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  • Posted in: General GFOA Forum

    I haven't personally been involved in transitioning payroll to or from a provider like ADP or Paychex, but I've worked on both the audit side and the operational side. As an auditor, ADP and Paychex were two of the payroll providers we disliked working ...

  • Posted in: General GFOA Forum

    I have been doing payroll since 1988! In my early years, it was all done in-house, and with a lot of manual calculations and recordkeeping. It wasn't until a new job in 2014 that I went to work for a company that outsourced payroll. All timecards (yes, ...

  • Posted in: General GFOA Forum

    I have done both. My experience was that the more labor unions and different groups of employees you have the harder it is for the outsource company to get it correct. In addition, by the time we did the prep work and then the corrections we found it ...

  • Posted in: General GFOA Forum

    I've never thought about outsourcing payroll until today when my payroll clerk called in sick and so did her backup leaving me to have to muddle through it. ------------------------------ Penny Ray Treasurer/Finance Director Village of Milford Milford ...

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    RE: Writing off bad debt

    Posted in: General GFOA Forum

    Attached is our policy for uncollectible accounts. By Statute, the City Council must approve most write-offs. We present an action item in June each year for their approval. -- Leslie E. Brumage Finance Officer City of Cody 307-527-3467 ...

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