Payroll Setup
Get your payroll system configured correctly from the start. We'll set it up and train you to run it yourself.
What This Is
You need to run payroll but don’t want to pay someone to do it for you every pay period. Fair enough. Payroll software can handle most of the work once it’s configured properly. The problem is getting it configured properly in the first place.
Tax IDs, withholding tables, state-specific requirements, workers’ comp classifications. Miss any of this during setup and you’re either taking too much from employees or not remitting enough to tax agencies. This service gets everything configured correctly, then shows you how to actually use it.
The Setup Work
The Setup Work
Register for payroll tax accounts if you don’t have them. Configure federal and Arizona withholding rates. Set up employee profiles with correct classifications and pay rates. Connect your bank account for direct deposit and tax payments.
The Training
The Training
How to process a pay run from start to finish. Adding employees or changing someone’s pay rate. Handling bonuses, reimbursements, or corrections. Where to find reports when you need them. Enough training that you can run payroll confidently on your own.
Why This Matters
Payroll mistakes are expensive. Not just in penalties, though those add up fast. Expensive in the sense that fixing them later is harder than getting them right the first time. An employee discovers you’ve been under-withholding their state taxes for six months. Now they owe money and they’re upset with you even though it’s technically not your fault.
The other cost is psychological. Running payroll when you’re not sure you set everything up correctly turns every pay period into an anxious guessing game. You process payroll, hope the numbers are right, and wait to see if a problem surfaces later.
Configuration Errors
Configuration Errors
Wrong tax jurisdiction. Incorrect workers’ comp code. Missing a local tax requirement. These aren’t obvious when you’re clicking through setup screens. They show up later as notices demanding back payments.
The Guesswork
The Guesswork
Should this be salary or hourly? What’s the difference between exempt and non-exempt? How do I handle tips or commission? Payroll software doesn’t explain these things. It just asks you to make choices without telling you what the consequences are.
What Changes
Your payroll system works correctly from the first pay run. Withholdings calculated properly. Tax deposits happening automatically. Employees classified correctly for workers’ comp and unemployment. You’re not guessing or hoping. You know it’s set up right.
When you hit a question later, you have someone to call who already knows your setup. Not a support line reading from a script. Someone who configured your system and can answer your specific question quickly.
Payroll Without Stress
Payroll Without Stress
Processing payroll becomes routine instead of nerve-wracking. You enter hours, review the numbers, approve the run. Done. No second-guessing whether you calculated something wrong or forgot a filing.
Support When Needed
Support When Needed
Setup includes ongoing support as you’re learning. Questions about adjusting withholding, processing a final check, handling a garnishment. You’re not Googling answers or calling a 1-800 number hoping someone understands your situation.
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The Next Step:
A 15-Minute Call
Tell us what you're dealing with. We'll listen, ask a few questions, and then give you a simple price to do the work for you.
