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Payr oll Pr ocedur es and Contr ols
                                                      14. Reset the software to begin processing
                                                          the payroll for the next pay period.
                                                      15. For any off-site locations, send payroll
                                                          checks by guaranteed overnight delivery.
                                                      16. Retrieve the check register from the data
                                                          center and review it for possible errors.
                                                          Then file it in the payroll data storage area.
                              3.1 HR COORD                Process Deductions
                                                       1. Move the cafeteria plan amount noted on
                                                          the payroll summary from the corporate
                                                          checking account to the cafeteria plan
                                                          account.
                                                       2. Move the 401k amount noted on the pay-
                                                          roll summary to the 401k fund manage-
                                                          ment firm from the corporate checking
                                                          account.
                                                       3. Update the corporate life insurance pay-
                                                          ment by adjusting it for the total number
                                                          of employees now on the payroll, as noted
                                                          in the payroll summary.
                                                       4. Issue a check to the United Way based on
                                                          the amount shown on the payroll summa-
                                                          ry as having been deducted from employ-
                                                          ee paychecks.
                                                       5. Pay garnishments to the various court
                                                          authorities. Verify that the amounts paid
                                                          out match the deductions shown on the
                                                          payroll summary.


                              Policy/Procedure Statement                    Retrieval No.: PAY-05
                                                                            Page: 1 of 1
                                                                            Issue Date:
                                                                            10/28/03
                                                                            Supersedes: N/A
                                  Subject: Issue Payments to Employees

                              1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE
                                  This procedure is used by the payroll clerk to determine the locations
                                  of all employees in the company and to issue paychecks or deposit
                                  advices to them.


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