Expenses
Several eligible expenses don’t attract any PAYE liabilities, therefore, traditionally are paid outside of the payroll. With payroll software having the option to process net payments, the survey asked if this was still the case, or if this responsibility fell to the payroll department.
Who processes expenses?
Yes - payroll process and pay expenses
7.5%
Yes - payroll pay expenses only
No - finance process and pay expenses
20.5%
72%
Last year, it was predicted that expenses processed by payroll may increase. What can be seen from the responses is a shift of responsibility hasn’t happened. In fact, the results are almost identical to that of last year. 28% of employers are seen to be involving payroll somewhat in the expenses process. It may still be the case that time and monetary efficiencies can be found in incorporating these tasks into the payroll function. However, there hasn’t been any significant shift in the way companies operate to do this. With the large amount of payroll changes seen in recent times, these areas of potential efficiency savings may not be the highest priority.
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