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Payroll Processing Template

Download your free Payroll Processing template to personalize and use in your bookkeeping or accounting firm.

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About this template

This template outlines the core steps for processing payroll in Australia.

It covers tasks from initial client communication to payroll setup, processing, reconciliation, and reporting. The workflow includes structured sections such as Client Info Collection, Preparation, Review, Lodgement, and Finalisation.

Roles are assigned to ensure clear ownership at each stage, and tasks are supported with automators to manage handovers and due dates. Recurring deadlines and review steps are included to maintain compliance and accuracy.

This template is fully customisable to meet the needs of your payroll team and client base.

This template is part of the Australian Core Collection. Core templates are simplified versions of existing templates. They are scaled back, medium-complexity templates, with a limited use of Client Requests, and a streamlined number of sections and tasks. They are designed to help you quickly get you started with, and derive value from, Karbon templates.

How to use this template

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Get more out of this template by adding it to your Karbon Practice Management cloud-based software, including:

  • Time and Budget Estimates
  • Task Automation
  • Client Task Automation
  • Client Work Scheduling
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How to customize a template

You can edit any saved template to fit your firm's specific needs. Before making changes, duplicate a pre-populated template by selecting it, clicking the "..." menu, and choosing Duplicate.

Common customizations:

  • Reorder or nest tasks
  • Add or remove tasks
  • Edit the client task email
  • Use or modify Tasklist automators

Read the support article to learn more.

About Karbon

Karbon is an AI-powered practice management platform for accounting firms, designed to streamline operations and support scalable growth.

Trusted by nearly 3,000 firms, Karbon boosts productivity by an average of 18% by uniting teams, clients, work, billing, and reporting in one place. With 30+ integrations and an open API, it’s fully customizable.

Learn more at karbonhq.com or book a demo to see how Karbon can help your firm grow.

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