Payroll

Payroll Services for Small Businesses

Your team gets paid right and on time, every run. A CPA-led team handles the filings and the deadlines, so payroll stops being your problem.

Payroll is where small mistakes get expensive

A CPA-led team that treats payroll as seriously as your books.

Payroll mistakes are some of the most expensive errors a small business can make. A missed filing, a wrong tax rate, a misclassified contractor, none of it looks dramatic on the day it happens. The trouble shows up six months later, when the notices arrive and the penalties stack up.

The other cost is harder to measure. Employees who get the wrong check stop trusting the business that signs it. Pay stubs are one of the most concrete signals of whether a company has its house in order. We treat them that way.

We supervise payroll the way a CPA should, with the same accuracy and accountability we bring to your books. The modern tools we use make this work faster and more reliable than legacy providers, but the supervision is what you are paying for.

Full-service payroll, end to end

  • ✓   Weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly payroll runs
  • ✓   Direct deposit and digital pay stubs
  • ✓   Federal, state, and Indiana local tax filings
  • ✓   Quarterly and annual returns (941, 940, W-3)
  • ✓   Year-end W-2s and 1099-NECs
  • ✓   New hire reporting
  • ✓   Workers' comp audit support
  • ✓   Contractor (1099) payments and tracking

A clean process, every pay period

01

Set Up

We onboard your team, configure your payroll calendar, set up tax accounts in every state you operate in, and verify everything before the first run.

02

Process

Payroll runs on your schedule, every pay period, with no missed weeks or last-minute scrambles. You approve it, and we take it from there.

03

File

Tax deposits and filings go out on time, from quarterly returns to annual reconciliations to W-2s and 1099s. You do not have to track any of it.

04

Available

Questions about a new hire, a benefit change, or a tax notice get answered. You don't need to become a payroll expert.

The situations most providers struggle with

Certified payroll for contractors

Prevailing wage jobs require weekly WH-347 filings, fringe benefit tracking, and clean reporting for the general contractor or public agency. We handle all of it.

Multi-state payroll

Employees in more than one state means state registrations, reciprocity rules, and the right filings in each jurisdiction. One of the most common places small businesses get into trouble.

Mixed W-2 and 1099 workforce

Paying contractors alongside employees, tracking W-9s through the year, and classifying correctly before there is a problem. Misclassification is preventable, and we help you prevent it.

Tipped employees

For restaurants and hospitality businesses, tip reporting, the FICA tip credit, and tipped-wage minimum compliance need careful handling. We have done this work before.

Cleanly, without missing a pay period.

Most switches happen at quarter-end or year-end for the cleanest cutover. We can move sooner if needed.

We handle the transition end to end. We pull historical data from your current provider, verify year-to-date totals, set up the new system, run a parallel test where appropriate, and migrate without missing a pay period.

Your team sees the same pay date and direct deposit they always have. You see fewer headaches and a CPA on the other end of the line.

Payroll taxes, off your plate

We take every filing, deadline, and deposit off your desk.

Payroll taxes are where most small businesses get into trouble. The deadlines never stop, the math is unforgiving, and a late or wrong filing turns into penalties fast. You should not be the one losing sleep over a 941 deposit.

We handle every federal, state, and local filing on your behalf. We schedule and make every tax deposit. If a notice arrives from the IRS or a state agency, it comes to us, not to you. The whole point of hiring a CPA-led team for payroll is so you can stop thinking about it.

Federal filings

941, 940, W-3, and federal tax deposits, filed on time every quarter and year-end.

State filings

Withholding, unemployment, and any applicable state-level returns and deposits, for every state your team works in.

Local filings

County and city payroll taxes where applicable, set up and maintained.

Notices & year-end

IRS or state notices come to us, not to you. Year-end W-2s and 1099-NECs delivered on time.

Things prospective clients ask us

Can you handle prevailing wage and certified payroll?

Yes. Certified payroll for prevailing-wage construction jobs is one of the niches we work in. We handle the weekly WH-347 filings, fringe benefit tracking, and the reporting that comes with public works projects in Indiana. If your current payroll provider does not handle this cleanly, it is worth talking to us.

Do you handle employees in multiple states?

Yes. We set up and maintain state registrations, file the right returns in each jurisdiction, and keep nexus and reciprocity rules straight. Multi-state payroll is one of the most common places small businesses get into trouble, so we handle it carefully and proactively.

How do we switch from our current payroll provider?

We handle the transition end to end. We pull historical data, verify year-to-date totals, set up the new system, run a parallel test if appropriate, and migrate cleanly without missing a pay period. Most switches happen at quarter-end or year-end for the cleanest cutover.

Do you handle 1099 contractors too?

Yes. We pay contractors alongside W-2 employees, track W-9s through the year, and prepare 1099-NEC filings at year-end. We will also help you classify workers correctly before there is a problem. Misclassification is preventable.

What happens if there is a payroll tax filing issue?

We handle it. If a notice arrives from the IRS or a state agency, we respond on your behalf, resolve the underlying issue, and report back to you with what happened and how we fixed it. You do not need to become a payroll-tax expert.

What is your turnaround time on payroll changes?

New hires, terminations, rate changes, and benefit updates are usually processed within one business day. Time-sensitive changes that need to land in this week's payroll have a clear cutoff so we never miss a payroll. We will tell you the cutoff up front so there is no guessing.

Payroll that just works.

Book a free conversation. We will walk through your current setup and tell you what we would change.

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