You switched payroll providers and the new system works fine, then a discrepancy shows up weeks or months later. Here is why a provider transition exposes payroll problems and what to check first.

Too short a lookback and you miss an older payroll tax problem. Too long and you pay to check periods that were never in question. Here is how to decide how far back your reconciliation should go.

Your payroll system says one thing and the state’s portal says another, and neither looks obviously wrong on its own. Here are the events that most often cause a payroll tax discrepancy, and how to tell which one you have.

Payroll ran, employees got paid, deposits went out on schedule, and the agency’s balance still does not match what you think you paid. That gap is rarely random. Here is why it happens, the five most common causes, and how to trace yours.