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This e-book will teach you how to run the every day operations of a Payroll Service Business. It will show you how to: construct a Business Plan, Register your business name, suggest Hardware and Software and includes payroll service forms that you can use for your business, plus much more.
Listed below is a list of the Chapter titles and sub-titles of the e-book.
With-in each chapter I show you exactly how my business is run. For example:
My own business plan in the BUSINESS PLAN chapter, what my operating expenses are in the START-UP COSTS chapter and what software I use in the HARDWARE & SOFTWARE chapter. The meat of the e-book is in the chapter THE PAYROLL PROCESS, along with the forms. Even if you have never processed payroll before, this e-book, with the forms, will teach you how to open and operate a successful Payroll Service Business.
Book Index
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BUSINESS PLAN
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- Drafting the Business Plan
- Example Business Plan Layout
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NAMING YOUR BUSINESS
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- Sole Proprietorships
- Partnerships
- Corporations
- Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- Subchapter S Corporations
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REGISTERING YOUR BUSINESS
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- Registering a sole proprietorship
- Insurance
- What is Zoning?
- Do I Need a License?
- Do I Need A Permit?
- Sales Taxes
- Bank Account
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START-UP COSTS
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- Operating Expenses
- Borrowing Capital
- Dealing With Business Slowdowns
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HARDWARE & SOFTWARE
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- Decide What Hardware You Need
- Purchasing or Leasing Hardware
- Desktop and Laptop Computers
- Printers and Scanners
- Security of Hardware and Data
- Choosing Your Software
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MARKETING
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- Pricing Your Services
- Marketing Your Services
- Determine Targeted Audience
- Set a Budget for Marketing
- Evaluate Marketing Methods
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BASIC BOOKKEEPING
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- Step One: Keeping Your Receipts
- Step Two: Setting Up and Posting Ledgers
- Step Three: Creating Basic Financial Reports
- Keeping Your Business's Finances on Track
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THE PAYROLL PROCESS
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- Scheduling
- Impounding
- EFTPS
- Direct Deposit
- The Step-by-Step Process
- Step 1: Your initial interview with your client:
- Step 2: Send client the "Payroll Starter Pack":
- Step 3: Entering the information client sends into your software:
- Step 4: Entering the information client sends for first payroll:
- Step 5: Processing the checks using your payroll software:
- Step 6: At the end of every month send to each client:
- Step 7: Every quarter (three months) send each client:
- Step 8: At the end of the year send to each client:
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PAYROLL FORMS
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- (Describes each form and how/when to use them)
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GLOSSARY
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- (Extensive Accounting and Payroll Glossary)
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RESOURCES
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- Payroll Books
- Small Business Books
- Payroll Software
- Federal Agency Directory
- State Tax Agencies
- States - Home Page Websites
- Sales & Use Tax Websites
- Tax News & Topics Websites
- Tax and Payroll Websites
- Free Software Websites
- Free Software that I use
- Other Internet Resources