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The benefits of Managed payroll
Control before you pay, a person who does the work, and a record of everything.
Short answer
Managed payroll lets you approve each task and its hours before work starts, pay only for hours used, see every step in a log, and keep your records. A StartEase payroll manager does the work. There is no subscription.
In one minute
- You decide before you pay.
- A person does the work.
- You see everything that was done and charged.
Eight benefits
- You decide before you pay. Each task and its hours are shown first. Nothing starts until you approve. Hours stop at the estimate unless you approve more.
- You pay for hours, not for being a customer. No subscription, no per-employee fee, no per-payment fee from StartEase.
- A person does the work. Your payroll manager runs payroll, prepares forms and returns, registers you in each state where you have employees, and prepares notice replies for you to approve.
- You can see what you paid for. Every fee is on your ledger with the date, task and time log. Open a task to see each attempt, call, filing and result, including the ones that failed.
- Nothing falls through the cracks. Every due date is on one calendar, and the work is proposed ahead of time.
- Fewer mistakes reach an agency. Every payroll is checked against 14 federal and state rules, and stopped when one fails.
- Your records stay with you. Kept for five years from each pay date. Ask for a CSV export any time. See Data retention.
- You keep control of your money. You pay your team from your own bank. We never ask for your bank login, an EFTPS PIN or a password.
Who gets the most from it
An owner with no payroll person
- A payroll manager does the work.
- You only approve.
A company in more than one state
- Registration and state returns for each state.
- No extra charge for more states.
A company that has had a notice
- The notice explained in plain words.
- A reply prepared for you to approve.
An accounting firm
- The same $24 an hour for every company.
- See payroll for accounting firms.
The price of all of it: $24 an hour for the hours worked. See what you get for $24 an hour, and how to work out your real cost.
Questions people ask
What do I get for $24 an hour?
A payroll manager who runs payroll, prepares forms, handles registration and notices, and logs every step, with the software included. See what you get for $24 an hour.
Can hours go over the estimate?
No. Hours stop at the estimate unless you approve more.
Where do I see what I was charged?
On your ledger, with the date, task and time log for every fee.