Reconcile Client’s Payroll Reports to Payroll Relief
Once the prior payrolls have been entered, double-check each line item to compare to the totals on the client’s payroll reports
DO NOT check the totals only (for example, check regular hours, holiday hours, and PTO hours separately, rather than checking that total hours match)
Address any variances
Reconcile Payroll to Payroll Tax Filings
For completed quarters, check that the payroll summary report in Payroll Relief matches the totals from their quarterly reports
For the 941 this includes
Taxable wages
Social Security Tax
Medicare Tax
Total tax
For unemployment returns this includes
Total gross wages
Taxable wages
UI rate
Tax amount
For withholding returns this includes
Gross wages (if reported)
Amount withheld
Reconcile Payroll Tax Payments to Payroll Tax Liabilities
Create a spreadsheet that shows the tax liabilities (this can come from the client’s reports or ours, assuming that the two have already been reconciled)