Payroll Processing & Compliance

Payroll processing and compliance

Payroll run, filed, and kept compliant on schedule for every client on your roster.

What we work with

Overview

Penalties almost never come from the calculation

They come from a deposit date in a state nobody was tracking. Payroll here runs off a filing calendar built per client during onboarding, and every due date is checked by a second person before it passes.

Payroll penalties almost never come from the calculation. They come from a deposit date in a state nobody was tracking. Payroll here runs off a filing calendar built per client during onboarding, with every due date checked by a second person before it passes.

We handle per-cycle processing, federal and state tax deposits, quarterly returns on Form 941 and state unemployment, and year-end W-2 and 1099 preparation. Payroll is reconciled to the general ledger monthly, which is what keeps year-end reporting a reconciliation rather than a reconstruction.

  • Firms whose clients have employees across several states
  • Firms who want payroll reconciled to the general ledger monthly rather than at year end
  • Firms that would rather not staff a compliance calendar in-house
  • Businesses running payroll across multiple entities or locations

Scope

What is included

01

Payroll processing

Per-cycle processing, gross to net calculation and payslip generation.

02

Federal and state deposits

Deposit scheduling and submission against each jurisdiction’s calendar.

03

Quarterly returns

Form 941, state unemployment and withholding returns.

04

Year-end reporting

W-2 and 1099 preparation, reconciliation and distribution.

05

Multi-state payroll

Withholding and registration tracked as headcount moves between states.

06

Ledger reconciliation

Payroll reconciled to the general ledger monthly rather than at year end.

What changes

Results you should expect

Deadlines that do not slip

Every client has a filing calendar, and every due date is checked by a second person.

Clean year-end

W-2 and 1099 preparation is a reconciliation, not a reconstruction, because payroll ties monthly.

Multi-state handled

Withholding and registration obligations tracked as headcount moves between states.

How we work

Every file is checked three times before it reaches you

1
Prepared

A dedicated accountant

One qualified person assigned to your firm, working in your software and following your checklists.

2
Reviewed

A CPA manager

A second qualified review against your own review points, before the file comes back to you.

3
Approved

A partner

A partner signs off every deliverable, so you always know who is responsible for the work.

Questions

Common questions about this service

Which payroll platforms do you use?

Gusto, ADP, Paychex, QuickBooks Payroll and Rippling are in regular use. We work inside whichever platform the client already runs.

We track registration and withholding obligations as headcount moves and prepare the filings. The registration itself is completed in your client’s name.

Yes, monthly rather than annually. That is what keeps year-end reporting straightforward.

A second qualified person checks the run and the deposit dates, and a partner approves the engagement’s compliance calendar at onboarding.

Industries

The client files we work in

The same service reads differently depending on whose books it is. These are the sectors we work across.

CPA & Accounting Firms
Pharmaceuticals
Technology & SaaS
Alcohol & Beverage
Telecom & Broadband
E-commerce & Retail
Manufacturing
Banking & Financial Services
Real Estate & Construction
Healthcare
Law Firms & Professional Services
Education & Non-Profit

Next step

Talk to us about payroll processing & compliance

Thirty minutes, free, with one of our partners. Bring your volumes and we will tell you plainly whether we are the right fit.

No obligation. A partner replies, not a sales team.