A payroll is a company's list of its employees, but the term is commonly used to refer to: 1  the total amount of money that a company pays to its employees. 2  a company's records of its employees' salaries and wages, bonuses, and withheld taxes.  the company's department that calculates and pays these.
Report Abuse. yes a beneficiary can act as an executor, usually one is appointed by probate attorney, by family of deceased, or it may be stated in the deceased persons will. Remember, the executor must remain neutral and decisions made on behalf of the estate.es you can. This is actually recommended. The only time that an executor who is not a beneficiary should be named is if a beneficiary is under the age of 18 because someone under this age cannot inherit his/her share until they reach 18.
Although the law does not require an executor to be a lawyer or other legal or financial expert, it does require than every executor fulfill their duties with the utmost honest and diligence. The word for this in the law is a fiduciary duty, which holds the executor to act in good faith with regards to a person's will. An executor is not entitled to proceeds from the sale of property of the estate. Depending on the particular state, generally, an executor is only entitled to a fee as compensation for administering the will. Most states mandate that this fee be reasonable given the size or complexity of the will.