Payroll services, solutions and consulting

From preparation through tax compliance audit

It is never too early to start preparing to achieve a smooth year-end. If your organization has experienced changes such as merger, acquisition, remote or hybrid worker policy updates, or an HCM system transition, it’s a wise idea to engage an RSM payroll advisor to assist with year-end.

RSM payroll consultants perform year-end planning, and balance and audit year-end data to produce accurate W-2s, TL-4s and RL1s; validate quarterly and annual tax filings; and ensure no year-end tasks fall by the wayside. Engage with RSM to ensure your checklist is in order and to avoid costly penalties and time-consuming extra work.

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Keep your payroll covered

Our certified payroll consultants bring their knowledge of best practices and practitioner experience to your organization for short- and long-term support needs. Certified in the U.S. and Canada, RSM consultants get to know your unique processes and work with you to achieve seamless transitions, detailed documentation, year-end success and much more.

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Uncover optimization opportunities

A payroll process review will examine the entire sequence of events that coordinate each payroll cycle from top to bottom. Your RSM payroll consultant will communicate key insights and recommendations about how to improve your process, giving you the perspective you need to make it more efficient, accurate, compliant and secure.

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Manage risks and meet deadlines

RSM merger and acquisition advisors understand the risk mitigation strategies, key considerations and guiding principles that are essential to a successful transition. Leveraging leading-edge technology in support of core human resources and payroll functional requirements, RSM leads the transition process, making sure your unique challenges are addressed and critical deadlines are met.

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Valuable transfer of knowledge

The RSM team delivers a full spectrum of training resources. From a payroll administration perspective, RSM educates your team on their new system, taking advantage of features and processes to streamline their work to achieve accurate, compliant payroll. With our report writing training, your people will pick up skills they can use right away to begin pulling the data you need from your human capital management system. Through self-service training, our instructors bring quality advice to your employees, from general training to one-on-one sessions.

Become payroll confident

Keeping current with ever-changing federal, state and local tax regulations is essential. Performing regular audits and staying in compliance avoids costly penalties, wasted time, the need to file amended employee forms or tax returns, and employee dissatisfaction. RSM’s U.S.- and Canadian-certified payroll consultants keep you informed and on track to remain fully compliant.

Your payroll, managed

We can take on the components of your payroll process that you want professionally managed. RSM’s industry-certified payroll professionals give you the tools and resources to achieve a more accurate, secure and streamlined payroll process.

Our holistic approach allows you to explore our other back-office managed solutions for human resources, information technology, finance, accounting and enterprise resource planning.

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Keep your payroll covered

RSM’s temporary payroll emergency response fills those out-of-office or departed staff gaps with certified, experienced payroll providers who know how to jump in when needed to keep employees accurately paid. This service is also leveraged by savvy payroll managers as a perk that boosts employee satisfaction, providing quality coverage when payroll staff want to use earned personal time off.

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Payroll consulting is a specialized service that helps businesses navigate the complexities of payroll, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations while optimizing their payroll processes. Consultants provide advice on various aspects of payroll, including tax compliance, data integration and process efficiency.

Payroll solutions are systems and methods that help businesses manage employee compensation accurately, on time and in compliance with tax and labor regulations. These solutions aim to ensure timely pay, regulatory compliance, efficient record-keeping, business continuity and employee satisfaction.

• Payroll processing: Calculating wages, deducting taxes and generating paychecks or direct deposits.
• Tax filing: Managing and filing federal, state and local payroll taxes.
• Benefits administration: Handling employee benefits like health insurance and retirement plans.
• Time and attendance tracking: Some providers offer solutions for tracking employee hours and managing time-off requests.
• Reporting: Generating reports on payroll data and tax summaries.
• Employee self-service: Allowing employees to access their pay stubs and tax forms online.

• Time savings: Outsourcing payroll tasks frees up business owners' time to focus on other aspects of their business.
• Reduced errors: Payroll services use automation and expertise to minimize errors in calculations and filings.
• Tax compliance: They ensure compliance with complex tax laws and regulations, reducing the risk of penalties.
• Streamlined processes: Payroll providers offer integrated platforms for payroll, HR, and other related functions.
• Specialized support: They provide access to customer support and assistance when needed.