Several major St Louis payroll services have started to offer online payroll software solutions to area businesses. Industry analysts feel that this could potentially cut costs by up to half.

Processing payroll information with this kind of software is easy. Company officials log into a secure website. Officials can enter data into a form that resembles a paper one. They can then check it over before ultimately sending it to a private payroll database.

The website is constantly updated to reflect legislative changes. It can help keep track of how much money needs to be withheld for taxes levied by the IRS. The software also keeps track of income withheld to pay Missouri state income taxes. Whenever legislators in Washington or Jefferson City propose a change, the software will update automatically to reflect the new tax paradigm.

The technology is secure because it encrypts all information sent to the central database. The data is also stored in an encrypted state that prevents anyone from snooping around where they don’t belong.