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What Is Square Payroll?
The company that made it easy to accept credit cards now makes it easy to pay your team. Square Payroll is a full-service payroll product available online or via free mobile app (iOS and Android). Pay W-2 employees, 1099 contractors, or both. Unlimited pay runs and all tax filings included for just $35/month plus $5/person paid. Square handles all payroll tax calculations and payments. You can also access employee benefits like health insurance and retirement savings plans. Available nationwide.
Who Uses Square Payroll?
Small to medium size business employers with up to 100 employees. Salaried or hourly employees. Pay W-2 employees, 1099 contractors, or both.
Where can Square Payroll be deployed?
About the vendor
- Square
- Located in San Francisco, US
- Founded in 2009
Square Payroll support
- Phone Support
- Chat
Countries available
Australia, United Kingdom, United States
Languages
English, Spanish
Square Payroll pricing
Starting Price:
- Yes, has free trial
- No free version
Square Payroll does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Square Payroll paid version starts at USD 40.00/month.
About the vendor
- Square
- Located in San Francisco, US
- Founded in 2009
Square Payroll support
- Phone Support
- Chat
Countries available
Australia, United Kingdom, United States
Languages
English, Spanish
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Features of Square Payroll
Alternatives to Square Payroll
Reviews of Square Payroll
Square Payroll makes Payroll easy
Pros:
The Direct Deposit feature of Square Payroll makes paying employees a very streamlined and simple procedure. The W-2 Preparation features makes tax season a breeze. Sending employees W2s is all within the app. Vacation/Leave Tracking has truly increased the productivity of payroll and bookkeeping. This is the ultimate feature for this application.
Cons:
I feel as though with time Square Payroll will rollout a more aesthetically pleasing interface but I do not find any cons.
The Perfect Solution for a Small Business Owner
Comments: We could not be happier with the Value of Square Payroll for our small business. It was exactly what our business needed and we love it. We were very nervous about taxes and getting folks paid correctly not being business owners before. Square Payroll made it incredibly easy to get setup, and then they just take care of it all. Then we get nice reports to get to my accountant, and all of the information you may need you can dowload at any time. It's an incredible value.
Pros:
The ease of use and setup of Square Payroll was incredible. It honestly is a plug and play type of software. Being a new small business owner Square Payroll was exactly what we were looking for. It's also great to have a one stop shop. We use Square Point of Sale in our shop, and to be able to get all of the sales information as well as payroll information from the same place is incredibly convenient.
Cons:
Our small business runs payroll once a month. We wanted to run payroll on the 15th of each month. Changing/customizing the date on the monthly payroll was not an option (monthly runs on the 1st of each month). Not a show stopper by any means.
Alternatives Considered: QuickBooks Payroll and Gusto
Reasons for Switching to Square Payroll: We went with Square Payroll for the value and also already using square for our Point of Sale system it made it super convenient to have all in one place.
SQUARE PAYROLL
Comments: OVERALL EXPERIENCE IS VERY GOOD. IN MY 40 YEARS IN BUSINESS I HAVE FOUND A BETTER PAYROLL SERVICE COUPLED WITH FRONT AND BACK OF HOUSE.
Pros:
EASE OF USE AND SET UP. ALMOST ANYONE CAN DO IT.
Cons:
A COUPLE OF TIMES IT SEEM TO STRUGGLE WITH MY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.
Ignores problems and has terrible customer support
Comments: Terrible. Their customer service agents don't take the time to understand or resolve the problem.
Pros:
Running payroll is simple and I could automate the entry of payroll data to avoid mistakes.
Cons:
They have screwed up my tax filings every month since switching to Square Payroll. I've reported it to them every time. Now they want me to pay extra to have them amend my filings.
square payroll review
Comments: overall i think square is a great app for payroll
Pros:
square payroll has one of the best apps with easy to use system
Cons:
it is a little pricey for a app compared to other payroll apps
