Payroll accounting refers to the process of calculating and disbursing salaries and wages to employees of a company in accordance with applicable legal requirements and individual contract terms.
Typical functions of software in the "payroll accounting" domain include:
Payroll Calculation: The software automatically calculates salaries and wages based on work hours, deductions, allowances, and other relevant factors.
Tax and Social Security Deductions: It automatically considers the required tax deductions as well as contributions to social security and other deductions according to current legal provisions.
Leave and Sick Management: The software records and manages employee leave and sick time, taking them into account in payroll calculation.
Consideration of Collective Bargaining Agreements and Works Agreements: It allows for the configuration of individual collective bargaining agreements and works agreements to consider specific provisions in payroll accounting.
Overtime and Special Payments: The software records overtime and special payments such as bonuses or commissions and considers them accordingly in payroll calculation.
Electronic Data Transmission: It enables the electronic transmission of payroll statements to employees as well as the automatic reporting of wage and salary data to authorities and social security institutions.
Compliance and Legal Compliance: The software ensures compliance with all legal requirements and regulations in the field of payroll accounting as well as the updating of tax and social security regulations.