You have been asked by the CFO of the company where you work or previously worked to evaluate the use of a professional service organization for processing the company’s payroll. Identify the top-three issues that should be discussed when considering contracting the services of a payroll service provider. Evaluate the impact, both positive and negative, of each issue on the process in question. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Using the information from the e-Activity, identify the key elements of a plan to outsource your firm’s payroll function. For each element of the plan, describe the impact of each element. Be sure that the elements address the necessary