The client relationship and responsibilities are agreed before work starts.
Payroll referral partners
You keep the relationship. We run the payroll.
Specialist payroll capacity for accountants, bookkeepers and advisers who want their clients looked after without building another department.
Discuss a partnershipReliable delivery designed to reflect well on the referring practice.
No client payroll data is requested through this initial form.
Built for practices
Add payroll capacity without adding payroll overhead.
This partner route is designed for:
- Accountants who do not provide payroll in-house
- Bookkeepers whose clients have outgrown simple payroll
- Tax advisers who want a dependable payroll handoff
- Business advisers supporting growing employers
- Practices managing seasonal or overflow demand
Payroll focus
Practical support, properly scopedPayroll processing
Accurate recurring payroll with clear schedules and responsibilities.
PAYE and RTI
Routine payroll submissions and practical support with HMRC requirements.
Starters and leavers
Orderly employee changes without creating extra work for your practice.
Payslips and reports
Secure outputs for employers, employees and the referring adviser.
Pension support
Payroll-side assistance with routine automatic-enrolment information.
CIS support
A connected route for construction clients who also need CIS administration.
Flexible partnership
A clean handoff, shaped around your practice.
Make the connection.
You introduce the opportunity. Inspired scopes and contracts directly with the client under agreed referral terms.
Stay in the loop.
Responsibilities, communications and data sharing are agreed in writing so each party knows exactly where it stands.
How it works
- 01
Partner application
We review your practice, credentials, client profile and preferred way of working.
- 02
Vetting and approval
Approved agents receive the confidential commercial pack and written referral agreement.
- 03
Client permission
No personal information is transferred until there is an appropriate lawful handover.
- 04
Payroll transition
We agree scope, timetable, authorisations and a secure route for payroll records.
A safer partnership
Standards your clients can see.
Inspired is an HMRC-registered tax agent, supervised by HMRC for anti-money laundering purposes, ICO registered and professionally insured. Referral and data-sharing responsibilities are agreed before client information changes hands.
Read our standardsThe agent pack
Everything needed for a confident introduction.
Payroll partner brochureReferral agreementData-sharing scheduleClient handover checklist
The confidential brochure and commission agreement are issued only after the agent has completed vetting, been approved by Inspired and signed the referral agreement. Commercial terms are not published on this website.
Start the conversation
Tell us about your practice, not the client.
At this stage we only need an outline of the opportunity. Do not enter employee names, payroll values, tax references or other client information.