LifeWay Christian Resources Partners with SurePayroll to Offer Churches Substantial Saving for Online Payroll Service

New York, NY (PRWEB) December 30, 2010

SurePayroll and LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention today announced that Digital Church, a cloud computing initiative launched by LifeWay in March, is offering churches an online payroll service through SurePayroll.

The service is being offered under SurePayroll's Business Online Payroll brand, which accommodates clergy payroll needs, such as special W2 reporting rules for clergy housing allowances.

LifeWay customers can process payroll whenever and wherever they have Internet service. The payroll entry process takes just minutes to complete. Users simply log in and enter their payroll data. The service handles the rest, including calculating wages and deductions, depositing and filing payroll taxes, and paying employees through direct deposit.

Complete customer support is accessible by phone or email six days a week, and payroll experts will gladly walk church personnel through the payroll enrollment process to ensure setup is accurate for the rules and regulations applicable to clergy payroll.

"Churches need to be careful when selecting a payroll service, as not all accommodate special IRS requirements for clergy compensation," says SurePayroll Vice President of Business Development Cal Steinhoff. "Business Online Payroll can give churches peace of mind, as it is designed to meet their specific taxation regulations."

As the country's largest full-service online payroll company, SurePayroll processes payroll for more than 30,000 small business customers and nonprofit organizations.

"Churches differ from for-profit businesses in regards to tax codes and payroll rules and regulations, but not in the fact that they want to pay their staff members and employees accurately and on-time," says Matt Morris, Project Manager of Digital Church for LifeWay. "Through Business Online Payroll, they can eliminate the hassles inherent in processing payroll and instead spend their time focused on ministry."

Through Digital Church, LifeWay is now offering Business Online Payroll powered by SurePayroll to new and existing customers. To learn more or sign up, visit lifeway.com/digitalchurch or call 866.311.1416.

About Lifeway

Established in Nashville, Tenn., in 1891, LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention is one of the world's largest providers of Christian products and services, including Bibles, church literature, books, music, audio and video recordings, church supplies, and Internet services through LifeWay.com. The company also owns and operates 162 LifeWay Christian Stores across the nation, as well as two of the largest Christian conference centers in the country. Through its publishing division, B&H Publishing Group, LifeWay has produced one of the most accurate and readable Bible translations ever - the Holman Christian Standard Bible. LifeWay is a religious nonprofit organization that receives no funding from the denomination and reinvests income above operating expenses in mission work and other ministries around the world.

About SurePayroll

The online alternative, SurePayroll is dedicated to providing a simple, convenient and accurate online payroll service at a price small business owners can afford. Tens of thousands of customers rely on SurePayroll to process payroll on demand in as few as two minutes. In addition, SurePayroll offers efficient online solutions for managing 401(k) plans, health insurance, workers' compensation, employee screening and more. For accountants and banking partners, SurePayroll provides private-label and co-branded services that enable them to offer payroll processing to their small business clients. Every month the company releases the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard, which aggregates hiring and compensation data from more than 30,000 small businesses regionally and nationwide, and includes overall optimism levels among small business owners. Founded in 2000, SurePayroll has received numerous prestigious awards for its innovative technology and outstanding customer service, including recognition from PC Magazine, Inc. 500, Accounting Today, the American Business Awards and many others. For more information, please visit SurePayroll.com.

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