How We Can Help
In certain countries, if international payroll is missed or late, the consequences can be severe, including high penalties and a suspension or permanent loss of a business license.
We can work with your payroll department, global HR team, or corporate tax department to establish a payroll process in the home and host countries.
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Facilitate host country payroll processing, actual and shadow, in over 100 tax jurisdictions around the world.
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This service is for entities that do not have local presence or have local presence but would like expatriate payroll run outside of the organization.
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Statutory benefits are calculated and exemptions are applied for as applicable.
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Assist with employee registration with the host country tax authorities
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Assist with the set-up of split payroll arrangements
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Assess need for host country shadow payroll
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Ensure the appropriate payroll codes are established and that remuneration and assignment allowances/benefits are reported accurately (reportable, taxable and nontaxable in both the home and host locations)
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Calculate required tax withholdings on base and supplemental wages and assignment allowances, as applicable
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Calculate tax gross-ups
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Apply for Certificate of Coverage
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Implement tax reimbursement payroll codes under tax equalization or tax protection
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Calculation of hypothetical taxes for employees under a tax reimbursement program
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Provide global equity sourcing reporting and tax withholding calculations
Your Payroll Management Team
We can work with your payroll department, global HR team, or corporate tax department in the home and host locations on an ongoing basis to update payroll as needed.
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Assist with currency exchange rate management
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Update payroll reporting for changes in employee circumstances such as a change in tax home, tax residency and marital status, state or local residency status
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Update hypothetical tax
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Track Certificate of Coverage expiration dates
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Track and collect tax equalization settlements
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Update changes in tax law throughout the year to ensure correct reporting and taxability coding
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Manage the reporting of global equity and tax withholding requirements in both the home and host locations.
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Manage required tax gross-ups
International Employee Services
We can work with your existing payroll teams in both the home and host locations, your existing payroll vendor, or you can outsource 100% of the payroll to us.
Our flexible approach is evident.
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Assist with payroll forms for international assignments (W-4, 673, etc.)
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Assist with host jurisdiction registration and tax identification numbers
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Collect data for hypothetical tax calculation and work with employee to facilitate understanding
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Work with employees to facilitate understanding of their payroll slips and net pay calculation.