I learned the hard way how important it is to have a good payroll service. I missed a Georgia withholding report back in 2008. Georgia found the error and it costs me nearly two thousand dollars to fix it. I always thought that payroll processing was an expensive luxury. After this error I decided to go ahead and find a good processor. What I found was that some great options do exist and are not expensive.
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Initially, I went with Intuit Payroll through Costco. The service was really good and had a nice introductory pricing for the first 12 months. After the first 12 months the price went up to nearly $100 a month (1 payroll per month with two employees.). I used Intuit for over two years and had no issues. The web interface was good and I had no issues with the tax reporting.
I next turned to Paychex payroll processing. I found that Intuit payroll was getting expensive so decided to shop around. I got a great deal with Paychex. They gave me the first six months at a big discount. I got nearly a 50% savings. I was paying around $50 a month (1 payroll per month for two employees) for the first year. After the first year the price did go up and it did not match what was in my contract. Luckily, I saved my contact and was able to get back to closer to $70 a month.
In 2018, I decided to research payroll options again and found my current payroll company, GetPayroll. The service has great support and was easy to setup. The most amazing thing is that it only costs $30 a month. It is a truly full service payroll company. It handles all tax reporting and direct deposit for my two employees. I have been using it for over six months now and no problems. All payrolls have run without issues and when I needed help I had no problem getting someone on the phone. I highly recommend this service. Below is a link to their site. I am not currently a affiliate but looking into it.