Stressed Out Managing Payroll For Your Small Business?

Shift Frequency | January 10 2013

If you’re a small business owner and unable to hire a full-time accountant you’ve either experienced considerable frustration preparing payroll taxes, or exhausted yourself trying to figure out the software you bought to assist you. The solution lies in finding an easy-to-use payroll software product that can manage business details and streamline routine tasks.

It’s important you invest in a product that facilitates quick input of required information (e.g., employee address, salary, deductions, marital status), issues checks, runs reports and automatically tallies taxes and withholding. In addition, check to ensure any product you buy seamlessly converts financial information into a check format that looks exactly like what you’d expect to see in a traditional paycheck.

At minimum, get something that offers:

  • Instant paychecks
  • Free direct deposit
  • Automatic tax calculations
  • Federal and State tax forms completed
  • Ability to file and pay taxes online
  • Run payroll anytime, anywhere
  • Get reminders when taxes and forms are due
  • Offer free live support from payroll experts
  • Provides free year-end W-2s
  • Handles both regular employees and contractors
  • Allows you to test drive for at least 30 days at no charge
  • Is affordable

Make sure whatever payroll tax product you get comes packaged with quality customer service and no onerous strings attached that prohibit you from moving your data elsewhere should the need arise.