Benefits of Outsourced Payroll to Small Businesses

Jul 29
09:26

2011

Blake Fields

Blake Fields

  • Share this article on Facebook
  • Share this article on Twitter
  • Share this article on Linkedin

Outsourcing payroll for small businesses creates less stress in the office.

mediaimage
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}

Do you hate payroll time? Even if you have a small business with only a few employees,Benefits of Outsourced Payroll to Small Businesses  Articles dealing with payroll can be a time-wasting pain if you have trouble with it. You'd much rather spend your time building your business and increasing your revenue. Outsourcing your payroll duties to a payroll company could be just what you need to alleviate stress, save money, and improve your business.

Save Time

Depending on how good you are at doing your payroll, you can save quite a bit of time by having someone else do it for you. You don't have to waste time crunching numbers, learning about new payroll processing, or looking back and forth to figure out how to do things because you forgot since that last time you did it. Even if it doesn't take you that long, your time is valuable. Getting back as much as possible to reinvest into more important areas of your business will benefit you in the long run.

Save Money

Doing it yourself is free, but your giving up money you could be making by putting your efforts elsewhere. Some small businesses have staff paid part time or full time just for payroll. This is a much bigger expense that it would be to work with a payroll specialist. They are trained in what they do and have payroll down to a science. They should be able to do it fast and cheap.

Avoid Tax Penalties

How often do you pay fees for filing your taxes wrong or filing late? These fees add up to a lot of money. This money should be going toward more important parts of your business, not unnecessary fees. Experts can make sure the forms are filled out right and everything is done correctly to avoid extra costs.

Direct Deposit for Employees

Direct deposit is very convenient for employees, and you don't have to pay for payroll checks. As a small business, you probably can't set up or afford direct deposit for your employees unless you have your payroll set up through a payroll company.

Use Someone Else's Knowledge and Expertise

If you own a small business, you probably have a lot of knowledge and expertise in whatever your industry is. That may very well be something other than payroll. Instead of trying to learn how to deal with payroll, or training someone else to do it, you can rely on the knowledge and expertise of a payroll specialist. Save your learning time for information more useful to your business.

Make Life Easier

If payroll is aggravating and difficult, have someone else do it. It makes your business and your life easier. You won't have to worry about completing your payroll yourself, and you won't have to worry about whether or not your employee is doing it right. It is out of your hands. A professional will make sure it is done right and on time while you get to focus your time and effort on other parts of your business.

Categories: