Additional Services
At APS, we have rounded out our payroll, HRIS, and tax offerings to include commonly needed additional employer services. Read more about any of our complimentary services:
- Benefit Administration
- Unemployment Compensation Management
- 401K Reporting
- OBC Trust Account Service
- Work-to-Hire Tax Credits
Benefit Administration
APS' cloud computing platform provides you and your employees a simplified solution for managing new hires and open enrollment benefit administration.
Helpful Reports for Tracking Your Benefit Information
- Census Report compiles all the information an insurance company needs to provide a quote for your group.
- Benefit Reconciliation Report gives you the tools to reconcile your enrollment and employee deductions against the insurance company’s bill.
- Benefit Report gives insight into which employees are currently on any benefit.
- Benefit Eligibility Report allows you to see which employees are eligible for what benefits based on eligibility dates.
Simple setup for you + Easy access for employees = ROI
APS' tools provide flexibility in setting up your benefit plans.
- Define each benefit plan with deduction amounts, open enrollment dates, new hire waiting period and more.
- Deduction amounts for all employees are driven by the benefit plan(s). No need to touch employee deduction screens. Let CATALYST do the work!
- Set open enrollment timeframes and new hire timeframes as well as future premiums.
- Set up different benefit groups for employees with different benefit options.
- Upload enrollment forms, carrier website links, policies and more for employees to access online.
With our easy self-service options, employees have online access to their benefit information.
- View benefits they are currently enrolled in and select the benefits for which they are eligible to enroll.
- View actual pay period deduction amounts associated with their different benefits.
- Model a sample paycheck and see the effect of new deduction amounts.
- Access employer uploaded items such as enrollment forms, carrier website links, policies and more.
Empower your workforce with our Benefits Administration. Get started now.
Unemployment Compensation Management
APS provides a national unemployment cost control program dedicated to relieving your organization’s administrative burden, and controlling and minimizing your employee separation exposure and related unemployment costs. The comprehensive service provides employers with a complete outsourced solution for both taxable and non-taxable unemployment programs. This program is fully integrated with HR tools that make our platform significantly better equipped to minimize employer resources and attain superior program results.
Consider the following components of our comprehensive cost control system:
Unemployment Claims
- Dedicated and highly-trained claims analysts capable of processing claims all the way through the hearing level
- Complete integration of client’s handbook when tailoring a detailed initial level claim response
- Timely response to all adjudicator fact-finding inquiries
- Claims analysts review all determinations with client to ensure best course of action for future appeals
Benefit Charge Auditing
- Auditing services, including audit of all charge statements
- Identifying over 29 different system cross-checks, taking exception to invalid charges and account discrepancies
- Aggressive follow-up with state agencies to ensure proper credit is posted to client tax accounts
Tax Services
- Audit of assigned payroll tax rates
- Protest of incorrect rates
- Voluntary contribution analysis
Account Management
- Detailed in-person review of unemployment claims activity reports and annual tax reports
- Management training onsite or via web conference
Online Tools and Technology
- Fully integrated online benefit charge and tax trending and analysis tools
- Robust, flexible online report writer providing real time access to data 24 / 7
- Online HR tools interfaced with the UI platform, providing valuable system advantages
Click here for more information about unemployment compensation management.
401K Reporting
If you are considering a retirement plan or already have one in place, let APS help you eliminate or reduce the administrative burdens of reporting and compliance. Strategic relationships with the most respected 401K plans help you maximize your tax savings and offer the benefits to attract and retain your growing staff. APS will send 401K reports to select providers or help you with the reporting with a click of the mouse.
Click here to download the Principal Financial 401K Reporting Form.
In addition, click here to download the Nationwide brochure to learn more about their Preferred Payroll Provider Program.
OBC Trust Account Service
APS debits the total net payroll from your bank account, issues paychecks and direct deposits from an APS account, and handles the bank reconciliation for you. APS delivers secure, pressure sealed, signed checks. Your logo can be added at no cost. You reconcile only one debit per pay period instead of one for each individual paycheck. The best benefit is that your bank account is protected from check fraud!
Work-to-Hire Tax Credits
If you hire employees, then your company may have qualifying Federal and/or State tax credits. Are you taking advantage of all available Federal and State tax credits?
Most companies ARE NOT - in fact, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) estimates that only 1% of businesses take advantage of the $22 billion appropriated for tax incentives. On the average, at least 15% of all employees are eligible for a Federal or State tax incentive that could range from $1,500 to $8,500 per employee.
Want to find out if your company is receiving the right tax credits? Simply ask one of our knowledgeable APS representatives!
