Your payroll runs on time. But is it compliant? Most business owners don't know what they don't know. An IRS notice, a DOL audit, or an employee claim can make the cost impossible to ignore. Payroll Risk Advisors provides an independent, structured review of your payroll practices before that happens.
Request a Payroll ReviewWe are not a payroll processor. We are not a law firm. We are an independent advisory practice that reviews what your current payroll setup is actually doing, and what it's missing.
Payroll compliance failures rarely announce themselves. They accumulate quietly, in classification decisions, calculation methods, and filing patterns, until a notice or audit forces the issue.
Misclassification is one of the most common and most expensive payroll compliance failures. The IRS and DOL apply separate, overlapping tests. Getting it wrong can mean years of back taxes, penalties, and employee claims.
High ExposureThe FLSA's overtime rules are more complex than most employers realize. Errors in the regular rate calculation, exemption classification, or off-the-clock time create significant back-wage liability.
High ExposureFederal tax deposit schedules change based on your lookback period. Depositing on the wrong schedule, even by one day, triggers penalties. Most businesses don't realize they've been doing it wrong until the IRS notice arrives.
Medium ExposureFLSA requires specific payroll records to be retained for specific periods. DOL audits frequently result in penalties not because of underlying violations, but because the records needed to defend against a claim don't exist.
Medium ExposureEvery engagement follows the same rigorous methodology, designed to surface risk, document findings, and give you a clear picture of where you stand.
A structured intake review of your current payroll setup: tax accounts, filing history, worker classifications, pay practices, and documentation.
A written report classifying every finding as High, Medium, or Low risk, with plain-English explanations of the underlying issue and its potential exposure.
Recommended remediation steps for each finding. Where legal or accounting guidance is warranted, we identify and refer. We know our lane.
The initial engagement covers every material area of payroll compliance risk: payroll, employment practice, and labor compliance.
IRS payroll penalties start at 2% of the unpaid tax and scale to 15%. DOL back-wage assessments can reach three years. State agencies operate on their own schedules. A structured review costs a fraction of a single compliance failure, and gives you documented evidence that you took your obligations seriously.
Request a ReviewTell us about your business and we'll follow up to discuss whether a payroll compliance review makes sense for your situation. No pressure, no sales pitch.