Payroll Administration

There are many unique considerations in the construction industry that can turn payroll administration into a large, time-consuming effort. Most contractors work in multiple localities, if not in multiple states. Ensuring that the appropriate tax rates are paid to the proper authorities, especially when employees may work in many different locales during a single pay period, can become a very complex task.

Prevailing wage and union work present additional challenges. Busy contractors often battle with the issue of how to ensure that each employee is paid the proper wage for each hour worked or whether to simply pay the employee the highest applicable wage for the entire pay period to ensure compliance. Either option, one involving extra accounting hours in tracking or the other paying a higher wage than some jobs allow, hurt the company's profitability.

In ComputerEase, payroll administration is built around the needs of the contractor. All tax information and pay rates are driven by the individual job. This means that at the beginning of each new job, you can enter the locality with associated tax rates and the appropriate pay rates/prevailing wage rates for each type of work. ComputerEase takes it from there. When time worked is applied against that job, the appropriate taxes and pay rates are automatically calculated. This capability significantly reduces the amount of time required for payroll administration and ensures that each employee is paid the appropriate wage for each hour worked.

Additionally, ComputerEase automatically tracks all pay rate data, so that generating certified payroll reports and union reports is as easy as a few mouse clicks.