Payroll Services

By Eric Michaels

ADP has proven to be reliable when it comes to small and midsized businesses' human resources and retirement services. Managing your staff's data accurately and being in compliance with the latest tax codes is an essential part of any HR department. However, you can't forget that all employees are counting on the timely, precise delivery of paychecks. This element of your business can never be underestimated.

Here is how ADP payroll outsourcing can help.

Putting the wheels in motion

ADP services in payroll and HR can get your business up and running without a hitch. Whether you have 15 or 500 employees, you'll want to get paychecks out on time and direct deposit services established immediately. Most employees consider paychecks an afterthought. The only time they start deliberating on them is when they aren't delivered.

If you're establishing trust with employees you want to keep, make sure you have a solution on this level so you can count on smooth payroll processing.

Small business solutions from essential to complete

Essential Payroll: This package is the most basic option and includes:

• Payroll
• Tax filing
• Electronic Reports
• Employee access
• New hire reporting
• Payroll delivery
• Direct Deposit
• General Ledger Interface

Enhanced Payroll: The next level includes the ADP Essential services plus

• Poster compliance
• State Unemployment Insurance
• Garnishment Payment Service
• Check Signing and Stuffing
• ADPCheckTM
• ALINE Card by ADP

Complete Payroll HR: Choosing this package will involve a larger investment in payroll services, but it will also make running your business much less difficult from an HR standpoint. Complete Payroll helps you create an employee handbook, run applicant background checks, prep for audits, and more. It's a safe bet if you want to keep HR staff lean as you get your feet off the ground as a business.

Complete Payroll & HR Plus: This option includes everything above and offers HR tracking, Alerts and Notifications, and a Document Vault.

In every package, you get 24/7 support and mobile access for easier management. All packages can be priced per employee. A small business owner with less than 20 employees operating with the basic package would find this much more cost efficient than having a permanent employee with benefits handling payroll.

ADP payroll outsourcing for midsized businesses

Larger businesses (from 50 to 500 employees) need more comprehensive payroll services, from staying organized on a grand scale to ensuring accurate reporting. ADP's Workforce Now delivers with full tax administration services, management reports and end-of-year processing to go along with the features included in basic payroll services. Real-time integration helps your staff respond quickly and manage benefit accruals if you choose to upgrade.

Between keeping checks coming on time and saying abreast of ever-changing payroll tax laws, there is a lot to handle in payroll services. ADP is a solid bet for your small and midsized business, whether you need the most basic or more advanced services.