QuickBooks Payroll
About QuickBooks Payroll
QuickBooks Payroll is a complete payroll management platform for small businesses that provides companies with complete control over their employee salary calculations and labor hours. The payroll solution incorporates an internal calculator which automatically assesses tax returns based on the amount of employee hours entered.
QuickBooks Payroll lets users enter the salaries and hours of employees, then allocates staff wages to their linked accounts. Full tax reports can also be viewed and return payments are automatically calculated and can be processed within a matter of seconds. Tax returns can be managed based on geographical location to abide by state employment laws.
All data entered into QuickBooks Payroll is completely transparent and users can view real-time reports which can be exported to Excel spreadsheets. The complete backend dashboard is optimised for mobile devices giving users the ability to control payroll operations whilst out of office. Once logged in, QuickBooks Payroll lets users add, edit and execute payment tasks, and generates notifications for important updates.
Key benefits of QuickBooks Payroll
• QuickBooks Payroll fully automates tax calculations for employee paychecks, and monitors local, state, and federal taxes for updates.
• The online employee portal allows employees to view their W-2s and pay stubs at any time.
• Self-service payroll lets users prepare and file their own tax forms, and QuickBooks Payroll also offers a full service option which provides US-based support for state and federal forms and payments.
• Payroll can be run as many times as required with no extra fees, and users can create additional checks and bonuses outside of regularly scheduled payroll.
• Native iOS and Android mobile apps allow users to create paychecks, electronically pay taxes and file forms, pay workers, receive reminders, view paycheck histories, and more from anywhere.
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- Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Easy to deploy payroll system for any sized organization
Reviewed on 2/7/2023
Easy to use, easy to set up and get going
Easy to use, easy to set up and get going
Pros
The ease of importing hours, processing payroll (including through direct deposit), keep track of taxes, and processing annual W2s.
Cons
It was a bit more expensive than we would have liked to pay given that we are a small nonprofit.
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GustoReasons for Switching to QuickBooks Payroll
Full range of use offerings- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
On par with most other payroll service providers
Reviewed on 15/2/2024
It is unfortunate they do not have discounted pricing available to wholesale billing accounts for...
It is unfortunate they do not have discounted pricing available to wholesale billing accounts for accountant users. The pricing is higher than most other payroll platforms.
Pros
It is directly integrated with our bookkeeping file without the need for manual inputting entries.
Cons
It does not have the capability to express process payroll for direct deposit. It also does not have the capability to submit source deductions to CRA with each payroll processing like many other payroll service providers do.
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KnitReasons for Switching to QuickBooks Payroll
I use Knit for most clients, aside from those who started in QuickBooks payroll and were not keen to move over to a new provider.- Industry: Furniture
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Avoid Quickbooks Online Payroll at all costs
Reviewed on 12/1/2024
Quickbooks does not thoroughly and correctly handle the taxes that they claim to support. On top of...
Quickbooks does not thoroughly and correctly handle the taxes that they claim to support. On top of that, competitors like ADP DO handle this correctly AND go the extra mile to properly manage other garnishments and withholdings that QBO won't touch. QBO is only marginally cheaper than competitors and only if you are getting substantial discounts.
Pros
Quickbooks payroll has good time tracking and job costing functions. Those functions are not worth the issues you will have with a lack of support and incorrect tax filings.
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The tax filings are incorrect and incomplete and it is like pulling teeth trying to get Quickbooks to even acknowledge issues, much less fix them. After migrating, we suddenly found ourselves spending more energy trying to run down and fix quickbooks errors than we were spending doing it all ourselves. To this day, Quickbooks refusing to acknowledge that our local taxes are required to be filed more frequently than annually, despite many letters from our local assessment agency indicating that we have missed filings and clearly laying out when filings are due.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Longtime Quickbooks Payroll user
Reviewed on 13/1/2025
There is a lot of online support and documentation available. We used QuickBooks payroll for over...
There is a lot of online support and documentation available. We used QuickBooks payroll for over 10 years but eventually the software glitches made us look for a new system. It works well for very small businesses with a very limited number of employees.
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It was easy to track and update payroll. The automatic payroll updates with tax tables were very helpful. The liability payments and tax fililngs were very simple.
Cons
It was slow to process payroll, and it often had glitches. We had to contact Quickbooks support on a regular basis who often had us do unconventional workarounds for known system errors until they could have a software update released. We
- Industry: Media Production
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Digital pre-tax Deductions and Tax Calculation Vault
Reviewed on 9/1/2025
Automatically calculate taxes on all expenses as well as files them, cloud payroll generation and...
Automatically calculate taxes on all expenses as well as files them, cloud payroll generation and management. Real-time W-2 delivery and checking.
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Accurate and efficient payroll generation and management, ease of automated pre-tax deductions, expense reimbursement, tax calculations and filing.
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Congratulations Intuit for such development and continous support, I double thumbs you.
QuickBooks Payroll FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for QuickBooks Payroll.Q. What type of pricing plans does QuickBooks Payroll offer?
QuickBooks Payroll offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$85.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Q. Who are the typical users of QuickBooks Payroll?
QuickBooks Payroll has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200
Q. What languages does QuickBooks Payroll support?
QuickBooks Payroll supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does QuickBooks Payroll support mobile devices?
QuickBooks Payroll supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does QuickBooks Payroll integrate with?
QuickBooks Payroll integrates with the following applications:
QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Online Advanced, Shopify, WooCommerce
Q. What level of support does QuickBooks Payroll offer?
QuickBooks Payroll offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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