Payroll Audit Checklist

  • Provides a step-by-step guide to auditing payroll for accuracy and compliance.
  • Helps identify discrepancies in employee data, hours worked, and compensation.
  • Ensures proper tax withholding, deposits, and compliance with payroll rules.
  • Guides professionals in documenting atypical payroll transactions and reconciling payroll records.
  • Encourages identifying and implementing improvements to streamline payroll processes.
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Downloads 500 downloads Type Checklist Publication date January 29, 2025 Topics Comp. & Ben.HR Operations

This payroll audit checklist provides a comprehensive guide to reviewing and improving payroll processes. Covering everything from employee data to tax withholdings, it helps HR and payroll professionals ensure accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Included in this resource:

  • Employee data
  • Hours worked and paid
  • Variable payment and different types of compensation
  • Atypical payroll transactions
  • Tax withholdings and deposits
  • Reconciling payroll
  • Payroll rules
  • Reporting the findings
  • Improvement opportunities
  • Implementing improvements
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