FAQ

What is a PEO, or Professional Employer Organization?

Answer: Formerly known as employee leasing, a PEO is one of today's best management strategies for small- and medium-sized business to satisfy their employee administration needs. Our program is available to you no matter what your business size - whether you are running a small business with just five employees, a division of a major corporation or anything in between. Here's how it works. ACRO transfers your employees to our payroll, and as a result, ACRO becomes the employer of record for payroll purposes. However, you maintain the supervision and control of your workers, including wage and scheduling decisions.

What are the benefits of a PEO to a business owner?

Answer: ACRO will give you freedom from your employee administration responsibilities. Specifically, we will:

	Prepare payroll and pay employees
	Pay all payroll and statutory taxes
	Provide assistance with regulatory compliance
	Comply with all governmental agency reports
	Pay state and federal unemployment insurance; complete, respond to and monitor all unemployment claims
	Provide workers' compensation and disability insurance, deposits, audits and claims management. We also control and monitor workers' compensation hearings and reviews
	Provide a workplace safety program
	Provide a complete insurance and fringe benefits package
	Provide HR consulting services - ACRO’s professional human resources staff will give you as little or as much support as you need
	Administer health insurance
	Prepare customized employee handbooks

If the people who work for me are on your payroll, won't I lose control over my staff?

Answer: Absolutely not. You will manage your business as you did before. You will continue to set the job responsibilities, measure goals and monitor employees’ performance just as you do now.

How do I know that ACRO's Benefits Package is a good value?

Answer: ACRO uses top-rated national providers. ACRO earns no commissions on our health packages, therefore has no vested interest in buying a high-priced product. It is in our collective interest to get the best product at the best price, so that the total package price remains as low as possible. Throughout the year, ACRO allows companies to quote on our business to ensure that our clients receive the best value.

How does ACRO impact workers' compensation?

Answer: As a bulk purchaser, ACRO can provide substantial savings up front and control your costs over the long term through effective claims management. Cash flow is improved as the deposit premium for workers' compensation insurance is no longer required. This coverage is automatically calculated each pay period on the amount of gross payroll.

What do I have to do?

Answer: All you have to do is to pay ACRO each pay period to cover the payroll, taxes, benefits and our fee. This greatly simplifies your accounting.

How will my staff be paid?

Answer: In the same way you pay them now: weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly. ACRO will deliver the payroll and invoice, and you distribute the paychecks to your employees. You simply pay the total amount on the invoice.

How will my employees feel about being on Acro's payroll?

Answer: They will love it. While they continue to perform the same jobs, report to the same people and receive the same compensation structure, they now will be getting a fringe benefit package that is more commonly found in Fortune 500 companies. The benefits include access to:

	Medical insurance plans
	Dental insurance plans
	National provider networks
	IRC Section 125 savings, including flexible spending accounts
	Group Life/AD&D insurance
	Disability insurance
	Vision discount plan
	401(k) Retirement plan
	Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
	Credit union eligibility
	Banking Services & discounts
	Employee discount "Workperks" plan

These benefits are valuable to you as well, because in today's competitive market, employees and prospective employees view company benefits to be as important as their salary. The ACRO program allows you to recruit and retain the highest-quality personnel.

How will ACRO's Program be explained to my staff?

Answer: A member of ACRO’s Orientation Team will come on site to explain how your company has contracted with Acro in order for you to remain focused on your business and to provide an enhanced benefit package. Subsequent meetings with your staff can be arranged as well as new benefits are offered.

What is the cost to my company?

Answer: Using ACRO services can actually reduce your total cost. By harnessing The Power of Many, we are able to purchase fringe benefits at lower rates, which often offsets our service charge. The same applies to workers' compensation insurance coverage, where ACRO can usually reduce your costs. When you take into account the time you'll be saving in personnel administration, payroll preparation and tax filings, EPIX can actually save you money.

Is the fee payable to ACRO tax deductible?

Answer: Yes.

Is a PEO beneficial only to certain kinds of companies?

Answer: No. ACRO works with all kinds of businesses, from professional offices to printers and manufacturing companies. No matter what type of business, Acro helps every client run their business in a leaner, more efficient manner by getting them out of the employee administration business.

How can I schedule my free Cost/Benefit Analysis from ACRO?

Answer: Call our national sales hotline at 1-800-844-2276 and your local ACRO sales representative will contact you. You can also request information via this web site.