Complimentary Payroll Risk Assessment
A focused 15-minute conversation designed to identify areas of payroll risk and determine whether a more detailed review would be beneficial.
Independent Payroll Audit
Find Payroll Errors Before They Become Expensive Problems
Lanweather provides independent payroll reviews designed to identify payroll errors, process gaps, reconciliation issues, overpayments, deduction discrepancies and other payroll risks that may otherwise go unnoticed.
Complimentary 15-minute conversation. No payroll reports or employee information required beforehand.
The Problem
Small Payroll Errors Can Create Big Problems
Payroll runs on tight deadlines and repeated processes. When something is set up incorrectly or a change is missed, the same issue can quietly repeat across pay periods before anyone notices.
An independent second set of eyes can help identify exceptions before they become larger issues.
- Duplicate payments
- Incorrect pay rates
- Missing or incorrect deductions
- Overtime discrepancies
- Terminated employees receiving pay
- Off-cycle corrections
- Payroll reconciliation differences
- Employee setup problems
- Multi-state payroll complexity
- Weak payroll controls
Services
Independent Payroll Review, Clearly Scoped
Core Engagement
Payroll Error Audit
Independent review of one completed payroll and supporting reports for businesses generally up to 50 employees.
- Payroll register review
- Employee exception review
- Earnings review
- Deduction review
- Payroll tax reasonableness review
- Overtime review
- Duplicate/unusual payment review
- Terminated employee review
- Payroll reconciliation review when reports are available
- Written findings report
- Severity ranking
- Recommendations
- 30-minute findings call
Payroll Remediation
If an audit identifies issues that require correction, Lanweather can provide a separately scoped remediation engagement.
Remediation is scoped separately from the Payroll Error Audit.
Learn MorePayroll Health Reviews
Periodic independent payroll reviews for organizations that want additional oversight throughout the year.
How It Works
A Defined, Five-Step Engagement
- 01
Risk Assessment
Complete a complimentary 15-minute Payroll Risk Assessment.
- 02
Start Your Audit
Create your secure Lanweather account and purchase the $500 Payroll Error Audit.
- 03
Upload Documents
Upload requested payroll reports through the secure client portal.
- 04
Independent Review
Lanweather reviews the payroll documentation and identifies exceptions or areas requiring further investigation.
- 05
Findings
Receive a written findings report and 30-minute findings discussion.
About Lanweather
Experienced Payroll Review Without the Big-Firm Complexity
Lanweather provides focused payroll audit and review services to small and growing businesses. Our work is built on practical payroll experience — the kind that comes from processing, reconciling and correcting real payrolls, not from a checklist written in the abstract.
Engagements are deliberately narrow and clearly priced. You are told up front what will be reviewed, what documents are needed, and what you will receive at the end. There are no open-ended retainers and no ambiguity about scope.
Every review results in a written findings report with severity rankings and actionable recommendations, followed by a conversation to walk through what we saw. Information you share is handled confidentially throughout.
Independent review
An outside perspective, separate from the team preparing payroll.
Clear findings
Written, severity-ranked and written in plain language.
Defined scope
You know exactly what is reviewed and what is not.
Confidential handling
Documents stay in private, access-controlled storage.
Why It Matters
Why Independent Payroll Review Matters
The people closest to payroll are also the people least likely to spot a pattern they created. Independent review is not a judgment of your team — it is a control. A reviewer with no involvement in preparing the payroll asks different questions, compares different reports, and looks for exceptions rather than confirmation.
Separation
Review performed by someone outside the payroll preparation process.
Consistency
The same 30-point checklist is applied to every engagement.
Evidence
Findings reference what was observed in the reports you provide.
Complimentary · 15 Minutes
Ready to Take a Closer Look at Your Payroll Process?
Schedule a complimentary 15-minute Payroll Risk Assessment with Lanweather. We'll ask a few focused questions about your current payroll process and identify areas that may warrant a closer independent review.
You do NOT need to send payroll reports or employee information before your Risk Assessment.
Lanweather — 15-Minute Payroll Risk Assessment