Many brokers and small business leaders have heard of professional employer organizations (PEO).However, it is still common within the industry to not fullyunderstand how to distinguish one PEO from another.

Until recently, one way this was done was through the EmployerServices Assurance Corporation (ESAC), which accredited qualifiedPEOs as being held to the highest financial and operating standardswithin the industry.

Then on June 1, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)designated a select few PEOs as Certified Professional EmployerOrganizations (CPEO). This group of PEOs became the first to everbe certified under the IRS Certification Program.

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