Payroll services for businesses in Lancashire and the north west

As an employer it is your responsibility to calculate and deduct taxes from your employees and pay them over to HM Revenue & Customs. It might seem simple, but many companies have found that running their own payroll in Lancashire can be time consuming and, with ever-changing government legislation, a minefield.

However, there is an alternative. Payroll services from Business Support have allowed businesses across Lancashire – businesses just like yours – to outsource their payroll, wages and PAYE work. You will be able to concentrate on your core business activities, safe in the knowledge that the Business Support service is a completely confidential one.

As you would expect, Business Support's payroll system is computerised and our Lancashire-based payroll service is a complete one:

• issuing you with payslips and pay envelopes;
• paying the wages/salaries directly into your employees’ bank accounts;
• providing you with a weekly and/or monthly payroll summary;
• advising you each month of the amount to be paid over to HM Revenue & Customs;
• dealing with general PAYE/employment enquiries;
• completing SSP and SMP records on your behalf;
• completing all routine forms as issued by the various government departments/agencies;
• completing and submitting the End of Year Returns etc.

Although Business Support's payroll service, which is available to businesses across Lancashire and the north west, cannot extend to direct involvement in the more technical aspects of employment law (such as writing contracts of employment or, ultimately, defending a case at an Employment Tribunal), we can refer you to HR and employment specialists in addition to our own PAYE and payroll experts.

As with all areas of business housekeeping, prevention is better than cure, and time spent with a Lancashire payroll expert before you take any action can save you a great deal of time and money in the long term.

Employment legislation is constantly changing but with Lancashire-based PAYE services and payroll support from Business Support, you are automatically kept up to date with changes in allowances, tax bands, national minimum wage rates and so on. Should the situation arise where you have to make redundant, or dismiss, staff then we will introduce you to a dedicated employment specialist who will give a considered opinion and advise you accordingly.