Payroll Blog Posts

Looking for a payroll software app? To help take out the guesswork and narrow down your search, we will compare two leading payroll software apps available to small businesses: Gusto and Run by ADP. For each, we will evaluate several criteria, including features, pricing, user-friendliness, customer support, and candid feedback from small businesses.

Small business owners in California who run their own payroll are responsible for paying the right payroll taxes — and paying them on-time. To avoid legal penalties and serious consequences, it’s vital to know what payroll rules businesses in California need to follow. These laws can get complicated, since California has a unique blend of state-level taxes in addition to federal and local ones. Let’s break down the payroll taxes you need to report and contribute when hiring employees in the state of California.

Running payroll for the first time can be a little intimidating. But with QuickBooks, it’s all very straightforward and simple — even if you’re brand new to payroll and accounting.

Time is precious for small business owners, who already have a lot on their plates, so we’ve assembled a list of the best free payroll software apps to help streamline paying your employees. For each, we’ve reviewed their top features, pros, and cons, to help find a payroll application that is right for your small business needs. Read on!

Payroll can be hard to stay on top of for a small business owner. Even if you’re doing your employees’ payroll as a solo job, best practices will help you keep track of submission requirements and deadlines without affecting how much you get done. Read on to discover nine payroll best practices you can start working on today to make your payroll process a breeze.

If you’re ready to set up your payroll to ensure your employees are paid on time, while also remaining compliant with payroll tax laws, keep reading. We break down each step of signing up, setting up, and running payroll quickly and easily through QuickBooks Online — no prior payroll experience required!

Employers affected by the ongoing COVID-19 emergency have received a tax holiday that began on September 1. This tax holiday is only available for employees who have bi-weekly paychecks that are less than $4000 (or an equivalent of a salary of $104K a year). Is this a good move for your business? Read on for more details about the payroll tax holiday.

Small business owners are no stranger to the need to be self-sufficient and balance competing tasks. Some responsibilities, such as paying taxes and employees, are difficult to complete without proper planning. Additionally, there are many legal and financial risks for not fulfilling these obligations, especially in the state of Maryland. We know time is precious, so we’ve broken down the essential regulation and steps needed to complete payroll for small businesses in Maryland.

Learning how to do payroll in-house can keep costs down, but crunching the numbers and doublechecking your work takes patience and practice. It’s not impossible, though — no matter how daunting it may seem. Read on! We’ve put together a comprehensive guide to handling payroll that will take the guesswork and stress out of the picture.

Small business owners setting up shop need payroll records, legally speaking, just as much as CEOs of nationwide enterprises. Your payroll records help you prove to the government that your employees are collecting the money you owe them, on-time. But, as a business owner who’s still building out their company infrastructure, it can be worth it to manage employee payroll records yourself.