Payroll for Employers

If you are one of the many people who had problems with your payroll in 2010 and wrestled with the calculation and submission of your 2010 P35, the good news is that the start of the Tax Year is the time to ensure that these problems do not reoccur in 2011. By putting a proper system in place at the start of the Tax Year, you will ensure that you avoid any of the problems associated with payroll as the year progresses. If on the other hand, you wish to enrage even the most timid of Employees you should make some mistakes in the calculation of their payslip. This is a sure-fire way to cause friction with your Employees. An Employee who thinks that he/she is being ‘done’ on their salary will not be a happy and productive part of your team.

The good news is that there are 2 possible solutions that we would recommend to this problem:

1. Purchase some Payroll Software and learn how to use it properly. If you contact the office, we will be glad to recommend our preferred product. It is not expensive and does everything you will require from a payroll system. We also recommend that you take a training course in using the Payroll Software, regardless of which product you purchase. If you are new to payroll and purchase software without taking a training course, you may as well buy a printer and refuse to buy ink for it. It won’t work properly and will lead to both problems and frustration.
2. Outsource your Payroll Services: As accountants, we believe that self-employed people should focus their energies on what they do best and find others to provide whatever other skills are required to run their business efficiently. At Robert King & Co we can offer a professional, cost-efficient payroll service to all Employers, regardless of size. We deal with all aspects of payroll from the calculation of payments to employees and the issue of payslips, to the submission of all Employers filing obligations with the Revenue Commissioners. Payslips can be issued in paper or in electronic format. We will also deal with the documentation of Employees who join or leave during the year. For a quotation, please don’t hesitate to contact the office.

Regardless of which option you choose, we cannot emphasise strongly enough the importance of using a proper system for your payroll. It will also ensure that your submissions to the Revenue are correct and will satisfy the requirements of any checks or audits you may be subjected to. Payroll is an essential component of the financial management of your business and without a great investment of time or money, it can run smoothly and without any headaches. Businesses have enough to worry about at the moment without adding to the list.