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Property Management Payroll Guides
Property management payroll sits at the intersection of employment law, real estate tax rules, and multi-entity accounting. Housing allowances, leasing commissions, maintenance overtime, and per-property cost allocation all require careful payroll configuration. These guides cover every major compliance area for property management employers.
Property Management Payroll Guide: Housing Allowances, Commission, and Multi-Property Compliance (2026)
A complete guide to property management payroll: resident manager housing allowances under IRC Section 119, leasing commission processing, maintenance overtime, and multi-property consolidated payroll.
Resident Manager Housing Allowances: How to Handle Them Correctly in Payroll
IRC Section 119 rules for resident manager housing allowances, what qualifies as excludable, what must be treated as taxable income, and how to configure it in payroll.
Leasing Agent Commission Payroll: How to Handle Splits, Chargebacks, and Reconciliation
How to process leasing agent commissions through payroll correctly: commission splits, chargeback rules, pay timing, and reconciliation between commission earned and wages paid.
Multi-Property Payroll: How to Consolidate Without Losing Per-Property Visibility
How property management companies with multiple properties or entities run consolidated payroll while maintaining per-property cost allocation and reporting.
Why Property Management Companies Outsource Payroll
What drives property management companies to outsource payroll, what to look for in a provider, and what changes immediately after making the switch.
Managed Payroll for Property Management Companies
BEG handles property management payroll at $25 to $45 per employee per month, including housing allowance configuration, commission processing, and multi-property cost allocation. Setup in 3 to 5 business days.
Authoritative source: U.S. Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Division
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