Question 1

What is Payroll Processing?

Accepted Answer

Payroll processing is the complete process of paying your employees. It involves calculating an employee's total gross wages, subtracting all required deductions—like taxes and benefit contributions—to determine their final net pay. The process also includes distributing the payment and filing all necessary employment taxes with the correct government agencies. With Justworks Payroll, we handle all the hard work for you.

Question 2

What states is Payroll available in?

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Justworks Payroll is available in all 50 U.S. States.

Question 3

How long does it take to get Payroll up and running?

Accepted Answer

It can take as little as 30 minutes to set up your Justworks Payroll account and as few as two business days to start paying your team through our payroll system. Learn more about our payroll services here.

Question 4

What types of businesses is Payroll a good fit for?

Accepted Answer

Justworks Payroll was built with small businesses in mind, including contractor-only businesses. This can look like teams as small as one person, but our flexible HR and payroll software solution works for companies with as many employees and/or contractors as you have.

Question 5

What pay schedules are supported?

Accepted Answer

Pay salaried employees on a weekly, biweekly (both current and in arrears), semi-monthly, and monthly basis with our online payroll services. Weekly and biweekly payroll is supported for hourly employees. You can also schedule one-time payments as needed, at no added cost. Learn more about pay period schedules with our HR Glossary.

Question 6

What if I have remote employees in different states in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Our platform supports remote employee payroll and compliance support for your entire US-based team, with coverage in all 50 states. For remote employees you will need to register your business in the state they'll be working from and have them file their home address as an office location.

Question 7

What if I have remote employees in different countries?

Accepted Answer

If your company has international employees, you might be a better fit for Justworks EOR services. Justworks supports the ability to hire, onboarding, and run payroll for employees in top talent markets across the world, check out our global hiring guides to learn more.

Question 8

I'm an accountant, can I use Justworks Payroll?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Justworks offers a variety of solutions designed with accountants in mind. Learn more about our partner program and how we support accountants, brokers, VC's and HR Consultants.

Question 9

Is time tracking included in payroll?

Accepted Answer

Justworks offers a time tracking solution that integrates with Payroll and is half off for our Payroll users at $8/month per employee, including any admins or managers with approval permissions.

Question 10

How do I sign up?

Accepted Answer

Ready to get started with Justworks Payroll? Get started here to get payroll up and running!

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