About Us
Payroll Services at The University of Texas at Austin is responsible for producing and distributing payroll for approximately 29,000 employees. Payroll processes monthly, semi-monthly and off-cycle payrolls for employees of the university.
Customer Service Team
- Dedicated to providing excellent customer service to university employees
- Answer questions related to general payroll information
- Assist employees in completing payment and withholding elections
- Assist employees needing updates to personal information including legal name changes, correction of social security numbers and basic biographical data
- Research and resolve direct deposit issues
- Distribute paper paychecks to employees
- Reissue paychecks in the event of an ACH return or lost paycheck
- Provides support to Accounting and Financial Management
Payment Team
- Dedicated to ensuring accurate and timely pay to university employees
- Oversee monthly and semi-monthly payroll process for on-cycle payrolls
- Oversee off-cycle payrolls to manage On Demand payments
- Process stop payments, check cancellations and calculation of overpayments
Benefits and Deductions Teams
Retirement
- Administer payroll deductions for mandatory retirement programs – the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the Optional Retirement Program
- Administer payroll deductions for the UTSaver Voluntary Retirement Programs – Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and Deferred Compensation Program 457(b)
- Perform plan limits monitoring to ensure compliance with the IRS mandated contribution limits for retirement plan participation
- Complete required reporting to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for active employees and working retirees. Complete required TRS forms
Insurance
- Oversee deductions and remittances for the UT Select employee insurance program
- Process remittances of premium support for eligible academic graduate students enrolled in AcademicBlue, the student health insurance plan
- Bill and collect UT Select insurance premiums from UT Austin retirees, surviving dependents, graduate student fellows and employees on leave
Tax
- Withhold employment taxes for federal, state and local tax authorities
- Administer student and nonresident OASDI exemptions
- Process taxable fringe benefits
Other Deductions
- Withhold various optional deductions such as parking, charitable contributions and RecSports
- Withhold and report various garnishments required by court or administrative order
- Submit employment and payroll reports to the State of Texas Comptroller’s Office
- Process employer deductions and remittances for Unemployment Compensation Insurance and Workers Compensation Insurance
Financials Team
- Process accounting transactions to post payroll actuals, pooled fringes and payroll related encumbrances to departmental accounts
- Process cost transfers to reflect retroactive changes made to employee costing allocations
- Analyze actual employer costs and assist with setting the pooled fringe rate on an annual basis
Contact Information
Location
Main Building, Room 4
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Address
Payroll Services
Main Building, Room 4
110 Inner Campus Dr. Stop G0200
Austin, Texas 78712-1645