed an error, resulting in overpaying employees. Both of these mistakes can have a big impact on your people and your time.  

At Maner Costerisan, we recognize the importance of ensuring your team is compensated accurately, and that the books add up at the end of the week – that’s why we’re frequently discussing how to efficiently manage payroll accurately and effectively with our clients.  

If payroll is becoming a burden or you know it could be simpler to do (you just don’t know how to make it so!), we recommend looking at your current processes and thinking about whether outsourcing could help.  

How could outsourcing payroll benefit my organization? 

Leveraging a 3rd party payroll software with the help of the payroll experts at Maner can simplify processes and provide time and money-saving improvements, including… 

• Tax Compliance: Businesses have the ability to stay compliant with federal, state, and local tax regulations by handling tax withholding, reporting, and filing within the payroll software. At Maner, we can also help with year-end tax reporting. 

• Employee Access to Dashboards: The ability for your employees to access their information in one place helps increase employee engagement, transparency and it also saves your team time answering questions. Dashboards allow them to view direct deposit, electronic pay stubs, W-4 changes, and W-2s in real-time.  Many national payroll service providers also provide access to online handbooks and other ways to push out information to employees. 
• Compliance and Regulatory Support: Businesses can stay up-to-date with changes in labor laws, tax regulations, and HR compliance requirements, helping  avoid potential legal issues. 

Payroll doesn’t have to be a puzzle or a burden. It’s a vital component of any organization, but it doesn’t have to be a source of stress or confusion. 

At Maner Costerisan, we are not just financial partners; we’re your trusted allies in ensuring your payroll operations run seamlessly. Our goal is to enhance your payroll procedures in a way that benefits you and your organization. We’re here to provide expert guidance and share our wealth of knowledge to meet your unique needs. 

Maner can assist you in several ways: 

• Process Enhancement: We’ll review your existing payroll procedures and offer valuable feedback on optimizing efficiency. 

• Tailored Advice: We will provide recommendations for the best-suited solutions for your specific needs and help you avoid the pitfalls of mismatched payroll providers. 
• Expert Guidance: Payroll can be a jumble of complicated regulations, from payroll taxes to fringe benefits reporting and tax payment rules. Count on us to answer your payroll-related questions, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. 
• Fringe Benefit Expertise: If you have special pay items or non-cash fringe benefits that need clarification with your third-party payroll processor, we can bridge that gap. We’ve assisted countless business owners in communicating fringe benefit requirements for accurate W-2 reporting and understanding the tax implications involved. 
• Payroll Processing: Our team can work with you to select the best 3rd Party payroll provider that most smoothly integrates with your company’s financial software. Your team can have the tools and features they want to access their payments and deductions effortlessly and we can act as your liaison to help navigate the process. 

At Maner Costerisan, we take immense pride in being your trusted partner in simplifying and streamlining your payroll processing.  

Contact the Accounting and Outsourced Solutions team at maner@manercpa.com or call us directly at 517-323-7500 to learn how we can help.