Is Your Payroll Actually Right?

Know What to Look for Before You Approve Payroll

In this Payroll Oversight Toolkit, you’ll learn how to…

• Understand what your payroll provider is typically responsible for—and what may still fall on your practice
• Review your pre-process payroll reports before approving payroll
• Compare your current payroll to previous payrolls to spot unusual changes
• Catch errors that may not be obvious from the payroll report alone
• Know which employee and wage information deserves a closer look
• Understand how employee classifications can affect payroll
• Review overtime, bonuses, meal and rest periods, and other wage-and-hour considerations
• Recognize when something may need attention before it ever reaches payroll
• Create a repeatable payroll review process for your practice
• Know what questions to ask when something on your payroll doesn’t look right

Payroll can be processed exactly as instructed and still be wrong. Your payroll provider works with the information your practice provides, so some issues may need to be caught before the numbers ever reach payroll. This toolkit helps you understand both sides of payroll oversight—what to review in your reports and what may need attention before payroll is processed.