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Steven Paul had nearly two decades of experience in church accounting, contribution recording, and tax consulting when the Internet became a viable tool. Recognizing the importance of the Internet in 1997, Paul merged the new technology with his specialized knowledge of church payroll management. His Chesapeake, Ohio-based business, ChurchPayroll.com, handles all payroll-related duties, leaving church leaders free to achieve their primary mission: growing the church.

"We serve churches with anywhere from one to hundreds of employees," says Paul. "Our basic philosophy is that every church is unique. One size does not fit all. Our service is very flexible and easily customized."

While automating your payroll may sound complicated and expensive, Paul assures that the transition is simple and results in savings at every level. First of all, ChurchPayroll.com staffers, ranging from CPAs to bookkeepers, help you distinguish employees from consultants—an important IRS distinction. With that knowledge, you access the Internet-based service and create a record for every person on your payroll.

"Setting up the records is a quick and easy process," explains Paul. "If you can check e-mail, you can handle the ChurchPayroll.com service."

You have complete flexibility in assigning various benefits to employees and in determining when to issue paychecks. Splitting the payroll (the practice of paying employees on different days) is also an option. Once you create your records, the service takes over, calculating deductions for benefits, housing allowances, and other withholding items that can puzzle your most experienced math whizzes.

Checking your payroll before each run takes only minutes. Then ChurchPayroll.com records transactions, makes electronic deposits, and delivers pay stubs. While you can mail or call in payroll updates, the firm encourages clients to work via the Internet. By doing so, you access the always-available online databases. For example, your administrator can process payroll from anywhere in the world.

"We recently had a pastor temporarily working in Kenya," says Paul. "From Africa, he logged on to our system and paid his Michigan-based staff."

The service maintains the highest possible security at multiple levels. Only your designated administrator can access your sensitive church payroll records and only that administrator can change the password. At ChurchPayroll.com's central office, redundant security systems and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) servers offer state-of-the-art protection.

ChurchPayroll.com saves you time and money in multiple ways. Because the service is Internet-based, you won't face the expense of installing and upgrading payroll software. And their staff handles data backups and virus scans.

You'll realize significant cost savings when the company prepares and submits quarterly federal statements as well as all required local and state reports. The firm also makes timely payroll tax payments to the taxing agencies and issues year-end tax-related forms such as W-2s and 1099s.

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