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    <title>topic RANT about cost of payroll and question if there is a work around. in Back Office &amp; Team</title>
    <link>https://community.toasttab.com/t5/back-office-team/rant-about-cost-of-payroll-and-question-if-there-is-a-work/m-p/18809#M3395</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;I have had 7 bars on Taost going back to 2016. I just opened a new concept and am doing a lot of the work (processing payroll, adding menus...) myself. With the others, we have people who work for us doing it. So I am learning a lot.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;I have multiple frustrations with the product. The one that has me right now; There is not a payroll report that will give true 'cost of labor as a percentage of sales'. It will get close, but it excludes salaries. Seems like it would be a SIMPLE box to check if you are like me and want to know the true labor cost, and that would include salaries.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;My definition of labor cost: Net sales divided by payroll expense. (Payroll expense does not include tips of course but does include all pay). Am I alon out here???&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Signe&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:48:59 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>DrewBarman</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2026-06-15T16:48:59Z</dc:date>
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      <link>https://community.toasttab.com/t5/back-office-team/rant-about-cost-of-payroll-and-question-if-there-is-a-work/m-p/18809#M3395</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I have had 7 bars on Taost going back to 2016. I just opened a new concept and am doing a lot of the work (processing payroll, adding menus...) myself. With the others, we have people who work for us doing it. So I am learning a lot.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;I have multiple frustrations with the product. The one that has me right now; There is not a payroll report that will give true 'cost of labor as a percentage of sales'. It will get close, but it excludes salaries. Seems like it would be a SIMPLE box to check if you are like me and want to know the true labor cost, and that would include salaries.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;My definition of labor cost: Net sales divided by payroll expense. (Payroll expense does not include tips of course but does include all pay). Am I alon out here???&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Signe&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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