Frequently Asked Questions

People Lease is committed to ensuring that our clients receive the best service and support in the industry that complies with the toughest regulations. The investments we make for employee education and technology ensure that People Lease can meet the needs of an ever changing world. That’s just an example of People Lease’s commitment to making sound investments to keep pace with a changing world. 

We’re actually not a small company anymore by many standards. We support hundreds of clients in over many states. Our product line and services are broad and deep. That’s why we do compete so successfully with the giants. But being a family-oriented business gives us perhaps the greatest competitive advantage. Our customers are always able to speak with us – the management team is always available and has been a consistent team from day one – 31 years ago! 

Absolutely! We have the drive, passion, and flexibility to win new business. We also have the proven value, premier services, and trusted solutions to earn the new business. 

People Lease currently provides employee administration outsourcing to a diverse universe of businesses. Our clients include professional service providers (attorneys, CPAs, etc.), manufacturers, repair service providers, restaurateurs, retail sales outlets and non-profit organizations. And, while our customers have traditionally been small to medium-sized businesses that can’t justify an in-house HR department or afford to offer truly competitive benefits, we proudly service larger corporations as well.  

In order to be sure that your Direct Deposit goes into the correct account on payday, People Lease sends a prenote the first payroll your Direct Deposit is loaded. By the next payroll, if everything checks out, your Direct Deposit will be active. 

Our primary processing location is at 689 Towne Center Blvd. in Ridgeland, MS. (see Contact Us). 

At People Lease, we prioritize your privacy. We enact multiple controls at each layer of our digital workflow to help ensure the safety of your information. We follow best practices in protecting your data that align with rules governed by PCI-DSS and ISO 27002 standards. We understand the level of trust our clients have in us, and make sure to protect our systems and your information every step of the way. 

• W-2 and W-3 forms
• 1099-NEC
• Form 1096

• Form 1095-B
• Form 940
• Form 941

No later than January 31st.

You can contact People Lease to reprint the W-2 or 1099. A small fee may apply. 

Even after you’ve reported all information to the SSA and IRS, it's also important to run a year-end payroll report to gain insights and inform payroll decision-making in the new year. 

A PEO can help businesses conquer their challenges when it comes to managing their workforce, from hiring and retaining talent, to managing benefits and beyond. A PEO can help free business owners and managers from the never-ending back-office resources and compliance issues associated with employee administration.

By bringing back-office services such as payroll preparation, tax filing, workers’ comp, health insurance and retirement plan administration to a PEO, businesses can begin reallocating valuable time and manpower, while more effectively managing cash flow and improving employees job satisfaction.

Once a client company contracts with a PEO, the PEO will then co-employ the client's worksite employees. In the arrangement among a PEO, a worksite employee and a client company, there exists a co-employment relationship, which involves a contractual allocation and sharing of employer responsibilities between the PEO and the client pursuant to a client service agreement.

Yes. PEOs operate in all 50 states. Many states provide some form of specific licensing, registration, or regulation for PEOs. These states statutorily recognize PEOs as the employer or co-employer of worksite employees for many purposes, including workers' compensation and state unemployment insurance taxes. The IRS has recognized the right of a PEO to withhold and remit federal income and unemployment taxes for worksite employees per section 3511 of the IRS Code. 

No. You will still remain in control over work-related or hiring/firing decisions. A PEO simply handles all the HR administrative tasks for you to make your life easier.  

When your company outsources to a PEO, your company will enter into a co-employment arrangement, where the PEO becomes a co-employer with you and will share HR-related responsibilities, such as payroll processing, benefits administration, worker's compensation, etc.