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PEO Exit Payroll: Your Payroll Department After the PEO
Leaving a PEO that managed your payroll? A dedicated payroll team gathers your hours and inputs, then prepares, reviews and submits every payroll.
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At a glance
A full payroll team behind you
State tax accounts registered for you
Every payroll checked twice before it goes out
You approve every run
PEO exit
What changes when you leave a PEO?
A PEO co-employs your workforce and often bundles payroll and benefits with it. When you leave, your new payroll platform gives you the software, but the payroll work the PEO was doing lands on you or whoever is left.
That is the gap we fill. Our team becomes your payroll department, and we stay on for the long term.
What your payroll team does:
Gathers hours and payroll inputs
Prepares and reviews each payroll
Submits payroll after you approve it
Files and deposits payroll taxes
Handles new hires, terminations, deductions and garnishments
Registers state withholding and unemployment accounts
Prepares year-end W-2s
Answers employee paycheck questions
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How does a PEO exit work?
We plan from your PEO end date and the states where you have employees, so the first pay run after the PEO is covered.
Tell us your PEO end date, your new payroll platform and the states where you have employees.
The move, step by step
1.
We register your state withholding and unemployment accounts in every state where you have employees.
2.
We track each registration until the account number is issued.
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While your new platform sets up the software, we learn your pay calendar, approvals and deductions.
4.
We coordinate deductions with your benefits broker and plan sponsors.
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We run your first payroll after the PEO, and you approve every run.
Who does what
Who does what after a PEO exit?
Your new payroll platform
Provides the software and sets it up for your company.
Our part
The payroll work: inputs, processing, review, submission, payroll taxes and notices.
Your part
The decisions: who approves payroll, and approval of each run before it goes out.
More from your payroll team
Beyond each pay run
Your payroll team can also help with:
State tax registration on its own
We register and close state withholding and unemployment accounts, even if we do not run your payroll.
Training on your new system
Hands-on training on the payroll system you move to, built around how your team works.
A second check on the setup
A thorough audit catches what was missed and delivers a clear remediation roadmap.
Our team
Why PayAdvisors
PayAdvisors is a team of 25+ payroll and HR professionals. Businesses bring us in when payroll has outgrown one person, and we become their payroll department.
Decades of combined payroll experience
Three support levels: about 5, 10 or 20 hours a week
A dedicated Client Success Manager
What our clients say
“Of all the consultants that I’ve actually had, I’d say PayAdvisors has been the best. And I think one of the reasons is that it’s not just a single person, it’s a team behind me.”
Melanie T.
President, The Hopkins Group
PEO exit questions
What is PEO exit payroll help?
When you leave a PEO that managed your payroll, our team manages it as your payroll department. We gather hours and inputs, prepare, review and submit each payroll, and file your payroll taxes.
What is the difference between a PEO and PayAdvisors?
A PEO co-employs your workforce and takes on employer liabilities, often bundled with payroll and benefits. PayAdvisors does not co-employ anyone: we run your payroll, and you stay the employer.
Do you set up our new payroll system?
Your new payroll platform’s team sets up the software. While they do, we learn your pay calendar, approvals and deductions, then run each payroll in the new system.
Do you handle state payroll tax registrations?
Yes, in every state. We register state income tax withholding and state unemployment insurance accounts, and local payroll taxes where required. We also close accounts you no longer need.
How long do state registrations take?
It depends on the state. Some issue account numbers right after online registration; others take several weeks. We track each one until it is issued.
We have an HR person. Do we still need a payroll team?
Many of our clients have an HR person, and we work with them closely. We specialize in payroll, so HR keeps HR and we run each payroll.
Which payroll systems do you work in?
We work in the payroll system you move to. You choose the platform; we run payroll in it.
Is there a contract or minimum term?
No. There is no minimum term. Service is month to month.
How long does onboarding take?
Onboarding runs in phases. Weeks 1 to 2 are onboarding and training. Weeks 3 to 4 are payroll takeover and your first live payroll with us. From week 5, we move into ongoing payroll optimization.
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Have our team contact you
Tell us your PEO end date and the states where you have employees.
What happens next
1.
Send the form with your name, email, phone, company and company website.
2.
We will contact you soon.
3.
If payroll cannot wait, call 866-839-3322, Monday through Friday.
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Next step
Plan payroll after your PEO
Send your details, and our team will plan your first payroll after the PEO with you. There is no obligation.