Outsourced Payroll

From initial setup through each pay period, we manage the payroll cycle and the employee and vendor records behind it — including the reporting your team and your filings depend on.

• Payroll setup
• Employee and vendor onboarding/offboarding
• Submitting payroll
• Running reports and payroll/1099 support

What is the difference between a W-2 employee and a 1099 contractor?

It comes down to control — how much the business directs the work, who sets the schedule, and who supplies the tools. Employees receive a W-2 and have taxes withheld; contractors receive a 1099 and handle their own. Getting the classification wrong carries real exposure for back taxes and penalties, so it is worth confirming before someone is onboarded rather than after.

What does outsourced payroll include?

Payroll setup, submitting payroll each period, employee and vendor onboarding and offboarding, and running the reports your team and filings depend on — including 1099 support. The intent is that the whole function is managed rather than split between you and a software vendor.

Why does payroll setup matter so much?

Because a configuration error repeats. Worker classification, pay items, deductions, and state registrations set up incorrectly once will quietly carry into every period until someone catches them, and by then the correction usually spans months. Setting the function up deliberately is what prevents that.