In-sourcing and outsourcing in the payroll?

[scovens]

Is the payroll function best performed within a company, or is outsourcing a better approach to payroll processing?

[bednobs]

depends. How many people? have you got anyone who can do it? have you got software?

[twix123]

Obviously you have to consider the cost of outsourcing against that of software, stationary and the time of someone doing it in house.

I found it fairly simple, after the initial set-up, using Sage Payroll, which enables you to carry out all the processes right up to creating BACS files for transferring payments to both staff and HMRC for PAYE and NI.

[ummmm]

I've done both. I learnt sage payroll after the wages firm we used kept making mistakes.