What is preparatory payroll accounting?

August 4, 2022

What is preparatory payroll accounting?

Mit dem Jahresabschluss wird die Buchführung eines jeden Geschäftsjahres abgeschlossen. Der Jahresabschluss hat große Relevanz, unter anderem, weil er die gesamtwirtschaftliche Situation eines Unternehmens repräsentiert. Ein Jahresabschluss kann jedoch auch nichtig sein. Wir von der Steuerkanzlei Martin Bleckmann in Köln erklären Ihnen, ab wann das der Fall ist und welche rechtlichen Folgen ein nichtiger Jahresabschluss mit sich bringt.

  • The most important things in brief
  • What does “preparatory payroll accounting” mean?
  • Why is preparatory payroll accounting important?
  • Simplified payroll accounting by our law firm

The payslip is not only used as Proof for employees, but is also for the tax return, when looking for accommodation and when Applying for a loan necessary. In this article, you will learn why preparatory payroll accounting is so important, what it involves and give a brief overview of our services.

Our will assist you with all payroll accounting issues Martin Bleckmann Tax Office. Do you urgently need more time capacity or do you need to submit a payslip promptly to public authorities? Feel free to contact us by phone at 0221 - 709 009 0 or leave us a short text message.

The most important things in brief

  • Preparatory payroll accounting creates the basis for every payslip. All important data and information are compiled here.
  • The better and more precise the preparation is carried out, the easier and more efficient is the final bookkeeping.
  • Anyone who has payroll accounting carried out by a tax advisor saves time, nerves and is always up to date with the latest legal requirements.

What does “preparatory payroll accounting” mean?


The main objective of preparatory payroll accounting is Carry out payslip cleanly to be able to. Various preparations are being made for this in order to have the most important material “at hand”. These include:

  • Merge all important documents and data
  • Requesting missing documents (e.g.) from employees
  • Create or update personnel master data
  • Management & evaluation of time sheets
  • Documentation of sick days, absences, working hours, etc.

Only on this basis can the salary and the associated Tax and social security contributions calculated become. The latter are now being sent to social security institutions and tax authorities. Even the Salaries can now remitted and payroll lists are passed on to the accounting department for further processing.

Why is preparatory payroll accounting important?


The preparatory payslip is the The decisive basis for payroll accounting. A payslip can only be created on the basis of the collected data — the more precisely you work here, the better. You can then carry out the bookkeeping yourself or hand it over to a tax office.

Ultimately, the preparation of most complex part. Data and documents must be collected from various sources, consultations with personnel and data must be transmitted. Who here with clear shelves and automated processes works, has an advantage. This often saves you a lot of effort and stress.

Simplified payroll accounting by our law firm

Have you already started the preparatory payroll process and have all the documents “ready”? That's when the most important step has been taken. At this point, we can make your work significantly easier and take over all aspects of financial and payroll accounting for you. Ob Control, booking or filing from receipts, reporting to the tax office or to public offices — this saves you a lot of time that you can spend on your core tasks.
As an experienced tax consulting and auditing firm, we support many small to medium-sized companies. Give us a call for a non-binding discussion so that we can understand and discuss your specific tax situation. We are delighted to meet you!

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